Cab Collection (page 2)

Hackney Coachman, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Hackney Coachman, 1897. Caricature of a London jarvey or jarvie, the driver of a 19th-century hackney coach. This was a hireable vehicle with two horses and six seats

Locomotive Cab Fittings, 1935-36. Creator: Unknown
Locomotive Cab Fittings, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935-36]

Lord Nelson, one of the most powerful locomotives owned by the Southern Railway
" Lord Nelson", one of the most powerful locomotives owned by the Southern Railway, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2"

A Clear Road from the cab of a Southern Railway Atlantic locomotive, 1935
A Clear Road. This picture, taken from the cab of a Southern Railway " Atlantic" locomotive, shows a Victoria to Bognor Regis train passing Sutton, Surrey, 1935

The Sydeny Limited leaving Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, at 6 p
The " Sydeny Limited" leaving Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, at 6 p.m. on its daily run to Albury, New South Wales, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2"

Russian Carriages: Droshky and Kibitka, Between 1792 and 1820. Private Collection

Russian sledges, Between 1792 and 1820. Private Collection

Electronic control of railway stations, the CTC cab, Madrid

Inside the cab of an electric locomotive, 1950

Cabs waiting outside Waterloo Station, Lambeth, London, 1930
Cabs waiting outside Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, London, 1930. View of the railway bridges in front of the station looking north towards Waterloo Bridge

Horse-drawn vehicles in High Holborn, London, 1898. View along the street with a queue of horse-drawn carriages

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

A hackney coachman, London, 1814
A hackney coachman, holding a coin in his hand, disputes the fare with two passengers in a doorway, London, 1814

Guitarist Chuck Christiansen travelling by coach to the Royal Albert Hall, London, 28 May 1992. Christiansen was part of the orchestra backing Frank Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr

The Engine Driver, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

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

Selfridges department store, London, 2010. Selfridges was founded by American retail entrepreneur Harry Gordon Selfridge and opened in March 1909

A Noblemans Sleigh on the Ice, c. 1646. Found in the Collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Winter Sleigh Rides, 19th century. Private Collection

Avenue de l Opera, 1898. Found in the collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Specification Drawings for Hansoms Cab, 1834, 1834, (1904). Artists: Joseph Hansom, Unknown
Specification Drawings for Hansoms Cab, 1834, 1834, (1904). The hansom cab is a kind of horse-drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834 by Joseph Hansom, an architect from York

Cardriver plying for Hire, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Cardriver plying for Hire, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

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

Native men seeing a white woman for the first time, Mongalla to Terrakekka, Sudan, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Native men seeing a white woman for the first time, Mongalla to Terrakekka, Sudan, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Fleet Street as seen from opposite Salisbury Court, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Waterloo Station, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Waterloo Station, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

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

The Winter Russian Travelling Carriage, 1810s. Artist: Dubourg, Matthew (active 1786-1838)
The Winter Russian Travelling Carriage, 1810s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Kibitka, 1820. Artist: Pluchart, Eugene (1809-1880)
Kibitka, 1820. Found in the collection of the State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Rue Saint-Honore in the Afternoon. Effect of Rain, 1897. Artist: Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903)
Rue Saint-Honore in the Afternoon. Effect of Rain, 1897. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

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

Horse-drawn cabs on a street during the German occupation, Paris, 1944. By the last year of the occupation there were few cars left on the streets of Paris due to the shortage of petrol

Depot where electrically driven Paris cabs were fitted with freshly charged batteries, 1899
Depot at Rue Cardinet where electrically driven Paris cabs were fitted with freshly charged batteries, 1899. At front right are glass carboys in protective wicker jackets

Factory for making, recharging and servicing electric cabs, Aubervilliers, France, 1899
Factory for making, recharging and servicing electric cabs used in Paris, Aubervilliers, France, 1899. From La Nature. (Paris, 1899)

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

Dudley Street, Seven Dials, London, 1872. Unkempt, dirty children play in the street while a cab tries to drive through without crushing them

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

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

Viru Gate, entrance to the Old Town, Tallin, Estonia, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Viru Gate, entrance to the Old Town, Tallin, Estonia, 2011. The gate dates from the 14th century

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