Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17110523
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Reference Number:
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VPH.5.122
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Image Title:
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London General Omnibus Company. Timekeeper's Box, Richmond
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Parent Work Title:
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Album of women's work in wartime
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Creator:
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Reavil, Mr Arthur
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Date Created:
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1914-1919
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Description:
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An omnibus, registration LF8458/B1678, No. 33 stands opposite a wooden hut. The bus has various advertisements around the upper deck, such as PEARS Soap, Oakey Wellington Knife Polish. the orute is also visible Piccadilly Circus, Upper Richmond Road, Barnes gardens, Castelnau, Hammersmith Kensington Road, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Gardens, Piccadilly. Stadning between the bus and ht are three women, dressed in uniform with hats, and three men, two dressed in uniform and one dressed in a suit. The road name Victoria Place is visible on a house in the background of the photograph. The London General Omnibus Company was founded in 1855 to amalgamate and regulate the many independent horse-drawn omnibus services operating in London. L.G.O.C. began using motor omnibuses in 1902 and the last horse drawn bus ran on 25th October 1911. Oakey Wellington Knife Polish was introduced in 1858. Pears transparent soap was first produced and sold in 1807.
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Keyword:
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World War; First World War; Homefront; Buses.
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918
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Subject:
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Photography--History--20th century
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Gelatin silver prints
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: Greater London: Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
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Time Period Covered:
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20th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater London: Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
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Item Height:
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98 mm
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Item Width:
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73 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Bibliography:
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-11
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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