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National Photographic Record and Survey

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

b&w print mounted on card showing a bridge over a river or estuary

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 before the disaster of the night of 28 December 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 or estuary
Dimensions
  • Image height: 184mm
  • Image width: 297mm
  • Mount height: 272mm
  • Mount width: 354mm
  • The mount that is stuck to the photograph height: 273mm
  • The mount that is currently stuck to the photograph width: 355mm
Credit line
Transferred from the British Museum
Other number
1900,07-05.76 - British Museum number
Collection
Accession number
E.4945-2000

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2001
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