End of the first journey from Liverpool to Manchester by ship canal, December 7th 1893. A copy from a book produced by the Ship Canal Company to commemorate the opening of the canal. Mr. Kerns reproduced this for a Christmas card for his branch members. A boy who was in this crowd, a friend of Mr. Kerns, was so excited that he pressed forward to see and lost a clog in the canal. He got beaten when he went home.
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End of the first journey from Liverpool to Manchester by ship canal, December 7th 1893. A copy from a book produced by the Ship Canal Company to commemorate the opening of the canal. Mr. Kerns reproduced this for a Christmas card for his branch members. A boy who was in this crowd, a friend of Mr. Kerns, was so excited that he pressed forward to see and lost a clog in the canal. He got beaten when he went home.
Date of work:
n.d.
Reference number:
GB124.DPA/1177/4
Level of description:
Item from Fonds: Documentary Photographic Archive (GB124.DPA)
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Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
Record types:
Greater Manchester County Record Office
Language:
English
Record number:
7445927