ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE. ENGINE 56. BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS. Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co. Philadelphia.
Philadelphia: Longacre & Co. Lith. (n. d.). Ca 1870s. Toned albumen photographic image [9-1/8" x 16-7/16"] of the P.W. & B.R.R. [Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore] Engine 56 [4-4-0], outlined with a single red rule, affixed to a light brown stiff-stock paper mount with 3 line lithographic imprint underneath. Mount, landscape format: 14-7/8" x 21-1/8". Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. Mount with soiling, and 6 thumbtack holes at the 4 corners & top/bottom of the mount. Age-toning. Image with small chip at bottom, above imprint. An About VG survivor. Item #52031
Baldwin the US preeminent manufacturer of steam locomotives in the latter half of the 19th C / early 20th C… for a history of this impressive company, see the Wiki entry.
Date of this image deduced from (1) the engine itself, (2) the dates of operation for Burnham Parry Williams & Co, the P W & B RR, as well as for Longacre & Co [1870 - 1879, per The Library Company of Philadelphia].
While we've handled a number of Baldwin photographs over the years, this the first one we acquired of this much larger size.
Price: $575.00