Sujet
On board a lighter, London, c1900 (1903). Artist: Unknown.
Légende
On board a lighter, London, c1900 (1903). A lighterman is a worker who operates a lighter, a type of flat-bottomed barge. The highly skilled men who operated the unpowered lighters moved by oar and water currents in the Port of London. The Company of Watermen and Lightermen was formed in 1700 by Act of Parliament. Watermans' Hall, 16 St Mary At Hill, Billingsgate, dates to 1780 and is the only surviving Georgian guildhall. From Living London, Vol. III, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1903
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C76_395
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
57,9Mo (2,9Mo) / 42,0cm x 34,5cm / 4960 x 4080 (300dpi)