Title

The Flip-Flap amusement ride, Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London, 1908. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The Flip-Flap amusement ride, Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London, 1908. The fare was sixpence for a ride, and took three minutes and twenty seconds from one side to the other. At the top people could see Windsor Castle and Crystal Palace if the weather was clear. The exhibition aimed to promote the achievements of Britain and France. Pavilions and exhibition halls were built on a 140 acre site in Shepherd's Bush. The site was given the nickname White City because of the white stucco facades of all the buildings. When London underground opened a tube station there in the 1950s it was given this name as a reminder of the site's history.
Museum of London

Date

1908

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Museum

Reference

HRM19A84_141

Model release

Non

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

54,0Mo (3,0Mo) / 32,0cm x 42,3cm / 3776 x 4994 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior tall building buildings London England female women woman people male crowd man men entertainment guy high century lady concept outside exhibition B&W visitor MONOCHROME amusement ride black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century Museum of London 1908 flip-flap Franco-British Exhibition Hammersmith and Fulham TGN White City photograph Unknown photograph