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Cyfarthfa iron works, photograph
Photograph "Cyfarthfa Rail Mills and Kilsanws Mountain". The western end of Cyfarthfa Iron Works from the south south east. The blast furnaces can just be seen at the left; beyond them are the iron forges. In the centre are the rolling mills. The works are idle, indicating that this was taken during one of the strikes and periods of closure in the 1870s.
Paper print within a card window mount. Title printed on label and attached bottom left. Label missing from bottom right.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
86.9I/2
Historical Associations
Association Type: iron works
Date: 1870
Creation/Production
Crawshay, Robert Thompson
Acquisition
Purchase, 13/1/1986
Measurements
mount
(mm): 389
mount
(mm): 467
mount
(mm): 285
mount
(mm): 343
Techniques
albumen print
photograph
Material
paper
card
Location
In store
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