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The Canal Bridge at Kildwick

Photograph
1931 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Alexander Keighley (photographer)
Place of origin
Skipton (photographed)

Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting barge boat going under a canal bridge. The rear half of the barge boat is visible on the right of the image with a figure in a full length rain mac and hat holding the tiller of the boat. A dog is also visible on the deck of the boat. The arch of the canal bridge is visible across the left and upper portions of the image.

Object details

Categories
The Royal Photographic Society
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleThe Canal Bridge at Kildwick (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Carbon print
Carbon Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Alexander Keighley, 'The Canal Bridge at Kildwick', North Yorkshire, carbon print, 1931
Physical description
Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting barge boat going under a canal bridge. The rear half of the barge boat is visible on the right of the image with a figure in a full length rain mac and hat holding the tiller of the boat. A dog is also visible on the deck of the boat. The arch of the canal bridge is visible across the left and upper portions of the image.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 484mm
  • Mount width: 622mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Royal Photographic Society/ Alexander Keighley Collection 1948/ Title: Canal Bridge Kildwick/ Process: Carbon/ Date: 1931/ No. AK 78'

    Note
    Printed and completed in ink.

  • 'Alex Keighley'

    Note
    Handwritten in ink on lower right of image.

Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Associated object
RPS.2658-2018 (Duplicate)
Other numbers
  • 13574 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • 78 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 2003-5001_2_24391 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.2093-2018

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Record createdJune 20, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1443535/the-canal-bridge-at-kildwick-photograph-alexander-keighley/
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