Reading Company Locomotives Number 2124 and 2100 Double Heading the First Iron Horse Rambler, Near Port Clinton, Pennsylvania

1959, printed 2022

David Plowden

Associated Names
David Plowden

Artist, American, born 1932

This is a photograph of a steam locomotive pulling a train through a wooded area. The locomotive, marked with the number 2124, is prominently featured in the foreground, displaying its round front adorned with lights and detailed mechanisms. It produces a massive plume of thick, dark smoke that stretches backwards. Adjacent to the train tracks, tall wooden telegraph poles support an array of wires that create dynamic lines leading into the distance. The scene is enveloped in a light mist, softening the foliage of the surrounding trees.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Plowden

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.3 × 28 cm (10 3/4 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 33.02 cm (19 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.59.80


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, print verso, center in graphite: IHR #1 / Reading Company / “Iron Horse Rambler” #1 / Locomotive # 2124 and 2100 / double heading toward Pt Clinton, PA / October 25, 1959 / David Plowden 1959 / #4 / GFG/ 7/15/22


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