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AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES Historic Photographs 1858-1949 Ron Ziel COFFEE TABLE BOOK
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Item specifics
- Seller Notes
- “LARGE SOFTCOVER, minimal wear, nice & clean, LIKE NEW”
- Binding
- Softcover, Wraps
- Subject
- Trains, Locomotives
- ISBN
- 9780486273938
About this product
Product Information
This rare collection of 126 "builder portraits" of American locomotives offers an exciting cavalcade of images that chronicle the momentous rise of steam locomotive power in America. Builder portraits are especially prized by railway historians because they are the exacting official photographs of new models taken before repairs, alterations, and weathering altered their original appearance. The builder portraits reprinted here were selected from the William A. Rogers collection, a priceless archive of images documenting the history of American steam locomotion from the pre-Civil War era to the mid-20th century. While the accent in this book is on the oldest and rarest photographs in the Rogers collection, many modern portraits are included as well to demonstrate how highly developed the American steam locomotive had become before the advent of dieselization. Among the engines depicted are the España, a diminutive model built for the Spanish government in 1858; engine no. 216 of the Pennsylvania Railroad, a "fearsome apparition of Gothic character" built in 1861; the Chimbote Emilia, an inspection engine built for railroad company officials in 1868 that is considered a masterpiece of the engine builder's art; and a Union Pacific 1940s' "Big Boy," the largest and heaviest type of steam locomotive ever built. Clearly, builder portraits are the most revealing record possible of the evolution of the American steam locomotive. This rich selection offers railroading historians and enthusiasts a peerless record of a great age in railway history. Railroading expert Ron Zeil's introduction and captions provide readers with a brief railroading background, a commentary on the art of the builder portrait and key details on each locomotive depicted.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486273938
ISBN-13
9780486273938
eBay Product ID (ePID)
814104
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Transportation, Railroads / Pictorial, Antiques & Collectibles
Illustrator
Yes
Dimensions
Item Length
11in.
Item Width
8.2in.
Item Weight
19 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series
Dover Transportation Ser.
Publication Year
1993
Format
Trade Paperback
Dewey Edition
20
Book Title
American Locomotives in Historic Photographs, 1858 to 1949
Lccn
92-022927
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
625.2610973
Lc Classification Number
Tj603.2.Z53 1993
Number of Pages
144 Pages
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- s***g (243)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBooks arrived well packaged and in as advertised condition. Thanks again!
- o***2 (117)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBeautiful book, very well packaged, just as described! Thank you!
- 4***y (64)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGot here fast and as advertised. Thanks much!