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National Photographic Record and Survey

Photograph
after 28/12/1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

b&w print mounted on card showing a bridge over a river with the centre span missing

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleNational Photographic Record and Survey (series title)
Materials and techniques
albumen print mounted on card with hand written ink notation
Brief description
Photograph of the Tay Railway Bridge after the disaster of the night of 28/12/1879 when it collapsed with considerable loss of life, Firth of Tay, Scotland, by Valentine & Sons, 1879
Physical description
b&w print mounted on card showing a bridge over a river with the centre span missing
Credit line
Transferred from the British Museum
Other number
1900 7 5 77 - British Museum number
Collection
Accession number
E.4946-2000

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2001
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