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Jixi Sir? 1927
Description
Item title reads: " 'Jixi' sir?' First of fleet of 2-seater cheap-fare taxis destined for London."
Weybridge, Surrey
M/S taxi cabby opens the rear door of a vehicle for a balding man and a woman. The cab leaves though a factory gate drives along a street with horses, carts and cyclists....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Margaret
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 32847
- Sort Number:
- G 1386
- Time in/Out:
- 01:04:21:00 / 01:05:18:00
- Canister:
- G 1386
- Film ID:
- 676.03
- Issue Date:
- 04/04/1927
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