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William Norris manufacturer of locomotive steam engines Philadelphia. [graphic] : F.D. Sanno, chief engineer. / On stone by A. Newsam.
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Creator
Newsam, Albert, 1809-1864, artist.
Contributor
Lehman & Duval, printer.
Sanno, Friedrich, 1780-1846, engineer.
Title
William Norris manufacturer of locomotive steam engines Philadelphia. [graphic] : F.D. Sanno, chief engineer. / On stone by A. Newsam.
Publisher
Philadelphia: Lehman & Duval, lithrs
Date
[ca. 1837]
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph; 24 x 21 cm.(9.25 x 8.25 in.)
Description
Shows the 4-2-0 steam locomotive "Lafayette" built in 1837 by the company started by William Norris and Col. Stephen H. Long in 1836. An engineer operates the locomotive. The locomotive, built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was the first 4-2-0 to contain a leading truck and became the model for steam engines. The premier steam locomotive manufactory of the 1830s-1860, the internationally recognized company produced several innovative designs, including the first locomotive to ascend a hill on its own power, a leading truck, and the first ten-wheel locomotive.
Notes
Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 277
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Albert Newsam Collection, V-100, Box 3, Folder 135
Subject
William Norris & Company.
Railroad car industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Locomotives -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1830-1840.
Associated name
Sanno, Friedrich, 1780-1846, engineer.
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Albert Newsam Collection, V-100, Box 3, Folder 135
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