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Photo 241
- Record Id:
- 032-003057599
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003057599
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025702187.0x000c80
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 241
- Title:
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Construction of the screw-pile pier at Madras. Photographer(s): Unknown
- Scope & Content:
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Loose uncaptioned prints mounted on card measuring 302 mm x 378 mm. Both views show the screw-pile pier at Madras, running out to seaward from the Custom House. The pier was opened to the public in January 1862 and was later enclosed by two breakwaters to the north and south.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003057599", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Photo 241: Construction of the screw-pile pier at Madras. Photographer(s): Unknown" },{ "id" : "040-003057600", "parent" : "032-003057599", "text" : "Photo 241(1): [View of the screw-pile pier under construction at Madras.] Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003057601", "parent" : "032-003057599", "text" : "Photo 241(2): [View of the screw-pile pier under construction at Madras.] Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003057599
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Photo 241(1) : [View of the screw-pile pier under construction at Madras.] Photographer: Unknown
Photo 241(2) : [View of the screw-pile pier under construction at Madras.] Photographer: Unknown
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Photo 241 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003057599
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 241
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1862
- Date Range:
- c 1861
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 192 mm x 250 mm
- Source of Acquisition:
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'Found in basement, October 1965.'
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Subjects:
- Madras: Construction of the screw-pile pier at Madras, 1860 (circa).
- Places:
- Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nādu, India, Asia