File:Union Pacific experimental steam turbine engines 1939.JPG

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Description	Publicity photo of Union Pacific steam driven electric turbine engines. From the description, these appear to be the 2 General Electric built engines the company ordered in 1938, received in 1939 and returned to GE as unsatisfactory in the year received. It is believed on receiving the engines back, GE dismantled them.
Date	Photo has an April 1939 date written on back
Source	eBay item photo front photo back
Author	Union Pacific Railroad.
Permission (Reusing this file)	PD-PRE1978. The photo has no copyright markings on it as can be seen in the links above. It was created for publicity purposes-distribution to the media. *United States Copyright Office page 2 "Visually Perceptible Copies The notice for visually perceptible copies should contain all three elements described below. They should appear together or in close proximity on the copies. 1 The symbol © (letter C in a circle); the word “Copyright”; or the abbreviation “Copr.” 2 The year of first publication. If the work is a derivative work or a compilation incorporating previously published material, the year date of first publication of the derivative work or compilation is sufficient. Examples of derivative works are translations or dramatizations; an example of a compilation is an anthology. The year may be omitted when a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work, with accompanying textual matter, if any, is reproduced in or on greeting cards, postcards, stationery, jewelry, dolls, toys, or useful articles. 3 The name of the copyright owner, an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative designation of owner.1 Example © 2007 Jane Doe.")

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	16:49, 17 October 2011	932 × 590 (158 KB)	Renamed user 995577823Xyn	Another reupload due to display problem.
	16:48, 17 October 2011	932 × 590 (158 KB)	Renamed user 995577823Xyn	Reupload to fix display problem.
	16:47, 17 October 2011	932 × 590 (158 KB)	Renamed user 995577823Xyn	Photo has been cropped and exposure adjusted. Previous upload was to establish dating, source and that there are no copyright marks on it.
	16:46, 17 October 2011	1,000 × 1,604 (157 KB)	Renamed user 995577823Xyn	{{Information \|Description=Publicity photo of Union Pacific steam driven electric turbine engines. From the description, these appear to be the 2 General Motors built engines the company ordered in 1938, received in 1939 and returned to GM as unsatisfacto