• Unknown (photographer)
• Krupp'schen Gussstahlfabrik (client)

Fried. Krupp Essen A/R

between ca.1861 and ca. 1872

Portfolio of photographs showing cast-steel muzzle-loading guns and artillery, fortress and siege mortars, coast and landing guns, workshops, machinery and company products, manufactured by the Krupp armament plant in Essen/Ruhr river valley (in Prussia). This portfolio shows different models of guns and canons, locomotive wheels, exterior views of the factory with large chimneys and line-ups of workers, a panorama showing the factory complex and dwellings built for the workers, mines, inside views of the factory with machinery and two maps : one of the layout of the grounds that is colour-coded to indicate growth between 1861 and 1871 - Rhenish Prussia (Rhein provinz), and one of the world distribution of Krupp representatives - District of Essen, Europe, Germany and the World. This portfolio was compiled and probably sent, like many others by the company, to Krupp Cast Steel Works agents throughout Europe or used as a presentation catalogue for international expositions.

Albumen silver prints

portfolio: 49,8 x 64,6 x 3,4 cm secondary supports: 48,8 x 63,8 cm compositions (smallest): 14.4 x 24.5 cm compositions (largest): 30 x 99.2 cm sheets (smallest): 19.4 x 29.8 cm sheets (largest): 21 x 33.5 cm

PH1983:0485

• exterior views
• interior views

- Portfolio cover; black cloth-covered boards and spine with gold metal studs and corners, gilt lettering on front board; band of covered cardboard framing the title and two covered cardboard horizontal bands on top and bottom of front cover; white moiré covered inner boards and flaps. - Photographs PH1983:0485:036 form a panorama of the factory complex. The three photographs (one cut in two parts) are affixed to two secondary supports joined together, titled 'Internal view from east' (cf. 'Pictures of Krupp', p. 48-49). It is dated '1861' on the secondary support. - Photographs PH1983:0485:037:001 - PH1983:0485:037:006 form a panorama of the factory complex. Each photograph is attached to a secondary support and the secondary supports are joined together. Panorama PH1983:0485:037:001-006 has been removed from portfolio PH1983:0485.

stamped and numbered

• - Restricted access. Only accessible if manipulated by CCA Collection staff. Please see description physique.

Essen Allemagne

• ingénierie

• buildings
• cannons (artillery)
• metal-work
• steel mills
• factory (structure)

Contient:

• PH1983:0485:037:001-006, Panorama of the Krupp Case Steel Works, near Essen, Germany, 1872