Title

Two men painting a ship in the Royal Albert Dock, Canning Town, London, c1945-c1965

Caption

Two men balanced on a plank of wood, painting the hull of a large ship in the Royal Albert Dock, Canning Town, London, c1945-c1965. A bucket is balanced on the plank between the men.

Date

1945

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19A78_233

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,4Mb) / 11,5in x 18,2in / 3453 x 5456 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation London England people male working work job man men painting industry danger guy dangerous ship ships occupation balance wharf docks dock balancing painter location precarious century profession bucket concept Hull plank B&W 1940s MONOCHROME fifties 1950s Forties Sixties shipping Industry water transport black & white black and white B W 1960s 20th century English Heritage anchor chain Canning Town decade Newham Royal Albert Dock TGN photograph SW Rawlings Rawlings SW photograph