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Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg., Philadelphia – Antique Print

Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg., Philadelphia, 1910 — historic photograph
Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg., Philadelphia, 1910. Historic photograph from the Philadelphia 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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Step back in time with Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg., Philadelphia, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Employees of the Baldwin Locomotive works standing outside bldg., Philadelphia

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The Baldwin Locomotive Works, founded in 1831 by Matthias Baldwin, was one of the largest builders of steam locomotives in the world, and its Philadelphia plant employed thousands of workers at the height of the railroad era. This 1910 glass negative shows a group of employees posed outside one of the works' buildings, though the record does not identify which structure it is. The image comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by a news photography service that sold pictures to newspapers and magazines. Its title and details come from the original caption cards, which the Library of Congress notes are unverified, so the exact date and setting should be read with that in mind.

Created / published1910
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesForms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch one loaded.
SourceLibrary of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
Original scan5,779 × 4,210 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-5784

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