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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1085 Language Not applicable Subject Railway Staff

1. Photo 1085/2(1)

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Photo 1085/2(1)
Title:
[Group of railway engineers with Hugh Lewin Monk, at Kalpi.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of four Europeans posed in front of a bungalow. The only identified sitter is Hugh Lewin Monk, seated on the ground in the centre of the group.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1085/2(51)

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Photo 1085/2(51)
Title:
Locomotive engine 'Akbar' being ferried across the Jumna at Kalpi on 14th Jany. /87 on four pontoons (size 40 feet long and 5'6" diamr.) Weight of engine about 27 tons, immersion of pontoons by weight of engine 1ft 4 inches. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in the negative 'No. 9. 14-1-87' Genre: Industrial Photography Side view of the locomotive being poled across the river during the construction of the railway bridge at Kalpi, with Indian labourers and European engineers posed on the platform beside the engine. The capti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
14 Jan 1887
Extent:
1 item