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TRAIN & TROLLEY BOOKS


Early American Locomotives and Horsecars, Cable Cars, and Omnibuses – by John H. White, Jr..

Some pages detached in locomotive book

11 1/2" X 8 1/4"


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Image 1:

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$4.00
EARLYAMERICAN
LOCOMOTIVES
BROADWAY
Horsecars, Cable Cars and Omnibuses
All 107 Photographs from the John Stephenson Company Album, 1888
WITH 147 ENGRAVINGS
JOHN H. WHITE, JR.
$3.50
$4.00
EARLYAMERICAN
LOCOMOTIVES
BROADWAY
Horsecars,
Cable
Cars
and
Omnibuses
All
107
Photographs
from
the
John
Stephenson
Company
Album, 1888
John
White, Jr.
WITH
147
ENGRAVINGS
JOHN
WHITE,
JR.

Image 2:

Early American
LOCOMOTIVES
with 147 Engravings
by
JOHN H. WHITE, JR.
Chairman, Dept. of Industries, Smithsonian Institution
DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC., NEW YORK
Early
American
LOCOMOTIVES
147
Engravings
by
JOHN
WHITE,
JR.
Chairman,
Dept.
of
Industries,
Smithsonian
Institution
PUBLICATIONS,
INC.,
NEW
YORK

Image 3:

FOR THOMAS NORRELL
Copyright © 1972 by Dover Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved under Pan American and
International Copyright Conventions.
Published in Canada by General Publishing
Company, Ltd., 30 Lesmill Road, Don Mills,
Published in the United Kingdom by Constable
and Company, Ltd., 10 Orange Street, London WC 2.
Early American Locomotives: with 147 Engravings
is a new work, first published by Dover Publica-
tions, Inc., in 1972.
International Standard Book Number: 0-486-22772-3
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 79-18895
Manufactured in the United States of America
Dover Publications, Inc.
180 Varick Street
New York, N. Y. 10014
FOR
THOMAS
NORRELL
Copyright
©
1972
by
Dover
Publications,
Inc.
All
rights
reserved
under
Pan
American
and
International
Copyright
Conventions.
Published
in
Canada
by
General
Publishing
Company,
30
Lesmill
Road,
Don
Mills,
Toronto,
Published
in
the
United
Kingdom
by
Constable
and
Company,
Ltd.,
10
Orange
London
WC
2.
Early
American
Locomotives:
with
147
Engravings
is
a
new
work,
first
by
Dover
Publica-
tions,
Inc.,
in
1972.
International
Standard
Book
Number:
0-486-22772-3
Library
of
Congress
Catalog
Card
Number:
79-18895
Manufactured
in
United
States
of
America
Dover
Publications,
Inc.
180
Varick
Street
New
York,
N.
Y.
10014

Image 4:

A.F Bishop, Del
Halev. N.Y.
56 The 106 conveys a feeling of ornamentation of an earlier generation and
Hartford Railroad in 1882, she was a product of the New Haven
of locomotive design. Built for the New York, New Haven
shops. (Scientific American, May 16, 1885, p. 303)
A.F
Bishop,
Del
Halev.
N.Y.
56
The
106
conveys
a
feeling
of
ornamentation
of
an
earlier
generation
and
Hartford
Railroad
in
1882,
she
was
a
product
of
the
New
Haven
of
locomotive
design.
Built
for
the
New
York,
New
Haven
shops.
(Scientific
American,
May
16,
1885,
303)

Image 5:

39
ELEVATED RR
96 Locomotives like the Ariel and New York Elevated 39 shown were
elevated lines used hundreds of these little machines before
called Forney type locomotives after the 1866 patent of M. N.
adopting electricity in the early years of this century. The No. 39
Forney, a renowned locomotive expert of the time. Forney types
was built by Baldwin in 1878. (Recent Locomotives, Fig 92)
were well adapted to light passenger service. The New York
39
THE
ELEVATED
RR
96
Locomotives
like
the
and
New
York
Elevated
39
shown
were
elevated
lines
used
hundreds
of
these
little
machines
before
called
Forney
type
locomotives
after
the
1866
patent
of
M.
N.
adopting
electricity
in
the
early
years
of
this
The
No.
39
Forney,
a
renowned
locomotive
expert
of
the
time.
Forney
types
was
built
by
Baldwin
in
1878.
(Recent
Locomotives,
Fig
92)
were
well
adapted
to
light
passenger
service.
The
New
York

Image 6:

JOHN STEPHENSON
YORK
NEW
Horsecars, Cable Cars and Omnibuses
All 107 Photographs from the John Stephenson Company Album, 1,888
John H. White, Jr.
DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC., NEW YORK
STEPHENSON
YORK
NEW
Horsecars,
Cable
All
107
Photographs
from
the
John
Stephenson
Company
Album,
White, Jr.
DOVER
PUBLICATIONS,
INC.,
NEW
YORK

Image 7:

DEDICATION
In Memory of my Grandfather
Robert W. Seebaum
1876-1926
Attorney and Claim Agent for
the Cincinnati Traction Co.
Copyright © 1974 by Dover Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved under Pan American and
International Copyright Conventions.
Published in Canada by General Publishing Com-
pany, Ltd., 30 Lesmill Road, Don Mills, Toronto,
Ontario.
Published in the United Kingdom by Constable
and Company, Ltd., 10 Orange Street, London
Horsecars, Cable Cars and Omnibuses is a new
work, first published by Dover Publications, Inc.,
in 1974.
International Standard Book Number: 0-486-23009-0
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 73-80949
Manufactured in the
DEDICATION
In
Memory
of
my
Grandfather
Robert
W.
Seebaum
1876-1926
Attorney
and
Claim
the
Cincinnati
Traction
Copyright
©
1974
by
Dover
Publications,
Inc.
All
rights
reserved
under
Pan
American
and
International
Copyright
Conventions.
Published
Canada
by
General
Publishing
Com-
pany,
30
Road,
Don
Mills,
Toronto,
Ontario.
Published
in
the
United
Kingdom
by
Constable
Company,
Ltd.,
10
Orange
Street,
London
Horsecars,
Cable
Cars
and
Omnibuses
is
a
new
work,
first
published
by
Dover
Publications,
Inc.,
in
1974.
International
Standard
Book
Number:
0-486-23009-0
Library
of
Congress
Catalog
Card
Number:
73-80949
Manufactured
in
the

Image 8:

JOHN
35
35
TO
TO
47
47
W
10
19 A modification of the design in Plate 18, built for the same line.
72-2765
JOHN
35
35
TO
TO
47
47
W
10
19
A
modification
of
the
design
in
Plate
18,
built
for
the
same
line.
72-2765

Image 9:

39
TO
47
PHENSON
47
COMPANIA ZACATECANA DE TRAMVIAS
22
37 Mexico is again represented by this diminutive five-bench open
car. 72-2783
39
TO
47
PHENSON
47
COMPANIA
ZACATECANA
DE
TRAMVIAS
22
37
Mexico
is
again
represented
by
this
diminutive
five-bench
open
car.
72-2783


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