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View of the first American railway train

Description
Image of an elevation view of the side of a railroad train of the Mohawk and Hudson Railway depicted in 1832 as a silhouette, with a steam locomotive, with a 2-2-0 wheel arrangement, tender with two barrels of wood and a pile of wood, and two attached carriages holding passengers, with doors labeled "M&H RPG No. 1" and "No. 2"; information of the "Names of Passengers, as far as can be ascertained" and "Particulars relating to the Locomotive Engine of the above Train" are printed in the bottom margin.
Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
©1865
Call number
priJLC_TRAN_001113
Creator
Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people
Annin, William B., (1791?-1839.)
Beyer, Edward, (1820-1865.)
Bien, Julius, (1826-1909.)
Bigot, Alphonse, (approximately 1828-1872 or 1873.)
Brett, Alphonse. (1810-1870.)
Bufford, John Henry, (1823-1894.)
Burch, J. A. (1812-1863.)
Camerer, Wm. (1859-1943.)
Chapin, John Reuben, (1819-1896.)
Clarke, W. A. (1795-1866.)
Concanen, Alfred. (approximately 1830-1899.)
Cook, Charles, (1808-1879.)
Cotsworth, Moses B. (-1869.)
Crawford, C. G. (1835-1908.)
Crosby, Charles H., (1843-1895.)
Cushing, John Dean, (1805-1873.)
Drummond, Dominick I., (active 1856-1894.)
Edwards, J. H., (1813 or 1814-1899.)
Feger, D. H. (-1895.)
Forbriger, Adolphus A., (1813-1906.)
Forney, Matthias N. (1804-1865.)
Frizzell, S. S. (approximately 1820-)
Grebner, Charles. (1813-)
Hartwell, Alonzo, (1834-1926.)
Haugg, Louis, (1823-1909.)
Haven, John. (1825-1900.)
Hoessli, J. R. (1821-1910.)
Horn, Solon, (1813-1869.)
Jarmy, Thos. (1812-1896.)
Johnstone, E. McD., (1832-1870.)
Kilburn, Samuel Smith. (1833-1918.)
Kollner, Augustus, (1830-1906.)
Lane, Fitz Henry, (1834-1909.)
Lewis, Charles E. (1808-1880.)
Lord, C. K. (1835-1900.)
Manning, John H., (1786-1858.)
McGoffin, John, (1817-1881.)
Mitchell, S. Augustus,
Mone, F.
More, Geo. W.
Morris, C. N.
Morse, George Frederick,
Nesbitt, George F.
Oertel, Johannes Adam Simon,
Ord, Jonathan.
Otis, Fessenden N.
Parsons, Charles,
Pease, Richard H.,
Perrin, P. I.,
Pickersgill, W. C.
Plate, G.
Reuter, Emil.
Rogers, Fred,
Rosenthal, L. N.
Rosenthal, Max,
Ruddock, David S.
Sartain, Samuel,
Schell, Francis H.,
Sears, A. T.
Stauffer, Jacob,
Stein, A.,
Tanner, Henry Schenck,
Van Benthuysen, C.
Watson, Gaylord.
Weissenborn, G.
Wright, Ransom C.
Associated organizations
Allen, Lane & Scott.
American Bank Note Company.
American Industrial Publishing Co.
Ashby & Vincent.
Bingham & Dodd.
Britton & Rey.
Callahan & Co.
Calvert Lithographing Co. (Detroit, Mich.)
Cameron, Amberg & Co.
Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons.
Chas. H. Crosby & Co.
Chatto & Windus (Firm)
Cincinnati Lith. Co.
Clapp, Matthews & Co.
Clark W. Bryan & Co.
Clay, Cosack & Co.
Compton & Company.
Corning Journal.
Courier Company.
Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co.
Daily Argus Chromotype Press.
Damrell & Moore.
Dickman-Jones Co.
Endicott & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Endicott & Swett.
Erie Railway.
Ferd. Mayer & Sons.
Fisk & Russell.
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company.
Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Gazette Print (Columbus, Ohio.)
Geo. C. Rand & Avery.
Geo. H. Walker & Co.
Geo. Schlegel (Firm)
Gies & Co.
Graphic Company.
Hatch Lith. Co.
Heffron & Phelps.
Henderson Lithographing Co.
Henry Seibert & Bros.
J.E. Farwell & Co.
J.H. Bufford's Lith.
J.H. Colton & Co.
J.M.W. Jones Stationery & Printing Co.
James Ballantyne and Co.
Jno. B. Jeffery Pr. Co.
Julius Bien & Co.
Kilburn & Cross.
Knight & Porter.
Knight, Leonard & Co.
Krebs Lithographing Company.
L. Johnson & Co.
L.H. Bradford & Co.
Levison & Blythe.
Longacre & Co.
Maerz & Co.
Matthews & Warren.
Matthews-Northrup Company.
Milton Bradley & Co.
National Railway Publication Company.
New England Lithographic Co.
New England Street Railway Club.
New York Lithographing and Engraving Co.
News Job Print.
Niagara Lithograph Co.
Onken's Lith.
P.S. Duval & Co.
Perry Mason & Co.
Poole Brothers.
Press Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Rand Avery Supply Co.
Rand McNally and Company.
Rand, Avery & Co.
Raphael Tuck & Sons.
Richardson & Foos.
Russell & Richardson.
Sage, Sons & Co.
Sanford, Warren & Harroun.
Shober & Carqueville.
St. Louis Democrat Litho. & Printing Co.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company (Roanoke, Va.)
T. Sinclair's Lith.
Thomas & Lathrops.
Times Printing House.
Transcript Print.
Ware Bros. Co.
Weed, Parsons & Co.
Werner Company.
Wilstach, Baldwin & Co.
Wm. P. Northrup & Co.
Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co.
Woodward, Tiernan, and Hale.
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