Locomotive & Tender

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Locomotive & Tender

Entry/Object ID

VHS-A-56

Description

Engraving showing a locomotive engine and attached fuel (coal) car. The engine is labeled on the side, "COMPETITOR". The second car is decorated on the side with flowers and an oval scenic picture. The image is labeled, "LOCOMOTIVE & TENDER BY JOHN P. LAIRD. BUILT AT LATHAM & CO. WORKS. W. R. JUNCTION, VT."

Context

The Lathan & Company Works was based out of White River Junction, Vermont, from 1845 until 1854. The artist of the engraving, Christian Meadows, was a prisoner at the state prison in Windsor, Vermont, where he was serving a sentence for counterfeiting.

Made/Created

Artist

Meadows, Christian

Date made

1854

Place

Town

Windsor

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

21-3/4 in

Width

35-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Laird, John P.

Person or Organization

Latham & Company Works

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