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B/W print; A long line of people queuing in the rain in Trafalgar Square to board a B-type bus, circa 1920

Image 1 of B/W print; A long line of people queuing in the rain in Trafalgar Square to board a B-type bus, circa 1920
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Reference number
1998/43667
Description
A long line of people queuing in the rain in Trafalgar Square to board a B-type bus, operating on route 32 to Hampton; the men at the head of the queue can be seen climbing the stairs to the top deck. A conductor, with his hands behind his back holding a ticket rack, stands beside the queue, midground centre. The bus driver, wearing a white cap and dustcoat, is just visible on the other side of the queue, by the bus stop.
Photographer
Dates
circa 1920
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
14510
Location
Topics
Completeness
69%

  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Descriptive size
    8x6ins
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Text
    Bus destination board: To Hampton Whitehall Great Smith St Vauxhall Bdg Sth Lambeth Rd Clapham Rd Balham High Rd Merton Rd Worple Rd Burlington Rd Kingston Rd Hampton Court Road
    No on bus: 378
    On bus: Safety First
    Advert: The King of Soaps Pears
    Advert: Ask for Claymore Whisky
    Advert: Heinz Tomato Ketchup
    On bus stop: General. Route 53A Buses Stop Here
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Shot
    Medium exterior

  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Photographer
    unknown, circa 1920
    Copied by
    Colin Tait, 1974

  • Associated companies, people and places

    Places
    Location
    Trafalgar Square, Westminster, WC2