B/W print; double deck horse-drawn knifeboard tram no 296, operating between Aldersgate Street and Clapton, circa 1888

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Reference number	1998/83680
Description	Double deck horse-drawn knifeboard tram no 296, operating between Aldersgate Street and Clapton. Vehicle is seen in service, and has just passed under the North London Railway bridge across Mare Street at Hackney. The tram is empty, as is the road, apart from another tram just visible behind the first.
Photographer	A Braddock
Dates	circa 1888
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	C6434
Location	Covent Garden Victorian Gallery
Topics	Trams and trolleybuses
Completeness	72% 72% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	108mm
  Width	167mm
  Depth	5mm
  Descriptive size	166x102mm

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Advert on bridge: Daily Chronicle. 64 columns One penny Sold everywhere. Great success, enormous sale, all the latest news & telegrams. Special stock and share list. Yield per cent Advert on tram: Alfred Reason Bassinette carriage. Illustrated price lists post free Destination board on tram: Aldersgate Street & Hackney Road & Clapton

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	Medium exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	A Braddock, circa 1888