Sujet

Moving the Great Bell, 1858. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Moving the Great Bell, 1858. 'Big Ben' being installed in the bell tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. View of '...the bell entering the arch, being propelled by levers upon a tramway...The bell, placed on its side, rested on a stout oak bottom...The work of hoisting has been an arduous and anxious affair for all engaged, and we hope their labours will be appreciated.' From "Illustrated London News", 1858.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A82_135

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NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

4,9Mo (536,5Ko) / 45,4cm x 46,6cm / 1287 x 1322 (72dpi)

Mots clés

building people male technology man men arts politics engineering engineer engineers tower metal large bronze art guy British color bell big palace political heavy clock tower century Big Ben Houses of Parliament Britain diagram newspapers press print concept civil engineering LEVER LEVERS B&W engraved engraving Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century Palace of Westminster The Print Collector Illustrated London News levering St Stephen's Tower ILN newspaper Unknown lifting gear Elizabeth Tower 19th-century