Collection of Beyer, Peacock Photograph and Newspaper Cutting Albums and Prints

Made:
1923-1964 in Gorton
maker:
Beyer, Peacock and Company Limited

Collection of albums and loose photographic prints from Beyer, Peacock & Co Ltd concerning locomotives for South African Railways, Aktiebolaget Ljungstroms Angturbin and New South Wales Railways.

Four photograph albums of Garratt locomotives, ca.1925-1952; one photograph album relating to the Turbine Locomotive Ljungstrom system, 1924; eight albums of advertising proofs and clippings from newspapers and magazines, 1923-1964; sixteen photographic prints relating to the evolution of the steam locomotive.

Details

Category:
Archive
Object Number:
YA2007.27
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
type:
photograph album
credit:
Gift of Manchester City Council