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October 2013 Pic of the Month

Gothic Revival: An “Alternative” Trend for Victorian Americans

Gothic Revival even played out in “heavy metal.” The working parts of this enormous engine, built in New York City about 1855, are sheathed in a row of fantastic, giant gothic arches. THF.91613

For more on the Gothic Revival steam engine, see: http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/1997/97.aug.html

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