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Von Lintzgy Collection: Flood repair work on the Hardinge Bridge, Paksey (Sara)....

Catalogue reference: Photo 1114

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Photo 1114
Title
Von Lintzgy Collection: Flood repair work on the Hardinge Bridge, Paksey (Sara). Photographer(s): Unknown.
Date
1933-1935
Description

Paper covered photograph album (some tears to covers) measuring 335x250mm and containing 26 prints, with typescript captions pasted beneath. A 9pp. leaflet published by the East Indian Railway Press in 1934 is pasted to the inner front board and describes the construction of the bridge and the flood repair work undertaken in 1933-34. The album was compiled by the father of the donor, Harold Robert von Lintzgy (see below). Harold Robert von Lintzgy (1902-1959) was born in Calcutta and educated at St Edmund's College, Shillong and Roorki Civil Engineering College. He was employed as an engineer on the Eastern Bengal Railway until 1951, rising to the position of Deputy Chief Engineer. From 1952 until his death in 1959 he was Chief Engineer, Ghana Railways (formerly Gold Coast Railways). Process = Gelatin silver prints.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Physical description
26 items
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Immediate source of acquisition
Presented to the British Library by Miss Audrey von Lintzgy, 25 September 2002.
Record URL
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Von Lintzgy Collection: Flood repair work on the Hardinge Bridge, Paksey (Sara). Photographer(s): Unknown.