Stereoscopic card showing the ss Great Eastern, looking aft from the larboard paddle box
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Object number2014.03409
TitleStereoscopic card showing the ss Great Eastern, looking aft from the larboard paddle box
DescriptionA stereoscopic monochrome card showing two photographs of the SS Great Eastern. The reverse of the card states 'The Great Eastern In the Stereoscope, Photographed by special permission of the Board of Directors. Looking Aft from the Larboard Paddle Box'. The image shows five men stood on deck next to the lifeboats and facing the camera.
Production placeManchester
Production date 1858 - 1859
Production period19th century
Object namestereoscopic card
Object categoryphotography
Materialcard
Techniquephotographed
Dimensions
- card overall height: 84 mm
card overall width: 174 mm
image size height: 71 mm
image size width: 72 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”