Man conducting the Reuben Wells locomotive
| Description: |
Typewritten on paper attached to photo: Back home again in Indiana, the Reuben Wells delights crowds at the Childrens Museum in Indianapolis after years of wandering the Pennsylvania lines in ceremonial and display work. The 0-10-0T locomotive, donated to the museum in 1968 at the age of 100, was the first to climb Americas steepest railroad hill without cog assistance. During its 37-year career, the Wells racked up more than 100,000 miles but was never more than two miles from home. |
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| Contributor(s): |
Funding through Central Indiana Community Foundation with support of the IUPUI University Library Center for Digital Scholarship |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/TCMIDA/id/7379 |
| Collection: |
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Digital Archives |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4259418/, 39.76838, -86.15804 |
| Subjects: |
Childrens Museum of Indianapolis Steam locomotives History -- 19th century |
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