Yesterday I went to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool to see a special exhibition they are running called The Age of Steam. This surpassed all expectations.
Not only were there paintings but there were also photographs.
One of the paintings that made me cry was one of a widow, sitting in a railway carriage, holding the hand of her son, about 12, who was off to Australia to "make his fortune". His elder sister was sitting next to him with the most distraught expression on her face.
There were photos of when the railway met at Utah. This changed the journey across the USA from months to a couple of days. There were many others from around the world.
On my one named study I have come across people who both went to OZ and to Utah and it really brought home to me what they went through.
The reason that I am posting this is that if you google railway paintings or photos it will be a great way to see how your relatives were living at that time.
Hope anyone that lives close enough will go to Liverpool.
It was great.
Not only were there paintings but there were also photographs.
One of the paintings that made me cry was one of a widow, sitting in a railway carriage, holding the hand of her son, about 12, who was off to Australia to "make his fortune". His elder sister was sitting next to him with the most distraught expression on her face.
There were photos of when the railway met at Utah. This changed the journey across the USA from months to a couple of days. There were many others from around the world.
On my one named study I have come across people who both went to OZ and to Utah and it really brought home to me what they went through.
The reason that I am posting this is that if you google railway paintings or photos it will be a great way to see how your relatives were living at that time.
Hope anyone that lives close enough will go to Liverpool.
It was great.
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