Using stud welding equipment in a workshop in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A man using stud welding equipment at a steel trestle in a workshop in Portsmouth Dockyard. He is working on a horizontal plate which is above head height. Despite the showers of sparks he is not wearing any protective mask and has his eyes closed.

Object details

ID: N26075
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 5 December 1945
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm