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Photo 1085/2(51)
- Record Id:
- 041-003194180
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003194034
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026599876.0x000fea
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1085/2(51)
- Title:
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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:
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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 caption is pencilled on the album page beside the photograph.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003194034
040-003194129
041-003194180 - Is part of:
- Photo 1085 : Monk Collection: Railway construction and general views in India and Burma.
Photo 1085/2 : Monk Collection: Album of Photographs Recording the Construction of the Railway Bridge across the River Jumna at Kalpi.…
Photo 1085/2(51) : Locomotive engine 'Akbar' being ferried across the Jumna at Kalpi on 14th Jany. /87 on four pontoons (size 40 feet long… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003194034[0002]/040-003194129[0051]/041-003194180
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1085
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1887
- End Date:
- 1887
- Date Range:
- 14 Jan 1887
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 200 mm x 284 mm
Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- 9
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Subjects:
- Bodies Of Water
Rafts
Rail Transport
Railway Bridges
Railway Buildings and Structures
Railway Engineers
Railway Labourers
Railway Locomotives
Railway Staff
Railway Vehicles
Railway construction
Rivers
Transportation
Water transport - Places:
- Kalpi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia, Jumna, River, Yamuna, River