Dawn Amadio

Unknown Chilton or Walker family photo from Leaksville, NC

This photo was sent to James P Chilton and wife Lemma Walker Chilton of Colfax, WA. Due to the origin of the pic, (Leaksville, NC). It is likely this is a Chilton or Walker couple
People in photo include: Possible Walker or Chilton

This photo of a damaged locomotive was taken in 1865 in Richmond Virginia. I believe (could be wrong!) this to be a steam powered locomotive that was badly damaged during the Civil War. This train closely resembles the Farm Locomotive Engine which took 3 operators to run and that began to become available in 1860. To put the date into perspective, in 1840 there were just 4500 miles of railway around the world. By 1910 there were over 130,000 global railway miles.

If you have additional information on this locomotive please leave a comment!


*UPDATE*: Thanks to all of the community for chiming in on this one! It looks as though we have a few more details:

* It is likely that this particular locomotive was designed and built by Tredegar Iron Works located in Richmond, Virginia. A division of the Tredegar Iron Works, the Tredegar Locomotive Works, produced approximately 70 steam locomotives between 1850 and 1860. - Submitted by Cathy Davis

* As far as I can tell it was used by the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad company. On a Wikipedia page, there is a photo of a very similar locomotive showing more damage to it.

It's my suspicion that the photo you have was from when the Union forces attacked Richmond and the locomotive sheds suffered a huge fire. If you take a look at the sleepers under the rails of the loco, they appear to be charred and burned. The loco is also showing signs of extreme rust, but none of the surfaces have paint on - this indicates extreme fire and exposure to moisture. Otherwise surfaces such as the wheels should have paint at the tops where they are somewhat protected from the elements etc.
I have a book with a picture of this type of locomotive on it, being used at the Depot of the U.S. Military Railroad, at Centre Point, Virginia, around the time of the civil war. Although the book is too big to scan properly, and the photo is in an odd spot. As best I can tell the loco was built by Schenectady in New York, around the late 19th Century.

Links to checkout:
- Submitted by Nick Henderson

* it is a VERY early 4-4-0 wheel type steam locomotive (4 leading wheels,4 driving wheels,0 trailing) the cylinders and valve gear as well as driving rods were in the inboard side of the wheels on this locomotive, this make general maintenance a difficult proposition.does not appear that there was ever a cab on this locomotive either.later 4-4-0 locomotives became the standard wheel arrangement on most American railways,and this is a direct forbear of this type. - Submitted by Richard Burdick

A smiling boy pushing a smiling girl in a swing. Photographer: Launey, W J.Scanlan, New York. No other identifiers, Cabinet Card


What are the names of these children?

Statue with greenery placed around the rod iron fence. Church in the background. RPPC

Where is this taken? What is the name of the Church?

A photo of the Annunciation monastery, Murom taken around 1889.

A photo of the Trinity Convent, Murom. Taken sometime around 1889.

A photo of Trinity Convent, Murom taken around 1889.

Image of the Presentation Church of Prilutsky monastery taken around 1913. Also known as Церковь Введения в Спасо-Прилуцком монастыре, фото не позднее

Photo of the Churches of Our Lady of St. Theodore and St. Nicholas in Yaroslavl taken sometime during the 1880s.

A photo of the interior of Dormition Cathedral in Yaroslavl taken around 1881.