Electric locomotive for mine haulage under construction in erecting shop, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. – Antique Wall Art
(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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Electric locomotive for mine haulage under construction in erecting shop, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Electric locomotive for mine haulage under construction in erecting shop, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.
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Unlike the steam engines usually associated with Baldwin, this stereograph shows an electric locomotive still taking shape in the erecting shop, where its frame and parts were assembled before testing and shipment. Electric haulage was gaining ground in American coal and metal mines in the early 1900s, offering an alternative to mules and steam engines underground. Baldwin, founded in Philadelphia in 1831, was among the largest locomotive builders in the country. Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania, issued the card around 1905, and its paired images were meant to be seen through a stereoscope for a sense of depth in the workshop.
| Created / published | Meadville, Pa. : Keystone View Co., manufacturers, publishers, c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | H70660 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7089. |
| Subjects | Baldwin Locomotive Works--Facilities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1900-1910. Railroad locomotive industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,270 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-180427 |
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