More Cat & Euclid Drivers - 1959
Some of the Caterpillar & Euclid drivers I met, early summer 1959.
I earned pocket money taking photos of the men and their machines at work on various sections of the motorway.
It was a novelty for all of us; they were keen to have a souvenir of their working environment, to show their family & friends. After taking the shots I rode home on my bike, developed the film and was able to give them their photos the following day! I got a lot out of this experience except my school work suffered. Later that year I applied for RAF training in the photographic trade.
The Lancaster By-Pass, now part of the M6, was one of the earliest sections of motorway to be constructed in Britain. Work began following on from the Preston By-Pass (M6) and the M1. The new 2 lane each way road was 11.5 miles long, between Hampson Green, just south of Galgate to Carnforth Level north of Lancaster, both accessed from the old A6 highway.
View taken: 27 May 1959, on the Blea Tarn Road Bridge site (Hala Hill), Scotforth.
Camera: Braun Paxette 1 (1953), Steinheil Cassar f2.8 45mm lens, Prontor SVS shutter.
Film: Kodak Plus X.
Scanner: Epson V800 with Epson software.
More Cat & Euclid Drivers - 1959
Some of the Caterpillar & Euclid drivers I met, early summer 1959.
I earned pocket money taking photos of the men and their machines at work on various sections of the motorway.
It was a novelty for all of us; they were keen to have a souvenir of their working environment, to show their family & friends. After taking the shots I rode home on my bike, developed the film and was able to give them their photos the following day! I got a lot out of this experience except my school work suffered. Later that year I applied for RAF training in the photographic trade.
The Lancaster By-Pass, now part of the M6, was one of the earliest sections of motorway to be constructed in Britain. Work began following on from the Preston By-Pass (M6) and the M1. The new 2 lane each way road was 11.5 miles long, between Hampson Green, just south of Galgate to Carnforth Level north of Lancaster, both accessed from the old A6 highway.
View taken: 27 May 1959, on the Blea Tarn Road Bridge site (Hala Hill), Scotforth.
Camera: Braun Paxette 1 (1953), Steinheil Cassar f2.8 45mm lens, Prontor SVS shutter.
Film: Kodak Plus X.
Scanner: Epson V800 with Epson software.