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ca. 1933-1934 (4)

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Steam Engines (2)
Engines (2)
Railroad Locomotives (1)
Steam Automobiles (1)
Automobiles (1)
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Kaufmann & Fabry co. (2)
Hallenbeck (1)

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[One of the first steam locomotives to run on rails, built by inventor Colonel John Stevens, on display
1. [One of the first steam locomotives to run on rails, built by inventor Colonel John Stevens, on display at A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934. The prototype locomotive on display here contained a boiler steam propulsion system attached to a wagon.]
[The engine to the right is a Corliss steam engine, built ca.1884. The smaller engine on the left is
2. [The engine to the right is a Corliss steam engine, built ca.1884. The smaller engine on the left is a model of a turbine engine built by Swedish engineer Gustaf Patrik de Laval in 1884. Both the turbine and steam engine pictured here could generate approximately 75 HP of power.]
[The Pope-Toledo steam-driven automobile. The model pictured here was designed ca. 1900.]
3. [The Pope-Toledo steam-driven automobile. The model pictured here was designed ca. 1900.]
"To show what makes the wheels go 'round in a steam turbine, General Electric has this full-size 50 horsepower,
4. "To show what makes the wheels go 'round in a steam turbine, General Electric has this full-size 50 horsepower, two-stage turbine and governor, cut away to expose the working parts, in its exhibit at A Century of Progress."
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