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Howlett & Downes
16, the Leviathan Steam Ship, Portrait of Mr. Brunel
1857 (ca)
Stereocard
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#15 / 311)
LL/11095
The Leviathan was to become the Great Eastern after the launch. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the chief engineer and promoter of the "Great Ship", sadly he died just after the launching. This image perhaps more than any other captures the essence of Britain's industrial power in the mid 19th century.
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