Manchester Ship Canal - The dramatic opening of a new dock
Following the dramatic opening of a new dock on the Manchester Ship Canal, a team of workmen inspect the success of the initial breach. A charge was detonated to break a temporary levee across the entrance to the new dock. One man appears to be creating a hole within which the next charge will be placed
Picture No
10290673
Media ID
45527392
Size
4677px x 2932px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Photographic postcard by R Banks, Manchester (5 of 12) - photo no. 59
Date
circa 1905
