Moving the John Bull

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Object Details

Author

Tinsley, Jeffrey Wayne 1947-2017

Subject

Stine, John

National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Notes

Featured in TORCH, April 1986

Summary

National Museum of American History Museum Specialist John Stine struggling to move the 12-ton John Bull locomotive to a new spot thirty feet away from its previous location on the second floor, March 6, 1986.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 5, Folder: April 1986

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1986

Standard number

86-2588-17 or SIA86-2588-17

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Person, candid

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Trains

John Bull (Steam locomotive)

Moving of artifacts

Artifacts

Railroads--Trains

Exhibitions

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_8973