cab

43 photos and 3 illustrations tagged cab, from 11 members of Flickr Commons.

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1900

2013

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Richard Norton said:
New York City's Mayor's Bureau of Licenses
Hesitant Eggnog said:
amazing pictures. it gives me some nostalgia. thank you for uploading this. i added your site on my bookmark. cheers
Comfortable Houses said:
Echo Richard Arthur Norton the exact date could be tracked back this way. Fine tones across the range, excellent negative.
technogeo said:
The date is scratched into the negative along the lower right side: 8/2/13 (reversed). The same date appears in the companion photo along the lower left side.
BobMeade said:
August 1913 saw the reformation of the taxi hacking industry in NYC. A new public hacking ordinance was introduced to abolish private cab stands and reduce taxi fare rates. The new ordinance went into effect at 0000hours on August 1, 1913. A new style of taximeter was also required adjusted to register the new rates of fare. ( ref. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9900E2DC163DE633A... & As you could imagine, the taxi industry did not take kindly to the reforms. (ref. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A0CE5DC163DE633A... ) According to an article in the NYT of August 3, 1913, August 2 was a big day for vehicle inspections: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9403EFDD113BE633A...

Chuck Walla said:
This appears to be a Turboliner cab as demonstrated by this young engineer candidate:

Chuck Walla said:
There's a series from the structural test lab where they're testing the pedestal and frame of this seat. One example: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/54957726105/]