mayorsbureauoflicenses

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1913

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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...

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Richard Norton said:
John Drennen of New York City's Mayor's Bureau of Licenses. Article date: July 7, 1916 Source: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=990CE... By 1925 John Drennan was Chief of the Bureau of Licenses Source: select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F5061FFC395B1273... There is a John J . Drennen who died in Manhattan in 1931: John J . Drennen (1872-1931) who died on September 6, 1931 in Manhattan. He was death certificate number 21616.D655
technogeo said:
Date appears along lower left side: 8/2/13, reversed
BobMeade said:
Thanks to technogeo's date spotting, This from the NYT of August 3, 1913: "Deputy Commission John Drennan of the Bureau of Licences, with a corps of inspectors, was kept busy yesterday examining vehicles for which public hqack licences were sought. Of the 500 vehicles which have been brought forward for inspection at 248 West-forty ninth Street, were the examinations are being held, only 17 have been deemed absolutely fit for service. ..." ( ref. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9403EFDD113BE633A... )
technogeo said:
Nice work lifeasdaddy. Looks like we nailed it!
Rob Ketcherside said:
Ferris Bueller could have used that odometer spinner connected to the front wheel! Great job on the research guys!