COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17110440
Reference Number:
VPH.5.40
Image Title:
South Eastern and Chatham Railway Porters, London Bridge
Parent Work Title:
Album of women's work in wartime
Creator:
Reavil, Mr Arthur
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1914-1919
Description:
Four women standing in front of Chatham Railway sign. Posters for Folkestone and Royal Tunbridge Wells are visible behind them. They have a porter's trolley stacked with a suitcase and bag next to them them. South Eastern and Chatham Railway was formed as a legal union in 1899 between South Eastern railway and London, Chatham and Dover Railway.
Keyword:
World War; First World War; Homefront; Railways.
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
Subject:
Photography--History--20th century
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
Category of Material:
Visual
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Gelatin silver prints
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London: Southwark: London Bridge Station
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London: Southwark: London Bridge Station
Item Height:
75 mm
Item Width:
98 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Notes:
Slight oxidisation on the left hand corner of the photograph
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
