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[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Fly wheel, cam ring, fly wheel gudgeon] – Historic Reproduction

[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Fly wheel, cam ring, fly wheel gudgeon], 1810 March 22. — historic drawing
[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Fly wheel, cam ring, fly wheel gudgeon], 1810 March 22.. Historic drawing from the Washington DC 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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This drawing isolates the flywheel of a steam engine at the Washington Navy Yard, along with its cam ring and the gudgeon that supported the shaft. The flywheel steadied the engine's motion, so its parts were central to making the machine work. Benjamin Henry Latrobe, then overseeing public buildings in the young capital, dated the sheet March 22, 1810, in Philadelphia and labeled it for the Navy Yard. The careful washes and notations show how engineers of the period planned machinery in detail before it was cast and assembled.

Created / published1810 March 22.
Medium1 drawing : ink, wash, watercolor, and graphite on paper.
GenreEngineering drawings 1810.
SubjectsInscriptions on recto: Philada 22nd March 1810" -- "Engine Navy Yard Washington" -- "23." Lined with paper. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,068 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175725

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