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Locomotive Engine "Gowan and Marx" watercolor, 1840

Permanent ID:
1586
Call number:
K: 2-88
Date:
1840
Image Description:
Steel locomotive engine. The middle of the engine is a shiny green.
Inscription:
Sketched by D.J. Kennedy, fort of Inclined Plane Columbia Bridge 1840. Locomotive Engine "Gowan and Marx", built by Eastwick & Harrison Philadelphia. This Engine brought the first Freight train over the Reading Rail Road from Reading to Philada on December 8th 1839. Augustus Thomason, Loco. Engr. D.J. Kennedy. (Front Bottom)
Format:
Watercolors
Dimensions:
Width: 32 cm, Height: 22 cm (image)
Collection:
David J. Kennedy watercolors
Related People or Organizations:
David Johnson Kennedy, 1816-1898 (painter)
Thomason, Augustus (relates to)
Related Terms:
Railroad (is described by)
Carriage and cart (depicts)
Locomotive (depicts)