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Stereoscopic Photograph (Albumen Prints) of the Steam Ship 'Great Eastern' Under Construction, by George Downes, London, 1857

Inventory Number 12468


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12468

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the collection of P. H. Carpenter.
Primary inscriptions
Photographer's blind stamp on front, overlapping corner of photograph.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 84mm Width: 172mm
Inventory No
12468

Description

Stereoscopic albumen prints mounted on card. Probably in fact one of the series taken by Robert Howlett, whose photographs of the Great Eastern were taken or distributed in collaboration with George Downes (see 12469, 12470, 12471).