B/W film neg, portrait of Jill Viner, by Julia Spiegl, 1989
Main details
| Reference number | 1998/19170 |
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| Description | Full length portrait photo of bus driver Ms Jill Viner (Licence badge N85910). Ms Viner stands in front of a DMS-Type bus (DMS1626). Jill Viner became London's first woman bus driver in 1974. |
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| Dates | 1 Jan 1989 - May 1989 |
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| Photograph number | 25024/19/36 |
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| Completeness | 56% |
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Physical description
Design Attribute Value Shot medium interior -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Photographer Julia Spiegl, 1 Jan 1989 - May 1989
More about the history of women in transport
Jill Viner (1952–1996) became the first woman to drive a London bus licensed to carry passengers in June 1974. Find out more about Jill's story and the women who came before and after her.
In the early days of London’s public transport women did not have equal rights with men. Today the situation is different, but progress was often slow and sporadic. Read more about the story of women in London’s transport.
In both world wars, women actively and readily filled the gap created in London’s transport services when men joined the forces in large numbers. Read all about the variety of roles women undertook during the two world wars.
