B/W print; Extreme high angle view of an early London General Omnibus Company De Dion type motor bus, no 271, 1906
Main details
| Reference number | 1998/84188 |
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| Description | Extreme high angle view of an early London General Omnibus Company De Dion type motor bus, no 271. The view is taken from a window overlooking the street, and shows the top deck of the bus crowded with passengers. Hansom cabs and horse-drawn carts are passing by. |
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| Dates | 1906 |
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| Photograph number | 3308485 |
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| Completeness | 68% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Descriptive size 8x6insItem content Attribute Value Text Advert: Vaudeville Theatre Every Evening A. & S. Gatti's Mrs. Ponderbury's Past - Mr. Charles Hawtrey Will AppearDesign Attribute Value Shot high exterior -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Photographer unknown, 1906
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