b/w glass neg, Mile End tram change-pit by Topical Press, 10 May 1934
Main details
| Reference number | 1999/5608 |
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| Description | Mile End tram change-pit. Electric tram power change-over from overhead wires to conduit current collection. High angled view looking East. A Class E/1 East Ham tram, Route 63 for Aldgate, stands at the head of a queue of road traffic. Mile End Underground station, District Line and LMS, stands in the background. |
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| Dates | 10 May 1934 |
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| Photograph number | u14497 |
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| Completeness | 60% |
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Physical description
Item content Attribute Value Text Advert on building: Taylor Walkers Prize BeersStation: LMS Tilbury & Southend & UndergrounD Railways Mile End StationAdvert on tram: Cadbury's Milk Chocolate ... food
BovrilDesign Attribute Value Shot Medium exterior -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Photographer Topical Press, 10 May 1934 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Location Mile End, Tower Hamlets E3
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