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Insp. Walsh condemning taxicab (LOC)

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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...