4092 x 3300 px | 34,6 x 27,9 cm | 13,6 x 11 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
3 mai 2018
Informations supplémentaires:
. Recorded at the recorded location in 2018, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. At the centre of the view is Plusbus rail ticket bus travel for Birmingham on WM travel, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into regional identity, roadside stop, street-side transport, passenger transport, bus route infrastructure, local character, historical comparison, local mobility, public transport information, changing land use, public realm, local bus network, transport accessibility, and roadside transit. The wider contemporary story combines integrated transport, passenger information and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around the recorded location before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes archival record, changing streetscape, community identity, social history, contemporary social history, place identity, everyday life, and documentary photography. References to Birmingham, Plusbus, ticket, and travel give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Rather than relying on a broad place description, MJ2YEA gains specificity from the photographed subject, Plusbus rail ticket bus travel for Birmingham on WM travel, UK, and the period details visible within the frame. Its period value extends to integrated transport and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of bus service funding and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The image fixes part of the area's social history as part of the recorded location's history.
