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Richard Norris & Son builders Philadelphia [graphic] : Express passenger locomotive / Drawn from nature & on stone by L. Haugg Philada.
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Creator
Haugg, Louis, 1827-1903, artist.
Contributor
Brett, Alphonse, printer.
Title
Richard Norris & Son builders Philadelphia [graphic] : Express passenger locomotive / Drawn from nature & on stone by L. Haugg Philada.
Publisher
Philadelphia: Printed in colors by A. Brett N.E. cor. 6th & Minor St
Date
[ca. 1858]
Physical Description
1 print: chromolithograph mounted on linen; 44 x 55 cm.(17.25 x 21.5 in.)
Description
Shows the colorfully-painted steam locomotive adorned with the maker plate "Richard Norris & Son 1856" that was built for the railway to Sagua La Grande, Cuba. An engineer with mustache and wide-brimmed hat operates the train engine traveling tracks running through tropical scenery. Locomotive also contains a full-length portrait of a woman on the lantern attached to the smokestack. Richard Norris assumed operations of the Norris Locomotive Works from his father, William, circa 1841.
Notes
Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 195
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 6741 N 861b
Brett operated from 6th & Minor streets in 1858.
Subject
Richard Norris & Son.
Railroad car industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Locomotives -- Cuba.
Genre
Chromolithographs -- 1850-1860.
Advertisements -- 1850-1860.
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bc 6741 N 861b
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Philadelphia on Stone Digital Catalog
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