Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17110456
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Reference Number:
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VPH.5.56
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Image Title:
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Great Western Railway, Refreshment Department
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Parent Work Title:
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Album of women's work in wartime
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Creator:
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Reavil, Mr Arthur
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Date Created:
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1914-1919
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Description:
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Two women in uniform standing stadning next to a trolley ladened with wicker baskets. There is a billboard behind them [G.W.R. refreshments...] The Great Western Railway (1833-1948) linked London to the South-West and West of England, the Midlands and Wales. It was engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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Keyword:
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World War; First World War; Homefront; Railways.
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918
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Subject:
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Photography--History--20th century
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
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Category of Material:
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Visual
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Gelatin silver prints
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England
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Time Period Covered:
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20th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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Item Height:
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98 mm
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Item Width:
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75 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Bibliography:
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Notes:
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Oxidisation to the top edge of the photograph
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-11
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Photography
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