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| Title | Locomotive A.A. Denny, ca. 1880 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1880 |
| Caption | Seattle's first railroad, the Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad, was built to carry coal from the mines east of Lake Washington to the Seattle waterfront. The narrow-gauge railroad's first locomotive was named the "A.A. Denny" in honor of one Seattle's founders, Arthur A. Denny. In 1880, the railroad became the Columbia and Puget Sound Railway.
This photo, taken around 1880, shows Seattle's first locomotive, the A.A. Denny, hauling an excursion train to the racetrack at Georgetown. |
| Notes | Original title: "Seattle Walla Walla R.R. excursion train used from Seattle to Georgetown racetrack."
Original copy negative.
Original photograph: ca. 1880. Copied after 1902 by Webster & Stevens |
| Subjects | A.A. Denny (Locomotive); Railroads; Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad Company |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.6275 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 6.5 x 8.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original copy negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 157x |
