Cab Driver Collection

St. Saviour's Cabmen's Shelter, Upper Brook-street, Manchester, 1862. Creator: Unknown
St. Saviour's Cabmen's Shelter, Upper Brook-street, Manchester, 1862. 'Praiseworthy attempts...have been made in the metropolis to better the condition of cabmen

(Bertrand), Dis donc, s'ils allaient nous faire.. 1838. Creator: Honore Daumier
(Bertrand), Dis donc, s'ils allaient nous faire.. 1838. (Bertrand) Dis donc, s'ils allaient nous faire un mauvais parti tous ces meurt-de-faim la? (Robert Macaire) Qui, la populace

Federal Taxicab - Cabs at Union Station, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Federal Taxicab - Cabs at Union Station, 1914
Federal Taxicab - Cabs at Union Station, 1914

Federal Taxicab - Cabs at Union Station, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Federal Taxicab - Cabs at Union Station, 1914
Federal Taxicab - Cabs at Union Station, 1914

Cabriolet là M'sieu, là M'sieu... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Cabriolet la M'sieu, la M'sieu... 19th century. je n'ai pas Seulement de quoi aller a pied. [Cabbie}: Carriage monsieur! [I don't just travel on foot?]

Your Cab Company; In response to the need for rapid transportation in a city rapidly growing...1925. Creator: Unknown
Your Cab Company; In response to the need for rapid transportation in a city rapidly growing, "Your Cab Company" was incorporated, June 30th, 1923, 1925

'The Parrot and the Cabbies - An Incident at a Seaside Holiday Resort, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Blarney, 1870 / 91. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
Blarney, 1870/91

The Sights of Dublin, April 28, 1877. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
The Sights of Dublin, April 28, 1877

Thrift, 1870 / 91. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
Thrift, 1870/91

Hotel Metropole, 1850-1900. Creator: Unknown
Hotel Metropole, 1850-1900. [Hansom cab drivers waiting for custom at the corner of Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall Place in London. Note cabbies shelter on the left]

Regent Circus, 1850-1900. Creator: Unknown
Regent Circus, 1850-1900. [Traffic at Oxford Circus, the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street]. Albumen print, from the album " Views of London"

Cabs, n. d. Creator: Frank Edwin Scott
Cabs, n.d

The Up-Tide on the Avenue, probably 1890. Creator: Frederick Childe Hassam
The Up-Tide on the Avenue, probably 1890

Carriage on Street in Residential Neighborhood, London, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Carriage on Street in Residential Neighborhood, London, 1860s

Miseries of London, or a Surly Saucy Hackney Coachman, June 4, 1814. June 4, 1814
Miseries of London, or a Surly Saucy Hackney Coachman, June 4, 1814

Taxi cab with gas-bag device on specially fitted roof, 1914-1918, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Taxi cab with gas-bag device on specially fitted roof, 1914-1918, (1935). During the War years there was an acute petrol shortage

Hansom cab, c1910, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Hansom cab, c1910, (1935). The hansom cab was a popular form of conveyance in London. From " The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd

Hackney carriages and drivers at a taxi rank, Bishopsgate, London, 1912
Hackney carriages and uniformed drivers at a taxi rank, Bishopsgate, London, 1912

First taxi-cab in Liverpool, Merseyside, 1906. Artist: JP Wood
First taxi-cab in Liverpool, Merseyside, 1906. The driver was not sheltered by a hood or a windsreen, the horn was bulb shaped and the bonnet had a flap to prevent overheating

Cabs drawn by natives on a residence road, Durban, S. Africa, c1900..[Underwood & Underwood, New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas, c1900]

The Last Cab Driver, and the First Omnibus Cad, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Last Cab Driver, and the First Omnibus Cad, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens

A London taxi, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A row of old cabbies, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Bicycle taxi, German-occupied Paris, 1940-1944. Petrol was in short supply during the occupation and what was available went to the Germans

Robert Peel, British statesman, arriving at the House of Commons, London, January, 1846. Peel (1788-1850) receives an enthusiastic welcome from onlookers

Bicycle taxis in the Place d Etoile by the Arc de Triomphe, German-occupied Paris, August 1943. Petrol was in short supply during the occupation and what was available went to the Germans

Two Drops of Comfort, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Two Drops of Comfort, 1871. A publican holds up a notice detailing the latest proposed government measures whilst one of his regulars keeps a firm grip on his beer with one hand

Lessons in the Vacation, 1866. A public school-man says He-ar Cabby, We ll Give you Eighteen-Pence to take us to Brixton. The cabby replies Well, I generally do carry Children Alf Price

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