Collection
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Photograph of the 1997 Thames Tunnel Banquet
This is a photograph of a commemorative banquet held inside the Thames Tunnel in 1997 to celebrate the completion of refurbishment work on the Tunnel, during which the entire Tunnel was relined in shotcrete which recreated the original vaulted arches and other architectural features. This banquet, held in the small section of the Tunnel which …
Before/After Print of the 1990s Thames Tunnel Renovation
This print was produced for a commemorative dinner in the Thames Tunnel in 1997, given to a group of those who worked on the refurbishment of the Tunnel during the 1990s, during which the entire Tunnel was relined in shotcrete which recreated the original vaulted arches and other architectural features. This banquet was a deliberate …
Photograph of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and others at the Launch of the SS Great Eastern
Early 1900s print of an 1857 photograph by Robert Howlett (1831-58), of a group of men including Isambard Kingdom Brunel, on the site of the construction of the SS Great Eastern, at Millwall on the Isle of Dogs. The series of photographs by the young Howlett documenting construction of the SS Great Eastern, then the …
Photograph of the Brunels’ Rotherhithe Home
This is an albumen print of a photograph of the Brunels’ house at 26 Cow Court, immediately south of the Thames Tunnel works. The photograph has been mounted on card, with a printed portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel below. The photograph is commemorative, certainly datable to after the death of Marc Isambard Brunel in 1849, …
SS Great Eastern Stereocard
Anonymous stereocard showing the SS Great Eastern off the coast of Southampton
I.K. Brunel by the Launching Chains of the SS Great Eastern
Albumen print by Robert Howlett (1831-58)
SS Great Eastern – Hull Print
Print of the SS Great Eastern's hull, from a photograph by Robert Howlett
SS Great Eastern – Bow Print
Print of the SS Great Eastern's bow, from a photograph by Robert Howlett
SS Great Eastern – Launching Cradles Print
Print of the SS Great Eastern on its launching cradle, from a photograph by Robert Howlett
SS Great Eastern – Screw Shaft and Sternpost Print
Print of the SS Great Eastern's screw shaft and sternpost, from a photograph by Robert Howlett
SS Great Eastern – Inspection of the Checking Drum Print
Print of the inspection of the SS Great Eastern's checking drum, from a photograph by Robert Howlett
SS Great Eastern – Rear Deck Construction Print
Print of the SS Great Eastern's deck, from a photograph by Robert Howlett
SS Great Eastern – Front Deck Construction Print
Print of the SS Great Eastern's deck, from a photograph by Robert Howlett
SS Great Eastern – Checking Drums Print
Print of the SS Great Eastern's checking drum, from a photograph by Robert Howlett
SS Great Eastern – Hydraulic Rams Print
Print of the SS Great Eastern's hydraulic rams, from a photograph by Robert Howlett