COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17110449
Reference Number:
VPH.5.49
Image Title:
Great Eastern Railway; Porters, Parcels Department, Liverpool Street
Parent Work Title:
Album of women's work in wartime
Creator:
Reavil, Mr Arthur
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1914-1919
Description:
Two women dressed in uniform standing on a railway platform. One holds a bicycle and the other has a hand resting on a trolley. The Great Eastern Railway (1862-1922) linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and other areas of East Anglia. The company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923
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: London
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: London
Item Height:
98 mm
Item Width:
72 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 upper edge of 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
