Caption

George Stephenson (1771-1848) English engineer and founder of the railway, developer of a steam locomotive, first public railway in the world in Stockton in 1825, construction of railway lines, industry, economy, technology, inventions in the 18th century, historical illustration 1872, Germany

Date

Aug 21, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Wolfgang Diederich

Reference

BRK25I97_188

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No

Property release

No

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Rights managed

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117,3Mb (5,1Mb) / 19,5in x 23,4in / 5845 x 7015 (300dpi)

Keywords

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