Picture No | 10503175 |
Date | 1904 |
Description | Police motorcyclist, 1904 |
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A police sergeant fully equipped for running to earth motorists who exceed the speed limit. Under law introduced in 1904, all motor vehicles were compelled to be registered and to show their registered number plainly. The policeman's own number can be seen plainly in front of his lamp.
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Source | Photograph in 'The Tatler', 13 January 1904, page 48 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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