No. 301 The largest locomotive in the world. The Mallet articulated compound mountain climber. Weight 334,500 pounds, length 51 feet 5 1/2 inches, exerts a tractive force of over 86,000 pounds; heating surface 5,585 square feet.
about 1903
Medium/TechniqueReal photograph on card stock.
DimensionsHorizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.6308
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ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
Newman Post Card Co.
Post Card Distributing Co.