759, Old Sydney Collieries Railway, Brakeman on Pilot Beam of Locomotive Number 18, 0-6-0 Type, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

1959, printed 2022

David Plowden

Associated Names
David Plowden

Artist, American, born 1932

This is a photograph of a steam locomotive releasing smoke. The image captures a vintage steam locomotive on train tracks. A plume of smoke billows from the locomotive's chimney. The body of the locomotive is large with metal rivets and pipes. Steam rises around it. The background shows trees. The photograph is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Plowden

  • Dimensions

    image: 40 × 28 cm (15 3/4 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 33.02 cm (19 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.59.60

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Plowden, Winnetka, IL; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, print verso, center, in graphite: 759 - ??? / Old Sydney Collieries Rly / Brakeman on Pilot Beam / of Locomotive # 18 / Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia / David Plowden 1959 / p. #2 / GFG / 7/14/22

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