Victorian Period city life 1880-1889
Horse-drawn carriage
Charing Cross Roundabout,
London, England
Picture Postcards 1900-1909
Public Transportation Victorian Period
Lithograph postcard]]> Hansom Cab driver directing his carriage near Charing Cross Roundabout, London, England]]>
The driver, seated behind, can control the closely situated doors, and prevent passengers from leaving without paying. It was the most popular form of public transportation available during the era. ]]>
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For more information on the Hansom Cab see: http://www.caaonline.com/caa_content.asp?PageType=Dept&Key=15&MCat=7

and
http://vichist.blogspot.com/2008/06/case-of-growler-and-handsome-hansom.html]]> ff7_hansom_verso.jpg]]> London, England,
Victorian Period city life,
Newspaper boy cap,
Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain
Eros,
Flower Girls,
Child Labor,
Lithograph postcard]]>
News Paper Boy at the Corner of Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, London, England.]]>
Additionally featured is the statue of Eros, completed by Albert Gilbert in 1893, this was a relatively new sight for Londoners in 1898. The statue also received a lot of controversy due its nude nature, and was the first sculpture to be cast in aluminum. Now a known symbol of London, this statue also references the emblem of Evening Standard newspaper.]]>
The statue of Eros located at the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is still standing. ]]>
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For information on the statue of Eros, see: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp101-110]]> ff10_news_verso.jpg]]> ]]> Maid
Victorian city life
London England,
Picture postcards 1900-1909
Lithograph postcard]]> Police Man talking to Maid, London, England]]>
Policemen were typically of lower classes, and had labor related occupations. Due to the industrial revolution, and increased mechanization, less laborers were need, thus became police officers (Taylor 48).

The maid featured most likely worked for a middle class family as evidenced by the type of house in the background. Such an image paints a more positive view of relations with police officers during this period. ]]>
and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For more information on the formation of police forces in London see: http://www.victorianweb.org/history/police.html

and: Taylor, David. The New Police in Nineteenth-Century England: Crime, Conflict, and Control. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1997.]]> ]]> ff2_police_verso.jpg]]>