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The Westinghouse atmospheric brake, 1869, the first locomotive equipped by George Westinghouse with compressed air power brakes for regular road service.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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COLLECTION
"The Pageant of America" Collection

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SUB-COLLECTION
v.4 - The March of commerce

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SUB-COLLECTION
(unpublished photographs)

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Railroads

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The Westinghouse atmospheric brake, 1869, the first locomotive equipped by George Westinghouse with compressed air power brakes for regular road service.

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Title
The Westinghouse atmospheric brake, 1869, the first locomotive equipped by George Westinghouse with compressed air power brakes for regular road service.
Collection

"The Pageant of America" Collection

v.4 - The March of commerce

(unpublished photographs)

Railroads

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 - 1920 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: PoA (UnPub.), v. 4.24.002
Topics
Railroad locomotives
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Extent: 21 x 27 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 123734
TMS Object Number: PoA (UnPub.), v. 4.24.002
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9c59a410-c612-012f-b7c7-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1860: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Westinghouse atmospheric brake, 1869, the first locomotive equipped by George Westinghouse with compressed air power brakes for regular road service." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1920. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b83b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Westinghouse atmospheric brake, 1869, the first locomotive equipped by George Westinghouse with compressed air power brakes for regular road service." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b83b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1920). The Westinghouse atmospheric brake, 1869, the first locomotive equipped by George Westinghouse with compressed air power brakes for regular road service. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b83b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-b83b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The Westinghouse atmospheric brake, 1869, the first locomotive equipped by George Westinghouse with compressed air power brakes for regular road service., (1860 - 1920) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The Westinghouse atmospheric brake, 1869, the first locomotive equipped by George Westinghouse with compressed air power brakes for regular road service.