Sir Richard Tangye
Sir Richard Trevithick Tangye, civil engineer and industrialist, manufacturer of engines and other heavy equipment. Seen here in the late 1850s with the Great Eastern steamship before its launch to lay the transatlantic cable, made possible by the hydraulic lifting jacks manufactured by his company. He was knighted in 1894
Picture No
10295147
Media ID
46617526
Size
6352px x 5085px
(1.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/Ins. of Civil Engineers
Source
Unattributed photograph, Institution of Civil Engineers
Date
1833 - 1906
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