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De Witt Clinton – Vintage Wall Art

De Witt Clinton, c1893. — historic photograph
De Witt Clinton, c1893.. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The DeWitt Clinton was among the first steam locomotives built for regular passenger service in America, and in 1831 it pulled trains on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad between Albany and Schenectady. This photoprint, dated around 1893, comes from a period when the engine was remembered as a landmark of American railroading, and a replica was built and displayed for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The print was made by Arthur P. Yates of Syracuse, New York, who registered the copyright, so it documents how the locomotive was presented to the public at the time.

Created / publishedc1893.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint copyrighted by Arthur P. Yates, Syracuse, N.Y. No. 26394. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: R.R.; Ph. Ind.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,491 × 1,500 px · prints to 8 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-155328

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