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B/W print; Photo showing workmen laying track for London United Tramways at Hammersmith in 1898 by Wimpey News Photo Library, 1898

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Main details for this item.
Reference number
1998/20657
Description
Photo showing workmen laying track for London United Tramways at Hammersmith in 1898. The men pose for the picture, looking toward the camera; men on the right of shot pose with their spades as if digging. A surveyor is seen in the centre of the group, and a man who looks to be the foreman and another gentleman in a bowler hat stand to his right.
Photographer
Dates
1898
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
1264/1/57
Location
Topics
Completeness
48%
  • Physical description

    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Text
    On workmen's hut in background: George Wimpey Contractors Hammersmith
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Shot
    Medium exterior
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Photographer
    Wimpey News Photo Library, 1898