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[[Chadwell O'Connor|Chadwell O'Connor]] (October 9, 1914 – September 5, 2007) was an American inventor and steam engine enthusiast. He is most remembered as the inventor of an improved fluid-damped camera head, for which he won Academy Awards in 1975 and 1992.  He won a contract from the U.S. Federal Government to build replicas of the <i>Jupiter</i> and <i>119</i> American locomotives, which were made famous in the Golden Spike photograph.
== See Also ==
* [[Promontory locomotives]]


== External Links ==
== External Links ==


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadwell_O%27Connor "Chadwell O'Connor", <i>Wikipedia</i>]
* [http://www.southerncalifornialivesteamers.com/show_tip.asp?ID=16 "SCLS Early Member Chadwell O’Conner"]
* [http://www.southerncalifornialivesteamers.com/show_tip.asp?ID=16 "SCLS Early Member Chadwell O’Conner"]

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Chadwell O'Connor (October 9, 1914 – September 5, 2007) was an American inventor and steam engine enthusiast. He is most remembered as the inventor of an improved fluid-damped camera head, for which he won Academy Awards in 1975 and 1992. He won a contract from the U.S. Federal Government to build replicas of the Jupiter and 119 American locomotives, which were made famous in the Golden Spike photograph.

See Also

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