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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6074 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Flying Scotsman, Union Station, Hartford, Connecticut
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6074 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

Flying Scotsman, Union Station, Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1969
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive at Union Station in Hartford, Connecticut.
Object number2012.284.6074
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "|[left-pointing arrow] 8 1/2 / 59"

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

Bottom right edge, handwritten in pencil: "PEREGRINE"
NotesDate Note: This drawing is undated, but the Flying Scotsman visited Hartford in 1969, so this drawing presumably was made that year.
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