COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17110454
Reference Number:
VPH.5.54
Image Title:
Great Western Railway, Refreshment Department
Parent Work Title:
Album of women's work in wartime
Creator:
Reavil, Mr Arthur
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1914-1919
Description:
Two women in uniform standing beside a railway carriage holding crockery. The carriage door is open and the window beside it has smoking printed on it. 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.
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:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Gelatin silver prints
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England
Item Height:
99 mm
Item Width:
75 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 to the top edge of the photograph
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
