An image illustrating the introduction of hand straps on underground trains. When straps were added to underground railway carriages in the early 1900s, there was an outcry among travellers. The Tatler was one of several papers who echoed public feeling and felt that the idea of commuters having to stand for such distances was unfair.
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Image Number: 4220-20405642Rights ManagedCredit Line:Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library/Pantheon/SuperStockCollection:Mary Evans Picture Library Contributor:Illustrated London News Ltd Model Release:NoProperty Release:NoResolution:5651×3356
