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The William Hunting collection of Stratford Depot photographs
Catalogue reference: The Hunting Collection
What’s it about?
This record is about the The William Hunting collection of Stratford Depot photographs dating from 1940-1941.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- The Hunting Collection
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Title (The name of the record)
- The William Hunting collection of Stratford Depot photographs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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This collection is composed of prints, many in an album, featuring scenes showing damage in and around Stratford Depot at the beginning of the war. Most are official LNER photographs, some possibly taken by C C B Herbert (further references to Herbert can be found in other NRM collections).
William Hunting worked as Breakdown Supervisor at Stratford Depot during the Second World War and was in charge of re-railing after accidents and bomb damage on the line.
The prints in the album are captioned and are available to view on request.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Search Engine (National Railway Museum)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Hunting, William, fl 1940-1941, Breakdown Supervisor, Stratford Depot</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 136 prints
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e7631514-28f8-46c4-94cc-b8e23220038d/
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The William Hunting collection of Stratford Depot photographs