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The image displays a railway scene from a slightly above and left view. The setting includes leafless trees and buildings in the horizon, with curving tracks extending towards a vanishing point. A train is seen moving along a track to the right, emitting visible steam. Additional parallel tracks are detailed to the left, accompanied by a small station building. The color scheme is predominantly sepia, creating a vintage atmosphere. Various items such as barrels and supplies are visible on a platform, with an empty track bed nearby.
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The image displays a railway scene from a slightly above and left view. The setting includes leafless trees and buildings in the horizon, with curving tracks extending towards a vanishing point. A train is seen moving along a track to the right, emitting visible steam. Additional parallel tracks are detailed to the left, accompanied by a small station building. The color scheme is predominantly sepia, creating a vintage atmosphere. Various items such as barrels and supplies are visible on a platform, with an empty track bed nearby.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Atlantic & Great Western Railway

James F. Ryder

Date
1862
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 18.8 × 23.7 cm (7 3/8 × 9 5/16 in.) mount: 25.3 × 32.4 cm (9 15/16 × 12 3/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2022.103.9
Credit line
Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
Atlantic & Great Western Railway

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • albumen silver print
  • Train
  • Railroad
  • Building
  • landscape
Provenance

(William L. Schaeffer / Photographs, Chester, CT); NGA purchase, 2022.

Inscription

by unknown hand, top right on mount in graphite: 1; lower center below image on mount, stamped in gold: J. F. Ryder, Photographist, Cleveland, O. / Atlantic & Great Western Railway.; on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: WSC-00135

NGA object ID 224902. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.