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Subiaco Museum > Records

POSTCARD: VIV JAMES IN HIS TAXI-CAB

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1913

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Image: The original sepia image shows the subject seated at the wheel of a motor-vehicle. The vehicle does not have front doors. The car stands on an unsealed road. The subject wears a long coat and chauffeur style cap. Vivian James ran the James Taxi Service which operated in conjunction with James Taxiplanes Ltd, offering the public the choice of aeroplane to taxicar at the same rate per mile.

Reverse: 'Return to Viv James' in blue crayon.

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cwa-org-43-1985.275.1

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