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Photograph of the Forth Bridge

Photograph
1885 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Albumen print relating to the Forth Bridge, Scotland

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePhotograph of the Forth Bridge (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Albumen print relating to the Forth Bridge, Scotland by an unknown photographer, 1885.
Physical description
Albumen print relating to the Forth Bridge, Scotland
Dimensions
  • Mount width: 379mm
  • Mount height: 273mm (Note: mount = integral backboard)
  • Photograph width: 350mm
  • Photograph height: 246mm
Content description
The Forth Bridge under construction, with 'One of the Caissons, with Sir John Fowler and others' in view, 1885
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Forth Bridge. One of the Caissons, with Sir John Fowler and others, 1885'
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
3168-1933

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Record createdJune 5, 2015
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