L2960 - Navvy on a footpath in Leicestershire

iBase ID

9179

Title

Description

L2960 - Thought to have been captured in Leicestershire around 1897, a navvy stops on a footpath to pose for Newton's camera. Typically, the man is holding a straw pantry, a soft bag which would contain food and other provisions. Throughout the age of railway construction, it would not have been uncommon to see navvies wandering across the countryside, as they 'tramped' from place to place in search of work.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L2960.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative

Exhibitions with this image

L2960 - Thought to have been captured in Leicestershire around 1897, a navvy stops on a footpath to pose for Newton's camera. Typically, the man is holding a straw pantry, a soft bag which would contain food and other provisions. Throughout the age of railway construction, it would not have been uncommon to see navvies wandering across the countryside, as they 'tramped' from place to place in search of work.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

Subjects

Transport

Transport > Rail

Working Life

Working Life > Industrial

File metadata

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7106.jpg

File size

2.53 MB

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JPEG