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Description: | Interpreters employed by London Transport (L.T.) were stationed at key areas in the West End, such as Victoria and Piccadilly Circus. They provided a service aimed at the many foreign visitors who came to London.
This picture shows an L.T. interpreter wearing a heavy coat. On the sleeve are five flags, which indicate the languages the man could speak. The flags are all European. In 1923, most visitors to London were from Europe or from English-speaking nations such as the United States. By the end of the 20th century, tourists would flock to London from all over the world.
The interpreter is directing a woman at a bus station. She is wearing a distinctive 1920s-style coat with a fox fur stole. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Leisure Identity and Icons | Temporal: | 4 Apr 1923 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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