Magic Lantern Slide: On the way to Clifton Suspension Bridge
This image by William Weaver Baker shows Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. The construction of the bridge took thirty-three years. It is famously the work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and is still a distinctive landmark. The angle from which Weaver Baker took this photograph on the way to the suspension bridge almost hides the supporting structure, mainly showing the suspended platform. Weaver Baker mainly took photographs of buildings and objects in Exeter, but does appear to have travelled further afield to see places of special architectural interest.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 313/1977/152
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: On the way to Clifton Suspension Bridge
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'CLIFTON BRIDGE' on top edge; handwritten 'On the way to Clifton Suspension Bridge' on mount
- Period Classification
- Edwardian (1901-1914); World War I (1914-1918); Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Person Initials
- W. Weaver
- Production Person Surname
- Baker
