Description: The photo is well preserved and on matt board. It is signed at the bottom right of the photo by the photographer, Arnold J Dubnick. Photo is 8x10. Southern Pacific #4449: SP 4449 was built in 1941 as a GS-4 "Northern" type locomotive. A 4-8-4 wheel arrangement, she is 110' long, 10' wide and 16' tall. The locomotive and tender weighs 433 tons, and it operates with a boiler pressure of 300 psi. Her eight 80" diameter drivers and unique booster truck can apply 5,500 horsepower to the rails and exceed 100 mph. The only remaining operable "streamlined" steam locomotive of the Art Deco era, this grand Lady of the High Iron pulled Southern Pacific "Daylight" coaches from Los Angeles to San Francisco over the scenic Coast Route and then on to Portland until 1955. Retired to static display at Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon in 1958, most thought SP 4449 would never run again. In 1974, she was selected to pull the American Freedom Train throughout the United States, and was subsequently rebuilt. SP 4449 ran for three years to the delight of over 30 million people. She is arguably one of the most beautiful locomotives ever built -- and kept that way by the all-volunteer Friends of SP4449. Artist/Photographer - Arnold J. Dubnick's (1932-2005): With the use of the 4-by-5 view camera, Arnold J. Dubnick's works cover nature, nostalgia and the American scene. His greatest concern was carefully choosing the right light and the right exposure. Outside of the very large sized commission works, Arnold processed and printed all of his own photography. His perception of depth or field and balance in photographing dramatic panoramas, evoked a special nostalgic sensitivity for his audience. Although his concentration was Northern California, he often traveled with his wife Shirley, to special places, in Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Arizona, and the East Coast. Using his large format camera he focused on western panoramas and a variety of other intriguing subjects. Whether in black and white or color, as an artist he demonstrated a perceptive use of the camera. With selected lenses he waited for that perfect scene thus capturing of a clump of graceful pampas grass, an ancient gnarled oak against a misted hillside, an endless vista of vineyards or the soaring skylines of American cities. Each photograph took on a special patina captured by Arnold. In the tradition of great photographers of the past, the artist composed in his mind's eye, exposing a single negative or transparency to materialize each of his striking photographs.
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: San Juan Capistrano, California
End Time: 2024-12-09T17:51:20.000Z
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