Stratford Works, 1897

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Summary

Abstract:
Album of photographs and signatures of workers of the Stratford Works, presented to Sir William Birt, general manager of the Great Eastern Railway, on the occasion of his knighting, Jan. 1, 1897 in recognition of his leadership in making GER one of the most enterprising and progressive railway companies of England and of the world.
Extent:
1 album (16 photographic prints) : albumen, 36 x 23 cm (albums)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English. and Materials are in English.

Background

Scope and content:

The album contains 16 photographs (11.4 x 14.8 cm or smaller) of Stratford Works, the locomotive-building works of the Great Eastern Railway, located in Stratford, London, England, opened in 1847-1848 by Great Eastern's predecessor, Eastern Counties Railway. Photographs include an exterior shot of the factory on the title-page, and, inside, photographs of the Erecting Shop, Boiler Shop, Machine Shop, Wheel Shop, Model Motion shop, Carriage Shop, Saw Mill, Wagon Shop, Laboratory, Running Shed, a Stratford-made Passenger Train, a Goods Train, and three types of rolling stock built at the Works: locomotive, passenger car, and freight car. Interleaved throughout the leaves of photographs are 63 leaves of signatures, presumably of workers and management staff at the factory. The last three leaves are blank.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Albert Boni.
Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Physical facet:

Photographs are mounted on rectos of heavy white paper, within ornamental frames hand-painted in watercolors, each decorated with a different type of branch and leaf, including grasses, morning glory, ivy, pine, and bamboo.

Bound in dark green pebble-grain leather, with gilt rolled border of leaves and flowers; inner panel, containing gold-stamped cover title "To Sir William Birt. January 1897," ruled in gilt, with ornamental gilt cornerpieces; ornamental gilt spine panels; inner gilt dentelles; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt.

Spec. Coll. copy: in modern beige cloth-covered clamshell box, with spine title "Stratford Works."

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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