Marble plaque listing engineers and contractors, P.R.R. Co., 1903 – Vintage Wall Art
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Marble plaque listing engineers and contractors, P.R.R. Co., 1903
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Few details survive about this marble plaque beyond its title, which names the Pennsylvania Railroad (P.R.R.) and dates it to 1903. Plaques of this kind were typically set into a station, bridge, or other railroad structure to credit the engineers and contractors who built it, a practice common among large railroad companies of the period as they expanded and modernized their lines. The Pennsylvania Railroad was one of the largest and most influential carriers in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century, so an engraved tablet like this offers a direct record of the people behind its construction work.
| Original scan | 3,264 × 2,448 px · prints to 11 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1515294524_d46d2acfc1_o Plaque, Pennsylvania Railroad Company Brilliant Cutoff Viaduct (Pittsburgh, PA) takomabibelot |
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