Crowded out
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Crowded out
A potato coster laments the progress in motorised traffic and predicts the future obsolesence of horse drawn vehicles. The caption reads - Stage Struck coster (to his dark coloured donkey). Othello, Othello, your occupation ll soon be gone
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Competition Coster Crowded Donkey Drawn Future Motorised Obsolete Othello Potato Potatoes Predicts Progress Sadness Struck Traffic Vehicles
EDITORS COMMENTS
In this evocative photograph from 1903, a potato coster, or vendor, stands disconsolately next to his dark-colored donkey, Othello, on a crowded London road. The progress of motorized traffic is evident in the background, with cars and buses filling the streets and pushing horse-drawn vehicles to the sidelines. The coster, with a sad and resigned expression, laments the impending obsolescence of his traditional mode of transportation. He holds a basket of potatoes, a reminder of the simple, rural past that is being left behind in the face of modernity and urbanization. The historical significance of this image lies in its portrayal of the transition from horse-drawn transport to motorized vehicles, a transformation that would fundamentally alter the urban landscape and the way goods were transported and sold in cities. The coster's stage-struck expression, as he gazes at the passing traffic, adds a sense of drama and melancholy to the scene, making it a poignant reminder of the past and the inexorable march of progress.
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