Before it's too late

[sdreid]

Does anyone know if an individual's name was taken down when they bought a railroad passenger ticket?

[Robert]

Hi Stan

Well, Andy Spallek's the man for this, though I should think it would have been impossibly bureaucratic to take a name every time a ticket was sold. However. long term tickets entitling the holder to travel for several months or a year might have the person's name and address on the back, in case the ticket got lost and handed in. I doubt if the railway company would have a record, though.

[John Savage]

Hi Stan,

Whilst I doubt that names would have been recorded for single or return tickets it does seem that they recorded names for season tickets as the below picture courtesy of the National Railway Museum, York shows.

This was the railway line used by Druitt.

[sdreid]

Thanks guys. So I guess faint hope at most.

[sdreid]

I was 24 when Inspector Keaton died.

Was this the only "involved" person to be recorded on audio? There were means of recording going all the way back to 1888.

[sdreid]

Are there any aerial photos of Whitechapel in that era? They would have to be from a lighter than air craft obviously.

[corey123]

Stan,

The airplain wasn't invinted untill the early 1900's. So, I dont think there would be.

Also, I don't think they had yet invinted a camera that could withstand the elements of arial flight. It would have to be compatable with however many feet the plain flew in the air.

I think I have seen a drawing of Whitechapel drawn by an artist in a hot air ballon.

Not as good or preciese as a photo though.

[sdreid]

Yes, the airplane wasn't developed until 1903. That's why I said lighter than air, that is, light-gas and hot-air balloons as well as some primitive airships. There were kites and gliders too but they would likely have been too unstable.

[corey123]

HI stan,

Sorry, didn't see that. Well I do remember seeing a drawing, I think on John Bennetts thread of photos. I am not sure though. However, I am sure there is one.

[Radical Joe]

Stan,

The airplain wasn't invinted untill the early 1900's. So, I dont think there would be.

Also, I don't think they had yet invinted a camera that could withstand the elements of arial flight. It would have to be compatable with however many feet the plain flew in the air.

I think I have seen a drawing of Whitechapel drawn by an artist in a hot air ballon.

Not as good or preciese as a photo though.

According to this http://www.papainternational.org/history.html aerial photography was first used in 1858.

[sdreid]

Thanks Joe. I would have expected that is was some time before 1888 because there was some relatively high speed film by then.

[sdreid]

I see on that site that rocket photography as well as a pigeon cam were also under development so that makes 7 possible platforms with 3 LTAs, kites and gliders.

[sdreid]

I wonder if anyone connected to the early Ripper movies might have conducted some interviews.

[sdreid]

I wonder if anyone connected to the early Ripper movies might have conducted some interviews.

By this I meant, interviewed extant people who had an actual connection to the case.

[sdreid]

By this I meant, interviewed extant people who had an actual connection to the case.

The same would hold true for the 50th anniversary newspaper and magazine articles.