Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
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Object number2011.0989.1.4
TitleIsambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
Creator Robert Howlett (photographer)
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of the launch of the SS Great Eastern, depicting a number of men in frock coats and top hats standing on the edge of a wooden pier. From left to right the men in the foreground are: Captain Harrison, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Tredwell (contractor for the shipways); middle ground: Roberts (manufacturer of the chain cables), Chauvet (assistant to Brunel); background: 'Morning Chronicle' reporter, 'Times' reporter, and Jacomb (chief assistant to Brunel). Photograph taken by Robert Howlett.
Production placeLondon
Production date 1857-11 - 1857-11
Production period19th century
Object namealbum page
Object categoryphotography
Techniquemanufactured, developed
Dimensions
- album page height: 228 mm
album page width: 295 mm
photograph height: 160 mm
photograph width: 135 mm