Locomotive Coaling Stations, Link-Belt Co. booklet of cyanotype photographs
Creation: circa 1894Abstract
The Link-Belt Company was founded by William Dana Ewart (1851-1908), who had invented the detachable link-belt in 1874. The flexible metal belt provided a superior system of power transmission and was first used widely in farm machinery. This item is a booklet of cyanotype photographs of locomotive coaling stations designed, erected, and equipped by the Link-Belt Engineering Company.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1894
Creator
- Link-Belt Engineering Co (Organization)
Extent
11 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 portfolio (11 cyanotypes) ; 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Historical Note
The Link-Belt Company was founded by William Dana Ewart (1851-1908), who had invented the detachable link-belt in 1874. The flexible metal belt provided a superior system of power transmission and was first used widely in farm machinery. It was later introduced in industry wherever endless-belt motion was required, particularly for elevating and conveying grain, coal, etc. Out of this grew the manufacture and design of machinery used in all sorts of conveyors and elevators, making the company the foremost of its kind in the world.
Scope and Content
This item is a booklet of cyanotype photographs of locomotive coaling stations designed, erected, and equipped by the Link-Belt Engineering Company. The views include coaling stations in Croton, East Albany, and Lyons, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and New Buffalo, Michigan built for the New York Central and Hudson Railroad, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and the Chicago and Western Michigan Railway Company. The photographs show details of conveyor belts and bottom dumping coal cars. Every photograph has a caption.
Location
GL Box 2.
Existence and Location of Copies
View this collection online in the Hagley Digital Archives.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Related Names
Subject
- New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company (Organization)
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co (Organization)
- Chicago and West Michigan Railway Company (Organization)
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Locomotive Coaling Stations, Link-Belt Co. booklet of cyanotype photographs
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
