Picture No | 10824186 |
Date | 1884 |
Description | Graphic front cover - visitors to Channel Tunnel works 1884 |
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Visit of military officers to the works of the Channel Tunnel in 1884. 1. Preparations for the Descent, . 2. The Mouth of the Tunnel, 3. On the Tramway, 4. We Pass the Region of Electric Lights. 5. And Reach that of Tallow Candles, 6, "I say, Dear Chappie; If we invade France through the tunnel, I hope I shan't be told to lead the advanced guard." 7. A lecture at the end of the tunnel, 8. the boring machinery at work, 9. proposing the Queen's health.
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Source | Front cover of 'The Graphic', 27 September 1884 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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