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Robert Howlett — Deck Scene of the Great Eastern
Robert Howlett

Deck Scene of the Great Eastern

1857

Documenting Brunel's revolutionary steamship, this albumen print captures a pivotal moment in maritime history while demonstrating photography's power as industrial documentation.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Robert Howlett, Deck Scene of the Great Eastern, 1857

Documenting Brunel's revolutionary steamship, this albumen print captures a pivotal moment in maritime history while demonstrating photography's power as industrial documentation.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1857
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Industrial, Albumen Print, Ship, Documentary, Historic, 19th Century, Photograph, British, Architecture, Black and White

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