Horse-drawn bus, Campbeltown

Maker
Peter MacKay
Production date
Circa 1905
 Description
View of an omnibus hitched to two horses. The bus belongs to the White Hart Hotel in Campbeltown. The bus is filled with passengers, men and women, in Edwardian dress. They are dressed for cool weather.
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Department
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Maker
Production date
Circa 1905
Subject notes
The hotel used its own transport to take guests to and from the pier, as all visitors came by steamer from Glasgow and other piers further up the Firth of Clyde. The omnibus would also be used for excursions, for example to the beach and golf course at Machrihanish.
Accession number
P16667

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