Record Name | Ans_05373-1767-FL |
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Photographer | Unbekannt |
Dating | 1908 |
Caption | Built: Workshops of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, Mumbai, Parel. Mail cars have played an important role in very many railroad companies, the mail carrying privilege included many duties, but also assured income. On the right, under the inscription "Railway Mail Service", the royal monogram of Edward VII is clearly visible, namely the variant used in India: ERI (Edward Rex Imperator) under the crown. |
Caption (German) | Gebaut: Werkstätten der "Great Indian Peninsula Railway", Mumbai, Parel. Postwagen haben bei sehr vielen Eisenbahngesellschaften eine wichtige Rolle gespielt, das Postbeförderungs-Privileg beinhaltete viele Pflichten, aber auch gesicherte Einnahmen. Rechts unter der Aufschrift "Railway Mail Service" ist deutlich das königliche Monogram von Edward VII zu sehen und zwar die Variante die in Indien verwendet wurde: ERI (Edward Rex Imperator) unter der Krone. |
Physical description | Fotografie : Silbergelatine-Abzug |
Format | Spezialmass |
Special size | 17,7 x 37 cm |
Colour | schwarz/weiss |
Orientation | Querformat |
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License | Public Domain Mark |
Copyright notice | ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Unbekannt / Ans_05373-1767-FL / Public Domain Mark |
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