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Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From the Quai de Javel (Switchman's Shanty)

1902

Henri Rivière

(French, 1864–1951)
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Printed by Verneau

Culture
France, early 20th century
Medium
color lithograph
Support
Beige(1) wove
Measurements
Sheet: 22.3 x 26.8 cm (8 3/4 x 10 9/16 in.); Image: 17 x 21.2 cm (6 11/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Bonebrake 2003.393
Catalogue raisonné
Fields p. 78, plate 28
Edition
500 plus 50 deluxe
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

The switchman’s principal duty was to switch tracks to direct an oncoming train to its destination, regulate a train’s speed, and signal the open track to the train conductor. The red and white checkered flag was used for the latter purpose and was placed on the side of the open tracks. The switchman was also responsible for manning the telegraph, whose white poles line the opposite side of the tracks. When he was off duty, the switchman grew vegetables on the bank bordering the railway, as was the custom with railway workers.

Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From the Quai de Javel (Switchman's Shanty)

1902

Henri Rivière, Printed by Verneau

(French, 1864–1951)
France, early 20th century

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