Oscillating cylinders of the paddles of the "Great Eastern"
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Object number2000.050
TitleOscillating cylinders of the paddles of the "Great Eastern"
DescriptionOscillating cylinders of the paddles of the "Great Eastern". Photograph of a line drawing of a mechanism connecting Great Eastern's paddlewheel to the pistons that power it. A cross-section of a cylinder of one piston is shown. Glass negative from series of views of ss Great Eastern. 3x3 inches. Late 19th Century. File H 75. PH 1850's.
Object nameglass negative
Object categoryphotography
Techniquephotographed
Dimensions
- height: 82 mm
width: 82 mm
depth: 3 mm