B/W print; Notting Hill Gate Metropolitan Railway interior, 1919

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Reference number	1998/89910
Description	Interior view of a section of the Metropolitan Railway platform at Notting Hill Gate Underground station, now Circle and District lines. The photograph shows a wooden seat with the hamd painted station name surrounded by advertisements for main line railway companies and auction notices. The three large billboards on the retaining wall contain, left to right, a message from, and photograph of, the then Prime Minister, David Lloyd George; a series of posters advertising the activities of the YMCA/YWCA; and a Daily Herald poster.
Photographer	Metropolitan Railway
Dates	1919
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	M58
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Underground stations
Completeness	71% 71% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	110mm
  Width	161mm
  Descriptive size	6x4ins

  Item content

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  Advert: The Prime Minister to Employers "The first and most obvious step towards the re-instatement of ex-service men is their re-employment in their former trades. Each trade and industry in the United Kingdom should recognise the obligation towards disabled men Advert: Great Eastern Railway. Agricultural development in East Anglia Advert: Pianos Cramer Advert: Cerebos Salt Advert: The sound business man's investment. National War Bonds Advert: Queen's Hall Promenade Concerts Advert: Gaiety Theatre. Going Up. Joseph Coyne Advert: Kingsway. The Rotters Advert: Gaiety Theatre. Going Up. Madge Saunders Advert: Albert Baker & Co Ltd Advert: The Daily News. All classes and ages enjoy its bright pages Advert: Palace Theatre. Monsieur Beaucaire. Maggie Teyte Advert: Wrights Coal Tar Soap Advert: The Daily Herald. Labour's daily newspaper. All the news of the Movement. All the news of the World. Early every morning. One penny Advert: YWCA Holiday Camps Advert: Church v Royal Artillery at Lord's Thurs June 26th Notice: The Crystal Palace and grounds are at present closed to the general public owing to the occupation of the Admiralty Notice: Thurgood & Martin Notice: Goddard & Smith. Sale of accessories & tyres Notice: Allsop & Co. Hollywood Road Fulham. Building materials sanitary fittings Notice: Geering & Colyer. The Maple Leaf Club 13 Connaught Place Marble Arch London W2. Furniture Notice: Knight & Co. No 6 Linden Gardens Notting Hill Gate. Furniture

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	medium interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Metropolitan Railway, 1919

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Notting Hill Gate, W11