| Detailed description: Swakop river crossing, A deviation line was built. The deviation line was one and a quarter miles long, including a 600 feet trestle bridge. It was completed on 2 March 1934, during floods at Walvis Bay/Swakopmund, 2500 tons ex Walvis Bay and 250 tons ex Swakop were worked across before 4/3/34 on the right track. It was neccessary to uplift the stock to save it from being washed away |
| Remarks: Various pictures selected for the DNA exhibition. Theme: Floods in Namibia |
| Date: 02 March 1934 |
| Medium: Image |
| Colour: BW |
| File format: Electronic image |
| Copyright holder: NAN |
| Acknowledge: NAN |
| Contributing institution: Namibia University of Science and Technology |
| Custody: NAN |
| Local keywords: Flood damage, Railway bridges, Railway construction, Railway lines, Floods |
| Photo No: Photo no. 539 and 1031 ex Accession A. 33 |
| Comment on quality: Low |
| Version: 17.5 x 12.5 print |
| Type: Electronic image |
| Source: Print |
| Date digitised: July 2011 |
| Collection name: NAN Collection |
| Date added: 07-27-2011 |
| Data capturer: RM |
| Metadata entry tool: ISIS |
| Digitisation specs: JPEG for display. Archives TIFF image was scanned at 1200 dpi with Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner. 16 bit grey. 17.5x12.5 print |
| File name: NAN_PRI_FLOODS_img_038125.jpg, NAN_PRI_FLOODS_img_038126.jpg |