Photographers:
Connections:
LL/132407
Unidentified photographer (American 19th century)
1845 (ca.)
Samuel Morse Felton Steam Engine and Crew, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Daguerreotype
National Gallery of Art (NGA)
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation, Accession Number: 2023.146.34
 
(Curatorial description, automatically generated) This is a photograph of a steam locomotive on train tracks. The locomotive is centered, showcasing its design with visible parts including large wheels, a smokestack, and machinery. The photograph is in a decorative frame with gold embellishments and rounded arches. The background shows part of a train station or shed. The image represents the industrial period and 19th-century steam transportation.
 
LL/132407


 

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