Omnibus Collection (page 7)

The Great Tram v. Motor-Bus Question (engraving)
604481 The Great Tram v. Motor-Bus Question (engraving) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Tram v)

The last omnibus (engraving)
604478 The last omnibus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last omnibus; dated 1847); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Westminster Bridge, London (photo)
610326 Westminster Bridge, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Westminster Bridge, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

War Office, London (photo)
610314 War Office, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: War Office, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

The Strand, London (photo)
610271 The Strand, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Strand, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Staple Inn, Holborn, London (photo)
610266 Staple Inn, Holborn, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Staple Inn, Holborn, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Regent Street, London, looking north (photo)
610198 Regent Street, London, looking north (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Regent Street, London)

New Pullman Car (photo)
610192 New Pullman Car (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Pullman Car); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Piccadilly Circus (photo)
610165 Piccadilly Circus (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piccadilly Circus); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road, London (photo)
583804 Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road, London (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road)

Mansion House Street, London (photo)
583643 Mansion House Street, London (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mansion House Street)

View of La Belle Jardiniere department store and the Pont Neuf, c
CHT169008 View of La Belle Jardiniere department store and the Pont Neuf, c.1870-80 (colour litho) by Sorrieu, Frederic (1807-c.1861); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Boulevard (colour litho)
CHT182421 The Boulevard (colour litho) by Wostry, Carlo (1865-1943); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Italian, out of copyright

Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris, Bright Weather, 1893 (oil on canvas)
NUL104652 Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris, Bright Weather, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 81x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Rue Saint-Lazaire, Temps Lumineux; no)

Cheapside, London 1896
Looking east, Bow Church on the right. 1896

Bus service between the Comedie Francaise and the Odeon (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT242880 Bus service between the Comedie Francaise and the Odeon (litho) (b/w photo) by Draner, Renard Jules (1833-1926); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Church of St. Laurent, Paris, illustration from Paris dans sa splendeur
REV326504 Church of St. Laurent, Paris, illustration from Paris dans sa splendeur, published by Henri Charpentier, 1861 (colour litho) by Benoist

The Inconvenience, 1826 (colour litho)
PER233988 The Inconvenience, 1826 (colour litho) by Leprince, Auguste-Xavier (1799-1826); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

View of the Paris Opera House, 1890-99 (b / w photo)
XIR182405 View of the Paris Opera House, 1890-99 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: designed by Jean Louis Charles Garnier (1825-98); ); French

Shillibeers Omnibus (engraving)
560273 Shillibeers Omnibus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shillibeers Omnibus.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Wreckage of a bus that had been set fire by strikers in South London, 1926 (b / w photo)
STC373156 Wreckage of a bus that had been set fire by strikers in South London, 1926 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

De Tivolis Patent Omnibus (engraving)
729114 De Tivolis Patent Omnibus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: De Tivolis Patent Omnibus. Illustration by unknown artist)

Hyde Park Corner, Apsley House, London (coloured photo)
3642628 Hyde Park Corner, Apsley House, London (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hyde Park Corner, Apsley House, London.Postcard)

City transport (colour litho)
3096766 City transport (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: City transport. Illustration for Bilder zum Anschauungsunterricht fur die Jugend by Eduard)

Entrance to Victoria Station, London. Date: circa 1908

High Street, Sawston, Cambridgeshire, showing A Coulthard, chemist and pharmacist, and a double-decker omnibus. Date: circa 1908

An omnibus, c. 1910, from The Story of Twenty Five Years
2662495 An omnibus, c.1910, from The Story of Twenty Five Years, published 1935 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

General Post Office, Saint Martin s-le-Grand, City of London, 1890 (b / w photo)
1786152 General Post Office, Saint Martin s-le-Grand, City of London, 1890 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Newgate Street, looking east from Old Bailey, City of London, 1890 (b / w photo)
1786136 Newgate Street, looking east from Old Bailey, City of London, 1890 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Cheapside, from Mansion House, City of London, 1885 (b / w photo)
1786094 Cheapside, from Mansion House, City of London, 1885 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Mappin and Webb, Cheapside)

