Notebooks, 1879-1892.

Wootten, John E. (John Eastburn), 1823-1898

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Baldwin Locomotive Works

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Matthias Baldwin (b. 1795), a former jeweler and tool manufacturer, was commissioned in 1831 by Franklin Peale to fashion a miniature locomotive engine to be displayed at his Philadelphia Museum. Soon the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad asked Baldwin to construct "Old Ironsides," his first full-size engine, in 1832. Subsequently, M.W. Baldwin, incorporated in 1831, became an establishment for the manufacture of locomotive engines at 400 North Broad Street in Philadelphia. The po...

Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad Company.

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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.

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In 1833, the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company (P & R) was established to serve the burgeoning anthracite coal industry and its customers throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The railroad also supported iron making, canal and sea-going transportation, and shipbuilding, establishing itself as a transportation industry giant for over a century. During the American Industrial Revolution, the P & R provided trackage to the most densely industrialized parts...

Austin, William Liseter, 1852-1932

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William Liseter Austin (1852-1932) was an executive of the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia. He entered the company as a draftsman and designer in 1870 and served successively as chief designer, engineer, vice president, president (1910-1911) and chairman of the board (1911-1912). From the description of Notebooks, 1879-1892. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122516229 William Liseter Austin was born in Philadelphia on September 22, 1852. He began hi...

New York Elevated Railroad Company.

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