B/W print; platform view, St John's Wood Underground station, by Metropolitan Railway, circa 1921

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Reference number	1998/89844
Description	St John's Wood Road Underground station, Metropolitan line. Interior platform view. The station name is displayed on a bench seat back, lost in a sea of commercial advertising posters covering the platform wall.
Photographer	Metropolitan Railway
Dates	circa 1921
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	M55
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Underground stations
Completeness	59% 59% ?

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  Advert: For House Furnishing Bowman Bros. Advert: Blue Hall The Premier Cinema Advert: Veno's Cough Cure Advert: Onoto Advert: Foster Clark's Cream Custard Advert: Pears' Soap Advert: Eastman's for Excellence in Dyeing & Cleaning Advert: Smoke B.D.V. Advert: Waverley Fountain Pen Advert: The Quantock Sanitary Laundry Advert: Artmour's (tinned and bottled foods) Advert: Wright's Coal Tar Soap Advert: Emu Brand Australian Wines Advert: Vigil Advert: Virol Advert: The Barbican Repository Ltd. EC1 Sales by Auction held every Tuesday & Friday 250 Weighty & Active Cart & Van Horses Also Useful Strong Cobs Motor Vehicles Advert: "Big Tree" Gold Medal Burgundy Advert: Foster Clark's Soups Advert: Bovril Advert: Cock's Sole Leather Advert: Waverley Ink for Fountain Pens Advert: Sphinx Plugs Advert: Willesden the Ideal Residential District Excellent Facilities Smokeless Factories by Using Cheap Electricity for Tariff Apply The Council Electricity Office Salusbury Rd., Kilburn, Tel. 1480 Willesden. Advert: Stephens' Inks Advert: Brand's Essence of Beef Advert: Lifebuoy Soap Vending machine: Nestlé's Swiss Milk Chocolate Seat: St. John's Wood Rd. Sign: Way Out

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  Shot	medium interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Metropolitan Railway, circa 1921

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  Location	St John's Wood Road, NW8