Gotthardbahn: Tunnel Eingang in Airolo (Vor der Vollendung)

Adolphe Braun & Cieabout 1875–1882

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of an arched underpass, possibly part of a train tunnel. A number of people are sitting on a freight car near the arch that is fronted by a compressed air locomotive engine. The foreground is strewn with debris.

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Title: Gotthardbahn: Tunnel Eingang in Airolo (Vor der Vollendung)
Creator: Adolphe Braun & Cie
Date Created: about 1875–1882
Location Created: Dornach, France
Physical Dimensions: 28 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
Type: Print
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Albumen silver print
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 84.XO.391.1
Culture: French
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Adolphe Braun & Cie (French, founded 1876, dissolved 1889)
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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