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OF SPECIAL INTEREST. 
The full size working reproductions of historical locomotives : 
“ Puffing Billy,” 1813 ; Stephenson’s Rocket,” 1829 ; “ Stonebridge 
Lion,” 1829, first locomotive seen on the American continent, 1829 ; 
Peter Cooper’s “Tom Thumb,” 1830; “Best Friend,” 1830, first 
locomotive built on the American continent for active service ; 
“ Old Ironsides,” first locomotive in Pennsylvania ; “ The Atlantic,” 
original engine, the oldest locomotive in its original form on the 
American continent. 
The development of the Rail and Track or Permanent Way, 
as illustrated by the Museum collection, represents every stage in 
the evolution. 
The West series, showing in detail the evolution and develop- 
ment of the locomotive, fourteen plates in all. Halls 43 and 44. 
A series of maps showing the railway occupation of the 
United States by decades, 1830 to 1890. Hall 49. 
On the walls of Hall 56. The two largest photographs ever 
made in the world — The City of Pittsburgh and The City of 
Washington, D. C., by Wm. H. Jackson, re-touched by Thomas 
Moran; size, 8x32 feet 
