Baldwin Works Photo

[Anonymous]

Hi There,

I know this thread is not strictly model railway based - but this forum seems to be the most popular by far, so I thought I would pick your brains!

I have recently purchased a works plate from a Baldwin 2-8-0 built in 1920. I would like to get a copy of the works photograph to display with the plate, does anyone know where I can go about getting such a photo. I DO know the works number - but just don't have it with me! I will reply to this mail later with more detail about the loco if anyone can help!??

Regards,

Stephen.

[bpickering]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CubanRailways

Hi There,
I know this thread is not strictly model railway based - but this forum seems to be the most popular by far, so I thought I would pick your brains!

I have recently purchased a works plate from a Baldwin 2-8-0 built in 1920. I would like to get a copy of the works photograph to display with the plate, does anyone know where I can go about getting such a photo. I DO know the works number - but just don't have it with me! I will reply to this mail later with more detail about the loco if anyone can help!??

Stephen,

Just to be safe, you might want to cross-post in the Prototype section of the MR forum, and/or perhaps the Classic Trains forum. Just because this is the most popular forum, doesn't mean it's the one with the best answers to this particular prototype question. [:)]

Brian Pickering

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bpickering

QUOTE: Originally posted by CubanRailways

Hi There,
I know this thread is not strictly model railway based - but this forum seems to be the most popular by far, so I thought I would pick your brains!

I have recently purchased a works plate from a Baldwin 2-8-0 built in 1920. I would like to get a copy of the works photograph to display with the plate, does anyone know where I can go about getting such a photo. I DO know the works number - but just don't have it with me! I will reply to this mail later with more detail about the loco if anyone can help!??

Stephen,

Just to be safe, you might want to cross-post in the Prototype section of the MR forum, and/or perhaps the Classic Trains forum. Just because this is the most popular forum, doesn't mean it's the one with the best answers to this particular prototype question. [:)]

Brian Pickering

Cheers Brian - already done that - want to get the widest publicity available!

Does anyone know if Baldwin have an achive with works photo's loco's produced - and if so is this archive available on-line - I've tried google, but to no avail!

Regards,

Stephen.

[Anonymous]

Stephen,
Try the H.L Broadbelt collection: http://www.rrmuseumpa.org/about/library/photoorderform.pdf
I got Manati Sugar #24, Cuban American #101, and a U. F. Co. #26 builders photos from this collection. If you know the name of the railroad the engine originally was built for, and it's assigned number ( #8 for example) it would be listed if a negative for it exists from H. L..
Viva Vapor,
Jim Petropulos

[jrbarney]

Stephen,
While it is not a photograph, rather an etching, the frontispiece of the replica issue of the 1881 Baldwin Locomotive Works Illustrated Catalogue, published in 1960 by Howell-North Books show a bird's eye view of the plant at that time. The original catalogue was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co. Since you may not have access to either version in England, I suggest you contact the NMRA's Kalmbach Memorial Library :
http://www.nrmra.org/library/
for a photocopy of that page. The actual artwork is approximately 19 x 8 cm on a 27 x 19 cm page.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543

[jrbarney]

Stephen,
Just did a Google Images search. You may find this site interesting:
http://www.hvsry.org/nothree_baldwin.htm
Possibly you'll be able to download a JPEG file of an aerial photo from one of the sites.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543

[ndbprr]

H. L Broadbelt bought the Baldwin photo collection when they became defunct. If he doesn;t have it I doubt anyone would.

[radio2]

greetings.
Don't know exactly what you are looking for ,but this may help. try The locomotives that Baldwin built, by Fred Westing, contains a complete facsimile of the original history of the Baldwin Locomotive works 1821 to 1933.

RM2

[MidlandPacific]

You might also try the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg (http://www.rrmuseumpa.org/). If memory serves, they also have a lot of the Baldwin archival material.