Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17110410
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Reference Number:
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VPH.5.10
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Image Title:
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Metropolitan Railways Assistant Guards 'Consulting the Working Book'
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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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Metropolitan Railways. Assistant Guards 'Consulting the Working Book'. Four women in uniform standing on a railway platform. Two hold lamps and flags, one holds a book. The Metropolitan Railway was a passenger and goods railway that served London from 1863 to 1933. On 5 August 1914 the Met was made subject to government control in the form of the Railway Executive Committee. It lost significant numbers of staff who volunteered for military service and from 1915 women were employed as booking clerks and ticket collectors.
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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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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Gelatin silver process
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: London
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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: London
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Item Height:
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99 mm
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Item Width:
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69 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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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, 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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