Picture No | 10804620 |
Date | 1914 |
Description | Present Day Types - the Straphanger by Arthur Watts |
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A gentleman in a top hat and smoking a pipe tries to keep his balance on a London Underground train by hanging onto one of the overhead straps whille holding his umbrella, newspaper and several parcels. The term 'straphanger' was coined for those who stood hanging onto straps on the Tube.
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Source | Illustration by Arthur Watts in The Bystander, 7 January 1914 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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