North British Railway locomotive 224, December 28, 1879

Item — Box: PHOTO0020.01, Folder: 02, Item: 02

Identifier: SC Photo 0020.01.02.02

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Scope and Contents

North British Railway locomotive 224 (18.5 x 29 cm albumen type print pasted on to a modern rust colored pebble surfaced matte 27 x 33 cm). The engine is somewhat battered but history states that this engine was pulling the train as it crashed into the Tay River when the bridge collapsed December 28, 1879 and later retrieved from the river and put back into service until 1925).

Dates

Creation: December 28, 1879

Creator

From the Item: Unknown (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Item: 1.5 Linear Feet (1 box, 49 photographs of assorted civil engineering works including Whipple through truss railroad bridges, Pennsylvania through truss bridges, suspension bridges, cantilever bridges, reinforced concrete arch bridges and a buttress dam.) ; 1.5 linear feet