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    Construction of the Mausoleum at Frogmore

    25 Nov 1864

    Albumen print | 21.5 x 15.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2101573

    This photograph from 25 November 1864 shows continuing progress on the construction of the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore. In the photograph a group of men are operating a lifting frame. The frame is being erected at the foot of the stairs leading to the Royal Mausoleum entrance. This photograph is from the volume Progress of the Mausoleum; From November 16 1863 to March 20 1866.

    • annotation: Novembr 25-1864. [beneath work, lower right]

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