Daily Herald Photograph: Scotch Derrick constructing the CIS building in Manchester

Daily Herald Photograph: Scotch Derrick constructing the CIS Daily Herald Photograph: Scotch Derrick constructing the CIS

Daily Herald Photograph: Scotch Derrick constructing the CIS
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

Daily Herald Photograph: Scotch Derrick constructing the CIS
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

One photograph featuring spidermen feeding cable through the arm of a Scotch Derrick crane. Caption on back reads: 'A view of the Scotch Derrick, 250ft up, on the 19th floor of the new CIS building project in Miller St, M/cr, as spidermen work on the newly fitted jib-arm, feeding cable through. The Scotch Derrick has been erected to enable work on the last 6 storeys to be completed. The building is planned to be ready by mid 1962'.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/46998
Materials:
paper
type:
photographic print