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Vintage black-and-white photographic negative featuring Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) steam locomotive No. 1142, Class E6s, photographed at Clifton, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 1945, according to the accompanying identification envelope.
Item Details:
Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Locomotive Number: 1142
Class: E6s Atlantic (envelope marked E-6)
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-2
Location: Clifton, Pennsylvania
Photograph Date: October 20, 1945
Negative Dimensions: Approximately 3\" x 4\"
Film: Ansco Safety Film
Format: Black-and-white photographic negative
Historical Interest:
The Pennsylvania Railroad E6s class represents one of the railroad\'s celebrated Atlantic-type passenger steam locomotive designs.
This photograph captures locomotive No. 1142 approaching the camera from a dramatic three-quarter angle, pulling a consist of passenger cars. Railroad tracks, trackside vegetation, and overhead electrical infrastructure provide additional period detail.
The negative retains its Ansco Safety Film edge markings and is accompanied by its identification envelope documenting the locomotive, class, location, and photograph date.
Condition:
Vintage photographic negative with age-related handling and storage wear, including possible surface marks and minor imperfections. Please examine the supplied photographs for the exact condition. Slight smell due to age.
The film appears consistent with an older large-format photographic negative. Whether it is the original camera negative or a subsequent photographic copy has not been conclusively determined.
Photographs include views of the physical negative and a digitally inverted positive image for reference.
A desirable piece of Pennsylvania Railroad steam-era history for collectors of PRR photographs, Atlantic-type locomotives, vintage passenger trains, and railroad photographic negatives.