1893 Print Chicago World Fair Locomotive Rocket Railway ORIGINAL HISTORIC FAR1 XGFC4 A rifleman protected the two

A rifleman protected the two

"A Desert 'Dandy'" This is an original 1924 sepia photogravure of a young Arab man

24 x 10 cm

Cuyahoga County Vintage Advertising

This is an original 1901 black and white relief line-block print of the Raftsundet in Northern Norway

1893 Print Chicago World Fair Locomotive Rocket Railway ORIGINAL HISTORIC FAR1 XGFC4 A rifleman protected the twoThe Old Locomotive, "Rocket". This is an original 1894 halftone print showing "Rocket". The year 1829 is famous not only for the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester line, but also for the invention and construction of the first high speed locomotive of the standard modern type. Robert Stephenson's engine, the "Rocket" gained the prize for lightness, power, and speed. (Please note that, typical of halftone prints, there is printing on the reverse.)