Collection of Baldwin Locomotive Works records, 1856-1956.

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Collection of Baldwin Locomotive Works records, 1856-1956.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154206900

Baldwin Locomotive Works collection is devoted to the largest and most influential manufacturer of steam railroad locomotive engines in the world. This collection includes books, specifications, engineering drawings, advertising and corporate publications, ledgers, and manuscripts.

approximately 175 linear feet.

Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6860936

Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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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...