Stereoscopic card titled The Leviathan Steam Ship showing the Great Eastern launching chains
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Object number2014.03013.7
TitleStereoscopic card titled The Leviathan Steam Ship showing the Great Eastern launching chains
Creator Robert Howlett (photographer), George Downes (photographer)
DescriptionBlack & white full-length stereoscopic card of Isambard Kingdom Brunel seated in front of the SS Great Eastern's launching chains. Photograph taken by Robert Howlett and George Downes.
Production date 1857 - 1857
Production period19th century
Object namestereoscopic card
Object categoryphotography
Materialcard
Techniqueprinted
Dimensions
- width: 174 mm
height: 83 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”