COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~15~15
Photography Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL17110523
image_number
JRL17110523
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
VPH.5.122
reference_number
VPH.5.122
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
London General Omnibus Company. Timekeeper's Box, Richmond
title
London General Omnibus Company. Timekeeper's Box, Richmond
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Album of women's work in wartime
title_larger_entity
Album of women's work in wartime
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Reavil, Mr Arthur
creator
Reavil, Mr Arthur
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Photographer
creator_role
Photographer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1914-1919
date_created
1914-1919
Date Created
false
Description:
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.
description
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.
Description
false
Keyword:
World War; First World War; Homefront; Buses.
keyword
World War; First World War; Homefront; Buses.
Keyword
false
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
subject
World War, 1914-1918
Subject
false
Subject:
Photography--History--20th century
subject
Photography--History--20th century
Subject
false
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
subject
World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Visual
category
Visual
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
class
Analogue photography
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Gelatin silver prints
technique
Gelatin silver prints
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
England: Greater London: Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
location_creation_site
England: Greater London: Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
Creation Site
false
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
temporal_coverage
20th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
spatial_coverage
England: Greater London: Richmond upon Thames: Richmond
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
98 mm
item_height
98 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
73 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
former_repository
Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false
Bibliography:
bibliographic_citation
<A href="https://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/61020q">Album of Women's Work in Wartime.</a>
Bibliography
false
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
collection_code
Photography
Collection Code
false