ABSTRACT
A photo (fig. 2) taken in the summer of 1929, shows workers leaving a Philips electronics factory site in Eindhoven on foot or by bicycle. A passenger bus is carefully navigating the crowded streets and there is a car in the background. Until the 1960s, only the well-to-do owned a private car, so this was likely driven by an engineer or higher-up staff. At a time when the state had been constructing roads for future automobility, most blue-collar workers relied on other mobility options for their commute. Workers leaving Philips factories on foot, by bicycle, and bus. Eindhoven, 1929 (Source: Philips Company Archives) A bustling street scene in Eindhoven, 1929, showing workers leaving Philips factories. The image captures a mix of people walking, riding bicycles, and boarding a bus. Tall buildings and industrial structures line the street, with a prominent skyscraper in the background. https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781003700678/b2bd64bb-dd72-41ea-bf75-09afc20c8124/content/Fig1_2.jpg"/>
