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Subject Railway Labourers Material Type Photographs

1. Godwin Photo 14/1(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Godwin Photo 14/1(43)
Title:
Kemsley Light Railway repair workshop. Photographer: Godwin, Fay
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '5500-6-25 / A 1 / 33 + 39 / 4* pdc / p.35 / Day 3 Mile 3 / Kemsley Light Railway repair workshop'. Genre: Landscape Photography Two men stand by an outdoor stove that is positioned between several railway tracks; they are holding poles and are heating somethin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1981
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1085/2(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
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