This is a photograph of an industrial scene inside a large construction site. The image shows a partially constructed building supported by metal beams and scaffolding. The interior is covered in construction materials, with piles of lumber and debris scattered across the ground. Central to the image is heavy machinery, with steam rising from it. The environment is busy with intersecting lines of the scaffolding and beams, showcasing the complexity of the construction work involved. The sepia tones suggest an early 20th-century setting.

Steam Engine near the Grand Transept, Crystal Palace

1851

Medium: albumen silver print
Classification: Photograph
Period: 1851 to 1875
Image size: 8360 × 6300px

Description

This is a photograph of an industrial scene inside a large construction site. The image shows a partially constructed building supported by metal beams and scaffolding. The interior is covered in construction materials, with piles of lumber and debris scattered across the ground. Central to the image is heavy machinery, with steam rising from it. The environment is busy with intersecting lines of the scaffolding and beams, showcasing the complexity of the construction work involved. The sepia tones suggest an early 20th-century setting.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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