On the Grand Canal

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 106 7ELB/A/8/028b
  • Former Reference
      GB 106 CM Object/ 7/ELB/A/8/28/2
  • Dates of Creation
      1914
  • Physical Description
      1 object

Scope and Content

Black and white photograph, taken from a boat, of gondoliers on the Grand Canal in Venice. With a row of buildings on the water's edge behind with balconies and blinds pulled down at the windows. Pasted onto a page in the album, with a manuscript caption on the bottom white edge.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Fair condition. Very slight uneven yellowing, two tiny dull patches (possibly mould) bottom left quarter, and a faint vertical line indentation caused by pressing against a photograph on the opposite page. Production method: gelatin silver print.