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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5360 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Valve Gear Detail, Locomotive 97
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5360 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

Valve Gear Detail, Locomotive 97

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1977
MediumDrawing; black marker on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 19 x 24in. (48.3 x 61cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the valve gear of locomotive 97, a Valley Railroad steam engine in Essex, Connecticut.
Object number2012.284.5360
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "|[left-pointing arrow] 10 7/8"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "49 [right-pointing arrow]|"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "WELLING"
NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears in Richard Welling's book, "Amtrak AFT-1 Turbo old 97 Conrail H-36.34 and other friends."

Date Note: Richard Welling's book was published in 1977.
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