Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17110409
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Reference Number:
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VPH.5.9
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Image Title:
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Metropolitan Railways Assistant Guards 'Going on Duty'
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Parent Work Title:
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Album of women's work in wartime
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Creator:
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Reavil, Mr Arthur
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Date Created:
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1914-1919
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Description:
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Metropolitan Railways. Assistant Guards 'Going on Duty'. One woman dressed in uniform standing at the bottom of a staircase, holding a lamp and rolled up flags. The Metropolitan Railway was a passenger and goods railway that served London from 1863 to 1933. On 5 August 1914 the Met was made subject to government control in the form of the Railway Executive Committee. It lost significant numbers of staff who volunteered for military service and from 1915 women were employed as booking clerks and ticket collectors.
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Keyword:
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World War; First World War; Homefront; Railways.
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918
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Subject:
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Photography--History--20th century
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Gelatin silver prints
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: London
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Time Period Covered:
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20th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: London
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Item Height:
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97 mm
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Item Width:
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73 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Bibliography:
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-11
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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