T.1485: The Million Volt Arc. - 9ft. 6ins. Long.
Photograph
20th century (photographed)
20th century (photographed)
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An unmounted black and white photograph of an original photograph of a spark travelling between two poles in a laboratory. One of the poles is attached to a metal drum with two pipes.
Object details
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| Title | T.1485: The Million Volt Arc. - 9ft. 6ins. Long. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Ferranti Ltd., 'T.1485: The Million Volt Arc. - 9ft. 6ins. Long.', gelatin silver print [?], printed later, 20th century |
| Physical description | An unmounted black and white photograph of an original photograph of a spark travelling between two poles in a laboratory. One of the poles is attached to a metal drum with two pipes. |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | RPS.1690-2024 |
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| Record created | June 12, 2024 |
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