Steam Locomotive "Olomana" Arrives at NMHT Loading Dock

Summary

Arrival of steam locomotive "Olomana" to the loading dock at the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), now known as the National Museum of American History.

Subject

• National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Transportation
• National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

• Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
• Featured in the "Torch," July 1977: "After 62 seasons of hauling sugar cane in Hawaii, little Olomana has retired to the Railroad Hall of the Museum of History and Technology. The Olomana is a small steam locomotive typical of those used by industrial railways from about 1870 to 1940. It was purchased in 1883 by the Waimanalo Sugar Company for service on a Hawaiian plantation railroad."

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: July 1977, Image No. 77-7697-33

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1977
• May 17, 1977

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

Steam locomotives

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [77-7697-33]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 5 x 8;

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