B/W print; A long line of people queuing in Venn Street, 1920
Main details
| Reference number | 1998/43670 |
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| Description | A long line of people queuing in Venn Street, Clapham to board B-type bus reg no LF8741, operating on route 107 to Dorking, at Easter 1920. The people at the head of the queue are climbing the stairs to the top deck, where a conductor stands, selling or checking tickets. Another member of staff is marshalling the queue near the boarding platform. Several small children are being carried by their parents, including one wearing a sailor suit. |
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| Dates | 1920 |
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| Photograph number | 14507 |
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| Completeness | 70% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Descriptive size 8x6insItem content Attribute Value Text Bus destination board: To Dorking via Balham High Road Tooting Broadway Merton Rd Morden Rd North Cheam Ewell Epsom Ashtead Leatherhead Box HillAdvert on bus: Pears' SoapAdvert on bus: Claymore WhiskyAdvert on bus: The white signature indicates Lea & Perrins Sauce The original & genuineAdvert on bus: The king of soaps The soap of kings Pears'No on bus: 946Advert on building: Swan Collars 3 for 1/- Not less soldDesign Attribute Value Shot Medium exterior -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Photographer unknown, 1920Copied by Colin Tait, 1974 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Location Venn Street, Lambeth, SW4