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Locomotive

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 4 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (11.43 × 13.97 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.106
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a locomotive carrying a car piled high with logs. Two figures ride in the back of the locomotive. This half-plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a full leather case with a geometric motif, gold tooling, and an embossed blue velvet liner.
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