Steam Locomotive at Crossing

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Object Details

maker

Hussey, Walter J.

Description

Glass plate negative made by Walter J. Hussey. Photograph of a steam locomotive pushing a passenger car at a crossing. This may be a "private" rail car.

The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of over two hundred glass plate negatives made by Walter J. Hussey (1865-1959). These glass plate negatives consist of daily life in and around Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. Hussey's friends and family, studio portraits, his trips to the Washington, D.C. area, and Florida.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift from Walter John Hussey

ID Number

2011.0090.70

catalog number

2011.0090.70

accession number

2011.0090

Object Name

glass plate negative

Physical Description

glass (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 5 in x 7 1/4 in; 12.7 cm x 18.415 cm

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Walter J. Hussey Collection

Photography

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Train

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-7adf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1424853