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John With An Order Hoop

Black and white photograph of a man stands on a railway platform while a train is driving by on the right side. He is holding a large stick up to the train. Part of the train station can be seen on the left side.

Source: John Mellow

Date: c. 1960

John is using an order hoop to pass a message to the engineer in a passing train. Order hoops not retrieved by station staff were often collected by rail fans.