The Five O Clock Bus by F W Green and J Harrington-Young
Promotional music sheet for The Five O Clock Bus music hall song by F. W. Green & J. Harrington Young and sung with applause by George Ellis, the Australian comique

Advert for Maythorn & Son, builders of carriages 1897
Selection of Maythorns horse-drawn carriages. 1897

First Motor Omnibus seen in Great Britain
Early Motor Cars - First Motor Omnibus seen in Great Britain

Omnibus on the road 1905
Up-to-date, new omnibus being put to the road by the London General Omnibus Company. Date: 1905

London horse-bus 1888
Monday morning, east wind and rain, a city bus full if passengers even on the open top deck. 1888

Horse-bus with Pictorial Post Cards advert 1900s
A horse-bus of the London General Omnibus Company Limited, with a advert for Pictorial Post Cards J. J Samuels on the side, also showing the bus route. Date: Early 20th Century

Paris Exhibition of 1900 - The Monumental Gate
Paris Exposition (Exposition) of 1900 - The Monumental Gate (La Porte Monumentale). Date: 1900

Photograph showing busy Westminster Bridge with pedestrians walking across and a steady flow of traffic made up of public transport trams, omnibuses and some horse and carts. Date: 1935

A Spring Shower in London 1866
A scene in Bank, London, where victorian people are trying to get out of the rain. Date: April 1866

An Artists Notes on the Continent, III, Vienna (engraving)
1049044 An Artists Notes on the Continent, III, Vienna (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Artists Notes on the Continent, III, Vienna)

Pope Benedict XIV presenting the Encyclical Ex Omnibus
995753 Pope Benedict XIV presenting the Encyclical Ex Omnibus to the Comte de Stainville, later Duc de Choiseul, 1757 (oil on canvas) by Batoni

Punch cartoon: A Study of Omnibus Life - scene on a London bus (engraving)
6034806 Punch cartoon: A Study of Omnibus Life - scene on a London bus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

King William Street, looking north, City of London, 1895 (b / w photo)
1786113 King William Street, looking north, City of London, 1895 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Bishopsgate: north from Liverpool Street, London, 1890 (b / w photo)
1786071 Bishopsgate: north from Liverpool Street, London, 1890 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Knightsbridge, London (colour photo)
3105930 Knightsbridge, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knightsbridge, London)

Gare de Paris-Est, Paris (colour photo)
3102125 Gare de Paris-Est, Paris (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gare de Paris-Est, Paris)

Drunk in an omnibus (engraving)
736071 Drunk in an omnibus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The humours of the young man of the period; Drunk in an omnibus; from The Days Doings)

The Cock Tavern, Highbury, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
XJF359039 The Cock Tavern, Highbury, c.1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

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Omnibus, a word that conjures up images of bustling streets and the evolution of transportation. From the whimsical illustrations of "The Kinecar" by William Heath Robinson to the grandeur of "The Main Entrance - The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, " omnibuses have been an integral part of our urban landscape. In Trongate, Glasgow, captured on oil board, we see the vibrant energy as people hop on and off these iconic vehicles. And in "St. Paul's and Ludgate Hill, " painted with meticulous detail on canvas, we witness a snapshot of Victorian London where omnibuses traversed its busy streets. One such notable omnibus was the GWR Milnes-Daimler from 1904 – a marvel in its time. This motor bus revolutionized public transport and connected communities like never before. Its presence at Bristol Temple Meads Station marked a new era in travel convenience. Moving forward to the 1920s, we find ourselves amidst the hustle and bustle of Piccadilly Circus in London. Here, omnibuses were an essential mode of transportation for both locals and tourists alike. The Clock Tower at Victoria Station stands tall as a testament to their importance in Pimlico. Journeying through time brings us to High Street in Barnes, West London – a picturesque scene where an omnibus gracefully navigates its way along this charming street. Meanwhile, Halfway House in Swanley takes us back to 1935 when these vehicles served as lifelines connecting rural areas with nearby towns. Finally, Swindon Station transports us to 1930 when passengers eagerly awaited their arrival or departure aboard these trusty machines. Omnibuses have played an indelible role throughout history – bridging gaps between neighborhoods and fostering connections among diverse communities, and are not just means of transport but symbols representing progress and unity within society.