Emigrant Train, West Philadelphia
Artist
William Purviance
(American, born 1831)
Dateca. 1870
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 12 7/8 inches (24.77 x 32.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.503
InscribedOn lithographed mount; printed on mount: "Pennsylvania Railroad Scenery; Purviance, Photo. Philadelphia."
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DescriptionImage of figures in and around a train traveling across a bridge with a body of water in the background.
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