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The hard work of surveying in the 1800s

A topographer and his assistant, W.S. Drewry and J.J. McArthur, inching their way along a rockface with their equipment in 1887.

Catalogue entry:
Topographer and assistant showing the method of carrying photographic equipment. — 1887. — 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. — Modern print from a glass negative.

Ref. No.: PA-023141

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