Sujet

Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Creator: T. H. W..

Légende

Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark. Present at the opening were Samuel Morton Peto, a partner of the firm of Peto, Brassey, and Betts, and engineer George Parker Bidder. '...his Majesty...received the English railway party with great courtesy, surrounded by his staff; and having expressed how much he was gratified by the unexpected promptitude with which the railway had been completed, proceeded to the station...'. Platform seen here decorated with greenery and with a triumphal arch bearing the king's initials, surmounted by a crown. A steam locomtive approaches. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM22B07_254

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22,0Mo (2,1Mo) / 31,5cm x 17,5cm / 3719 x 2065 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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