M. William Grant and Randy Mason with Restored Ingersoll-Rand Diesel-Electric Locomotive No. 90 in Henry Ford Museum, January 1985

THF271030 / M. William Grant and Randy Mason with Restored Ingersoll-Rand Diesel-Electric Locomotive No. 90 in Henry Ford Museum, January 1985

Artifact Overview

Ingersoll-Rand, in collaboration with General Electric and American Locomotive Company, built diesel-electric locomotive #90 in 1926. Ingersoll-Rand used the locomotive in the railyard at its Phillipsburg, New Jersey, plant for some 40 years. Diesel-electric power proved more efficient and cost-effective than steam. Donated to The Henry Ford in 1970, the locomotive received a cosmetic restoration in 1983.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

January 1985

Creators

Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.0.33.6

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Curators Diesel-electric locomotives Museum exhibits Museums Mason, Randy Grant, M. William Ingersoll-Rand Company Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum

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