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English: Isambard Kingdom Brunel against the launching chains of the Great Eastern at Millwall in 1857, photo by Robert Howlett (1831–1858).
Deutsch: Isambard Kingdom Brunel vor der aufgewickelten Ankerkette der Great Eastern, 1857 fotografiert von Robert Howlett (1831–1858).
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern
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ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the anchor chain of the Great Eastern. Date: 1806 - 1859 Source: Photograph by Robert Howlett, 1857, in the collection of the Institution of Civil Engineers
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Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2008
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Mary Evans Picture Library/INS. OF CIVIL ENGINEERS