Crowd around a steam locomotive, 19th-century engraving – Historic Photograph Print
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This rare historic photograph captures Crowd around a steam locomotive, 19th-century engraving in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Crowd around a steam locomotive, 19th-century engraving
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Crowds pressing in around a steam locomotive make the subject of this 19th-century engraving, and the onlookers' eagerness to get close suggests how novel the machine still seemed. Engravings like this carried news of new technology to readers in newspapers and illustrated magazines, long before halftone photographs could be printed easily. The steam locomotive was one of the defining technologies of the century, reshaping travel, freight, and daily life. Its appearance on a board devoted to daguerreotypes and early photography reflects how closely the two image traditions developed together.
| Original scan | 9,620 × 7,018 px · prints to 32 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 03216u Photography H.G. Webber del. |
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