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Officials and workmen from the Forth Rail Bridge

Unknown, 1888, Photograph
Officials and workmen from the Forth Rail Bridge
Officials and workmen from the Forth Rail Bridge
Officials and workmen from the Forth Rail Bridge
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Item no
34234
Title
Officials and workmen from the Forth Rail Bridge
Description
A formal black and white group photograph of workmen and officials working on the Forth Rail Bridge, 1888. A group of 34 men, with the front row seated. Two men on the front are bridge officials, wearing suits, one in a bowler hat, and the rest are workers in workclothes. The photograph is taken on the section of bridge with its foundations on the island of Inchgarvie and is known as the Inchgarvie Cantilever.
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Date
1888
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