Modern Aladdins, erecting lamp standards, London

Object Name
Category
Photographs
Date
1934
Medium
gelatin silver print
Credit Line
Malcolmson Collection. Gift of Harry and Ann Malcolmson in partnership with a private donor, 2014
Object Number
2014/644
Location
Not currently on display but Available for viewing on Wednesdays from 1-4:30 in the Prints and Drawings Study Centre
Sheet: 20.1 × 25.3 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Mat: 40.5 × 35.6 cm (15 15/16 × 14 in.)
Inscription
On verso, inscribed in graphite, brc: U.K.
Markings
Verso: stamp in red ink, centre: Copyright/Fox Photos/(rest of stamp hidden beneath label) ; Type written label affixed: Modern Aladdins. / FH/AT. / Modern Aladdins are at work in Upper Richmond Road, Barnes, / erecting new lamp standards for the new lighting system. / Photo shows - A novel picture showing the workman erecting / the new lamp standards at Barnes. / FOX NOV. 22nd. 34
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