Taxis Collection (page 2)

Place de la Breche, Constantine, Algeria
Aerial view of Place de la Breche (Gap Square), Constantine, Algeria, with taxi rank. Date: circa 1925

Avro Lancaster Mk VII NX611 Aeronavale Bankstown
Avro Lancaster Mk VII NX611 in French Naval Air Arm livery at Bankstown in Sydney Australia. Eventually restored and bought in 1983 by the Panton Brothers she is now named Just Jane

Miss Susan Dudley Ryder, Londons 1st lady taxi driver, WW1
Miss Susan Dudley Ryder, who had the distinction of being Londons first female taxi driver, aving passed all the driving tests

The advent of women at the polls, 1929
Two sophisticated and fashionable ladies in heels, cloche hats and fur trimmed coats alight from a taxi at a polling station where they will vote for the first time in the General Election of May

Franz Graf Von Thurn
FRANZ graf von THURN UND TAXIS (Ruggiano de Tassis) Italian- German entrepreneur who established communications system for the Empire, laid foundations of family fortune. Date: 16TH CENTURY

WW2 - Prams with possessions return with Evacuees going home
WW2 - Prams containing possessions return to Euston, London, following Evacuees heading home after the passing of the V1 and V2 rocket attack scare - September 1944. Date: 1944

The Six Princesses of Luxembourg
The Princesses of Luxembourg (from right): Marie-Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg - Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg - Antoinette

LCC-LFB Auxiliary Fire Service vehicles, WW2
AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) vehicles. The onset of WW2 brought about a vast expansion of the London Fire Brigade to deal with the anticipated enemy bombing of London

LCC-LFB Car crash, SW London
The Brigade attending the scene of a car crash in Cromwell Road, SW London involving three vehicles

Izmir, Turkey - Place Fassoula with Taxis
Horse-drawn Taxis (Hacks) at Place Fassoula, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Pall Mall, London - Horse Taxi cabs passing The Reform Club (right). Date: circa 1905

Fleet Street - looking west from Ludgate Circus, London - at the time of this photograph, the majority of the buildings and offices were used for Editorial, Printing and Publishing works

Ludgate Circus and St Pauls Cathedral, London Date: circa 1960s

Condado-Vanderbilt Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Condado-Vanderbilt Hotel, Ashford Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico, North Atlantic Ocean. Back of a postcard, with prices and other details. It was built in 1919 in Spanish Revival style

Hyde Park Corner - London - Horse Cabs and Early Motorcar
Hyde Park Corner - London - Horse Cabs and an Early Motorcar. Date: 1912

Soho, London - Charing Cross Road WC2 - Astoria Theatre. 1973

Paris, France - Boulevard Montmartre, bus and pedestrians with horse cabs. Date: circa 1905

Von Brandis Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1930

Shipquay Place and Old Guns, Londonderry - a street scene with people and on the left, the city wall and guns and on the right a lot of horse taxis

Poster, Air Taxis, always at your service, sure, speedy and satisfactory. Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd. 20th century

Tokyo Central Railway Station, Japan
The Tokyo Central Railway Station - Japanese Government Railways, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Brompton Oratory, London - with cab rank
The Brompton Oratory, London - with cab rank. Date: circa 1910s

Hyde Park Corner with Royal inset portraits of King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (of Teck) (1865-1953) published in the Kings Coronation year. Date: 1910

Taxis outside Victoria & Albert Museum, Kensington, London
Taxis (Unic Landaulette with white wall tyres) outside the Victoria & Albert Museum, Kensington, London. Date: circa 1910

Annunciation to the shepherds. Book of hours Tour et Taxis, 15th century. Chateau of Chantilly. France

Two young women outside Eccles Taxis
Two young women posing outside their place of work, Eccles Taxis. Date: 1970s

Thurn & Taxis Mailcoach
Mail coaches of the Thurn & Taxis mail service at Frankfurt, Germany. Date: circa 1830

Louise Thurn und Taxis
Louose, countess von Thurn und Taxis in the 16th century, Count Roger of Thurn und Taxis set up a German mail service. Date: 17th Century

New Pullman Car, near Langham Place, London
New Pullman Car running between Portland Place and Queens Gate in London. Seen here in Langham Place, with All Souls Church and the Queens Hall in the background. Date: circa 1910

Place de la Gare - Bizerte, Tunisia, North Africa - The Northernmost city in Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Railway station, Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Railway station and street scene with taxi rank, Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910s

Vintage Landaulet Taxis/Cars 2 x Fiat and an OM Officine Meccaniche, Thought to be in Italy. Date: 1920s

Piccadilly Circus just before Theatre-time on a June evening
Cars, taxis and horse-drawn cabs jostle for position around Eros in Piccadilly Circus as society leaves restaurants and make their way to Londons West End theatres

Dignity & Impudence by H. M. Bateman
An arrogant looking taxi cab driver, enjoys a rest and a cigar, ignoring the signal of a potential customer across the street - a humorous comment on the attitude of London taxi drivers during

The Education of the Masses, War Economy, Douglas MacKenzie
Illustration showing the mass of entertainment and amusements on offer to the London population during the First World War, despite the fact the country was supposed to be practising war economy

Turcos in taxicabs in Senlis, World War One
The taxicab in war. German occupiers of the town of Senlis, in France, in World War One, surprised by a dash of Turcos (native French colonial Algerian troops) who whirled into the town in taxicabs

Female taxi drivers in cab shelter, WW1 by Annie Fish
Humorous impression of lady taxi drivers drinking tea in a cab shelter and charming the cabmen official. The Taxi Drivers Union objected to women taxi cab drivers during the First World War

Female taxi drivers, WW1 by Annie Fish
Humorous illustration by Annie Fish in The Tatler showing a tongue-in-cheek impression of women taxi drivers during the First World War, more concerned with adjusting make up than driving

A woman chauffeur, WW1
A Miss Webber, the first motor cab driver to be trained and employed by a London cab company due to the shortage of male drivers

Cars in the Mall bearing debs to court presentations
A familiar sight in central London during the Season - a long line of cars snaking its way up the Mall towards Buckingham Palace

First electric cab licensed in London
The first electric cab ever licensed in London in 1897. Called Berseys after the manager of the Electric Cab Company, they were nicknamed hummingbirds due to the sound they made. Date: 1904

Hyde Park and the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London Date: circa late 1920s

Westminster Abbey, London - Queue of Taxi cabs
The Western facade Westminster Abbey, London, with the Houses of Parliament visible behind. A queue of Taxi cabs await their fares patiently. Date: circa 1910s

Piccadilly Circus and a London Flower Seller Date: circa 1950

Kolkata, India - The Municipal Market Date: circa 1905

A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to Eros
A Policeman at Piccadilly Circus, London, close to the Statue of Eros, stopping the traffic (consisting of a row of London taxis). Date: circa 1909

The Terrace of the Hamilton Hotel, Bermuda Date: circa 1910s

Sopwith Atlantic taxis into position 18 May 1919
Sopwith Atlantic taxis into position. 18 May 1919. Date: 1919

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