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Laying the first stone by His Majesty the King of the railway bridge at Zutphen on 22 October 1861
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone for the railway bridge in Zutphen, performed by King William III on October 22, 1861. The group is under a kind of canopy decorated with garlands and coats of arms; centrally, a scaffold with the foundation stone; to the left of it, the King signs a document to be embedded with the foundation stone. The print includes a separate sheet with the names of the attendees.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet leggen van den eersten steen door Z.M. den Koning aan de spoorwegbrug te Zutphen op den 22.n October 1861. 1861. Wilhelmus Cornelis Chimaer van Oudendorp. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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