The ceremony of inauguration of the first unit of Vanderléia, Brazilian G.E. electric locomotive, at the Boa Vista G.E. works. The legend in the strip says, "The first Brazilian electric locomotive - 5.200 HP, 144 ton. Built by General Electric for the Paulista Railroad". The copy of this photo, from the G.E. collection, is courtesy of Rodrigo Cunha and Kenzo Sasaoka, from Campinas SP.



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