Postcard of a Pacific-Type Passenger Steam Locomotive

Object Details

Author: Smithsonian Institution
Subject: Museum of History and Technology (U.S.); National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.); National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Category: Historic Images of the Smithsonian
: #K-12571. Made by Capsco Wholesalers, Inc., Washington, D.C. Published by the Smithsonian Institution.
Summary: Postcard of a Pacific-type passenger steam locomotive from the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History. The locomotive is green, #1401, and its side says "Southern." The message side is blank, but there is a printed note about the locomotive: "Pacific-type passenger steam locomotive built in 1926 by the Richmond, Va., works of the American Locomotive Co. Weight, 280 tons; wheels, 73 inches in diameter; cylinder, 27 by 28 inches; over-all length, 92 feet. Retired in 1952. Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution."
Contained within: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder: 15
Contact information: Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

c. 1964-1980

Physical description: Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic: Postcard; Steam locomotives; Locomotives; Trains; Exhibitions; Museum exhibits