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The press inspect the Channel Tunnel, 19th century.

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Taking soundings for a proposed Channel Tunnel, 1879.

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Hector Horeau's proposed Channel Tunnel, 1857.

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The Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: Anon

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View of the shield used in the construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. Artist: Edmund Marks

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Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: T Blood

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A French sapper digging a tunnel to place a mine under the enemy lines, France, 1915.

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The Thames Tunnel under construction, London, c1835. Artist: Carl Friedrich Trautmann

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Opening of the Mont Cenis railway tunnel linking France and Switzerland, 1871.

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Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: George Cooke

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Telephone exchange, late 19th century.

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Germain Sommeiller's compressed air rock drill used in excavation of the Mont Cenis Tunnel, 1874.

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Women securing bristles in brushes using Woodbury's machine, late 19th century.

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Building of the Panama Canal, Panama, late 19th-early 20th century.

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Civil engineers in a trench with a pneumatic drill, Oldcoats, Nottinghamshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters

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The construction of a pier in Yalta, Crimea, late 19th century(?).

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Testing engines in an automobile factory, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 20th century. Artist: Keystone View Company

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Installing a damp proof course in a house in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters

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Installing a damp proof course in a house in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters

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Digging a Channel Tunnel, 19th century.

Digging a Channel Tunnel, 19th century. The idea for a tunnel linking Britain to France dates back to the Napoleonic Wars. In 1881 work started on pilot tunnels from Folkestone and Sangatte, but was halted the following year by the British government because of fears regarding national security. The tunnel was eventually built, however, opening in 1994.

Unique Identifier AR972540

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 5016px × 3481px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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Black and white

Civil engineering

Construction industry

digging the dirt

English Channel

geographical feature

Keystone Archives

NINETEENTH CENTURY

The Keystone Archives

tunnelling machine