Caption

After the blast. No 23, Driving the heading shaft no 23, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Preston K. Yates, 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, underground road, tunnel, A faded photographic print shows two rectangular images stacked vertically on a light background, each framed by a thin border and separated by blank space; the upper image depicts a rough rock tunnel with two vertical metal drill rigs or supports anchored to the floor and ceiling, hoses and cables lying across a rocky ground, and textured rock faces with striations surrounding the equipment, while the lower image shows a cavernous rock chamber with a curved, scalloped ceiling, a rubble-strewn floor of broken stones and slabs, scattered pieces of timber or metal, and irregular rocky walls illuminated unevenly.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_137

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Rights managed

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55.0Mb (6.7Mb) / 11.3in x 18.9in / 3395 x 5664 (300dpi)

Keywords

blast No 23 Driving heading shaft no 23 page photomechanical print photographer Preston K Yates New York cliché maker Photo-gravure Co c 1883 - 1887 North America paper collotype photoprint height 345 mm x width 272 mm underground road tunnel faded photographic print two rectangular images stacked vertically light background framed thin border separated blank space upper image depicts rough rock tunnel two vertical metal drill rigs supports anchored floor ceiling hoses cables lying across rocky ground textured rock faces striations surrounding equipment lower image cavernous rock chamber curved scalloped ceiling rubble-strewn floor broken stones slabs scattered pieces timber metal irregular rocky walls illuminated unevenly