1. 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