Caption

Shaft no 22, Shaft no 19 between shifts, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Hall & Son, George P., New York, cliché maker: The Photo-gravure Co., c. 1883 - in or before 1887, North America, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 345 mm x width 272 mm, building-site, working class, laborers, A faded photograph page shows two separate sepia-toned images positioned vertically on a pale background. The upper image depicts a rural industrial scene with timber-framed structures, a tall wooden headframe, a smokestack emitting a plume, surrounding wooden buildings, scattered logs and equipment on uneven ground, a few standing and seated workers near rails, and trees in the distant background. The lower image shows a large group of men clustered around and standing on a tall wooden derrick structure, with many men seated or crouched in the foreground, some standing on beams and platforms, and additional buildings and open sky visible at the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_135

License type

Rights managed

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53.9Mb (6.1Mb) / 11.3in x 18.5in / 3395 x 5551 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shaft no 22 Shaft no 19 shifts page photomechanical print photographer Hall & Son George P New York cliché maker Photo-gravure Co c 1883 - 1887 North America paper collotype photoprint height 345 mm x width 272 mm building-site working class laborers faded photograph page two separate sepia-toned images positioned vertically pale background upper image depicts rural industrial scene timber-framed structures tall wooden headframe smokestack emitting plume surrounding wooden buildings scattered logs equipment uneven ground standing seated workers near rails trees distant background lower image large group men clustered tall wooden derrick structure men seated crouched foreground beams platforms additional buildings open sky visible edges