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train porthole – Vintage Print

train porthole — historic image
train porthole. Historic image from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

Step back in time with train porthole, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

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A round window set into the side of a rail car gives this picture its character. Portholes borrowed their form from ship design, and some passenger cars and vestibule doors used them to admit light while keeping the walls sturdy. Through such an opening, a traveler could glimpse the passing countryside, the platform, or the coupling of cars along the line. Railroad photographers often framed scenes through windows like this one, which turned a mechanical detail into a view of the journey itself.

Original scan3,000 × 1,995 px · prints to 10 × 7 in at 300 dpi
Reference2294278005_976ed714c4_o train porthole

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