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Benguela Railway
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Benguela Railway

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1860 - 1938)
Date1907
Object NameAlbum
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsEngineering
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 70 × 281 × 35mm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1946 by Sir Robert Williams.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS021924
About MePhotograph album gifted by J. Norton Griffiths to Robert Williams. A letter at the rear of album is dated 12 December 1907 and describes the Benguela Railway as Robert Williams' "great work". Includes a plan/map of the rail route at the back (with longitudinal section) and shows the construction of the railway and the first ship discharging at Lobito Bay.

Green photograph album with "R.W. FROM J.N.G." inscribed in gold on the front cover, with a map of Southern Africa identifying Lobito Bay, the Benguela Railway, copper belt, Bulawayo, Pretoria and Cape Town. The pages are paper, and the photographs are pasted in and identified with captions written in black ink. 33 pages containing 109 photographs.


Inauguration of the Benguela Railway at Luau, Angola- Congo Frontier 10th June 1929
Inauguration of the Benguela Railway at Luau, Angola- Congo Frontier 10th June 1929
Sir Robert Williams
1929
2nd Class Merit Certificate
2nd Class Merit Certificate
John Harper Sr.
1884
Image Not Available for From Rhodes On Mining-Railway Rights
From Rhodes On Mining-Railway Rights
Sir Robert Williams
October 1901
Suspension Bridge Over Railway, Offord, Huntingdon
Suspension Bridge Over Railway, Offord, Huntingdon
Louis Harper
Image Not Available for 18 Photographs Pitmedden Road Bridge
18 Photographs Pitmedden Road Bridge
1977
Image Not Available for 46 Photographs Road Bridge Bucksburn
46 Photographs Road Bridge Bucksburn
1977
Suspension Bridge Over Railway, Offord, Huntingdon
Suspension Bridge Over Railway, Offord, Huntingdon
Louis Harper
Image Not Available for Suspension Bridge Over Railway, Offord, Huntingdon
Suspension Bridge Over Railway, Offord, Huntingdon
Louis Harper
Image Not Available for 50 Years A Civil Engineer
50 Years A Civil Engineer
Sir Robert Williams
1937
Image Not Available for 18 Photographs Ice Plant Peterhead
18 Photographs Ice Plant Peterhead
1973
Image Not Available for Aberdeen Corporation Cleansing Department Employees
Aberdeen Corporation Cleansing Department Employees
Aberdeen Corporation
1905
Bridge (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Bridge (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1918
Girdleness Outfall Works River Dee Tunnel - Grouting Segments 25th April 1905
Girdleness Outfall Works River Dee Tunnel - Grouting Segments 25th April 1905
Peter Tawse
1905
G.O.S. Section 4, 2ft 6" x 3ft 9" Sewer, Roslin Street 23 September 1910
G.O.S. Section 4, 2ft 6" x 3ft 9" Sewer, Roslin Street 23 September 1910
Peter Tawse
1910
Bridge Over Railway
Bridge Over Railway
Louis Harper
Railway Station Holme
Railway Station Holme
John Harper Sr.
c. 1877
Suspension Bridge Adjacent To Taff Vale Railway
Suspension Bridge Adjacent To Taff Vale Railway
Taff-Vale Railway
Harper Family
Harper Family
John Harper Sr.
Construction of Girdleness Outfall Scheme, Open Trench along Nigg Bay
Construction of Girdleness Outfall Scheme, Open Trench along Nigg Bay
Girdleness Outfall Scheme
1902-1903
Construction of Girdleness Outfall Scheme, Construction of Sewer Tunnel in Rock Trench
Construction of Girdleness Outfall Scheme, Construction of Sewer Tunnel in Rock Trench
Girdleness Outfall Scheme
1902-1903
Construction of Girdleness Outfall Scheme, Trench Cut through Rock
Construction of Girdleness Outfall Scheme, Trench Cut through Rock
Girdleness Outfall Scheme
1902-1903
Construction of Girdleness Outfall Scheme, Winter 1902-1903: Laying First 336 ½ feet of Sea Out…
Construction of Girdleness Outfall Scheme, Winter 1902-1903: Laying First 336 ½ feet of Sea Outfall
Girdleness Outfall Scheme
1902-1903
Model Of Suspension Bridge
Model Of Suspension Bridge
John Harper Sr.
1884
Model Of Suspension Bridge
Model Of Suspension Bridge
John Harper Sr.
1884