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Image Number: 
JRL17110520
Reference Number: 
VPH.5.119
Image Title: 
London General Omnibus Company. Conductresses in Company's Mess Room
Parent Work Title: 
Album of women's work in wartime
Creator: 
Reavil, Mr Arthur
Creator Role: 
Photographer
Date Created: 
1914-1919
Description: 
Three women dressed in uniform and hats sit at a table. The table has a cup and saucer, a small glass bottle and a plate on it. There is a man dressed in uniform stanidng behind them. 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.
Keyword: 
World War; First World War; Homefront; Buses.
Subject: 
World War, 1914-1918
Subject: 
Photography--History--20th century
Subject: 
World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
Category of Material: 
Visual
Sub-Category: 
Analogue photography
Technique Used: 
Gelatin silver prints
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
England: London
Time Period Covered: 
20th Century CE
Places Covered: 
England: London
Item Height: 
72 mm
Item Width: 
99 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Bibliography: 
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2017-11
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
Photography