"Pioneer" Locomotive, Museum of History and Technology

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B45_F15_001]

Creator: Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1964

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder 15 Image No. SIA_000095_B45_F15_001

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Summary

Interior view, final installation of "Pioneer" locomotive in Railroad Hall at Museum of History and Technology, now known as National Museum of American History, with John H. White, associate curator in the Section of Land Transportation, and Mary S. Chroniger, secretary.

Subject

  • White, John H. 1933-
  • Chroniger, Mary S
  • Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Transportation

Notes

  • PSD No. P6427D
  • Early passenger locomotive, the "Pioneer," built in 1851 for the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company of central Pennsylvania. It regularly pulled three and four-car passenger trains at speeds of 40 mph. After being damaged in a raid by J. E. B. Stuart in 1862, it was repaired and continued to be in use until 1901.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder 15 Image No. SIA_000095_B45_F15_001

Repository Loc.

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

Date

1964

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  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B45_F15_001]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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