Colour transparency; a Routemaster bus in a Yellow Pages advertising livery, 1971 - 1973

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Reference number	2005/14464
Description	This picture was taken in the early 1970s by Trafalgar Square. The R.M. Routemaster, normally red, has been painted yellow as part of an advertising campaign for the Yellow Pages telephone directory. Buses had displayed advertising throughout the 20th century, but all-over bus advertising was new in the 1970s. This bus, operating on route 11, carried the Yellow Pages livery from April 1971 to April 1973.
Photographer	unknown
Dates	Apr 1971 - Apr 1973
Collection	Photographs
Object type	Colour transparency
Photograph number	110-6-23
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Streets and buildings
Completeness	71% 71% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	mm
  Width	mm
  Descriptive size	35mm

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Advert on bus: Ring round with Yellow Pages Let your fingers do the walking! On destination blind: Liverpool Street

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	long exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	unknown, Apr 1971 - Apr 1973

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Borough	City of Westminster,
  Location	Trafalgar Square, Westminster WC2