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Unknown maker — Untitled (Model of Brookline Steam Engine)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Model of Brookline Steam Engine)

1858

Representing the intersection of photography and industrial pride, this daguerreotype documents technological achievement during America's railroad boom. The careful composition elevates an engineering subject to the level of fine art photography.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Model of Brookline Steam Engine), 1858

Representing the intersection of photography and industrial pride, this daguerreotype documents technological achievement during America's railroad boom. The careful composition elevates an engineering subject to the level of fine art photography.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1858
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Industrial, Monochrome, Historic, 19th Century, American, Early Photography, Daguerreotype

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