- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- DeWitt Clinton train
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1930
- Subject:
- Railroad companies
Railroad locomotives
Railroad tracks--Georgia--Atlanta
Railroads
Railroad locomotives--1830-1840
Mohawk & Hudson Company (New York) - Location:
- United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Unidentified scene of Victorian era costumed people surrounding the DeWitt Clinton Train.
The DeWitt Clinton of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad (M&H) was the first steam locomotive to operate in the state of New York and the fourth built in the United States. It began operations in 1831. The New York Central Railroad built a scale and operational reproduction of the DeWitt Clinton, complete with three carriages, for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This replica continued to work as an engaging promotional device for the railroad in many subsequent locations until purchased by Henry Ford in 1934 with the condition that it still travel periodically to fairs and expositions on behalf of the New York Central Railroad. It is on display in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.3164.001
ahc1703164001a - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1674
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
