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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6042  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Steam Engine 97, Essex
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6042 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Steam Engine 97, Essex

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1971
MediumDrawing; black marker on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 24 1/8in. (34.9 x 61.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of locomotive 97 steam engine, part of the Valley Railroad stock in Essex, Connecticut. On the ground next to the train are old signs and railroad ties.
Object number2012.284.6042
MarkingsVersos of all three sheets, bottom left or right corners, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto of sheet b, bottom left, handwritten in black marker: "ESSEX - / 4/10/71"
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