Photograph - Construction of Underground Loop, Melbourne, Victoria, Mar 1975

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Summary:: Colour photograph showing the construction of the Melbourne underground railway loop in March 1975. It is part of a collection of photographs, negatives and slides used for research by curators at Museum Victoria.
Description:: Colour photograph.
Description Of Content:: Construction of Melbourne underground rail loop. Worker standing in tunnel to the right of image.
Acknowledgement:: Source: Museum Victoria

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	203 mm (Height), 254 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	workers, building construction, construction sites, machines, railway lines, railways, tunnels, reinforced concrete, railway engineers
Themes this item is part of:	Victorian Railways (VR), Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Images & Image Making Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification:	RAIL TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Railway Infrastructure - Tunnels
Tertiary Classification:	construction sites
Inscriptions:	Printed in grey ink on the back of photograph: 'THIS PAPER / MANUFACTURED / BY KODAK' Printed in purple ink on the back of photograph: 'photography by / VICTORIAN RAILWAYS' Handwritten in black ink on the back of photograph: 'UC. 3765 / 26-3-76'
Format:	Photograph: Colour
Place & Date Depicted:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Mar 1975
Photographer:	Victorian Railways (VR), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Mar 1975