Railways in camera : archive photographs of the great age of steam from the Public Record Office, 1860-1913 / Robin Linsley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linsley, Robin.

Contributor:

Great Britain. Public Record Office.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--Great Britain--Pictorial works.

Railroads.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

xi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Railways in camera 1860-1913

Place of Publication:

Phoenix Mill, Far Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire : A. Sutton, in association with the Public Record Office, 1996.

Summary:

From the arrival of members of the Royal family to construction of a railway bridge, the rare photographs collected here celebrate the great age of steam and include foreign railways as far afield as Austria, India and South Africa.

This remarkable collection of almost 300 rare photographs from the golden age of steam will appeal to a wide readership of railway enthusiasts, transport historians, and students of the history of photography. Informative captions, comprehensive appendices, and full details of the photographs' copyright holders make this a valuable railway history resource.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0750910607

OCLC:

35446489