COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17110448
Reference Number:
VPH.5.48
Image Title:
District Line Porter, Ealing
Parent Work Title:
Album of women's work in wartime
Creator:
Reavil, Mr Arthur
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1914-1919
Description:
Woman dressed in uniform closing the doors of a railway carriage. The Metropolitan District Railway was a passenger railway that served London from 1868 to 1933. Established in 1864 to complete the 'innner cirlce', an underground railway in London. Today, former District Railway tracks and stations are used buy the London Underground's District, Piccadilly and Cirlce Lines.
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: Ealing
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: London: Ealing
Item Height:
90 mm
Item Width:
60 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:
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
