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Locomotive steam engine of William Norris, Phila. Class B. [graphic].
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Contributor
Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856?, printer.
Title
Locomotive steam engine of William Norris, Phila. Class B. [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia: Lith. of J. T. Bowen, 94 Walnut St
Date
[1841?]
Physical Description
1 print: chromolithograph; 37 x 48 cm.(14.25 x 19 in.)
Description
Shows the steam locomotive "Washington" built by the company started by William Norris and Col. Stephen H. Long in 1836. Locomotive contains a nameplate. Also includes a scale printed below the image. In July 1836, the "George Washington" hauled a load of 19,200 pounds at 15 miles per hour up the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad's inclined Belmont Plane. It was the first locomotive to ascend a hill on its own power. In 1837, the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railway assumed ownership of the machine. Norris & Company, the internationally recognized premier steam locomotive manufactory of the 1830s-1860, produced several innovative designs, including the "Washington," a leading truck; and the first ten-wheel locomotive.
Notes
Not in Wainwright.
Published in Locomotive steam engine of William Norris, Philadelphia. [HSP Wf*.9999 v. 2]
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 139
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 6741 N 861
Manscript note on verso: Removed from pamphlet on William Norris Locomotive Engineer Wf* 999 no. 1.
Subject
William Norris & Company.
Railroad car industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Locomotives -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Chromolithographs -- 1840-1850.
Book illustrations -- 1840-1850.
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bc 6741 N 861
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