Template:LTM photo/doc

Purpose

The purpose of this template is to access images on the London Transport Museum Photographic Collection website at https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs. This site contains an extensive collection of images of London and its public transport (buses, trams, trolleybuses and tube trains) from the 19th century to the current day. It is therefore a useful resource for anyone preparing articles on any of these topics.

The template provides a link to the search page on the site showing all images matching the search term.

Usage

The template takes the format: {{LTM photo|1|2}} which expands to provide an external link in the format: [https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs?q={{{1}}}]

• The first unnamed parameter is the search term to use on the London Transport Museum site.
• The second unnamed parameter is optional for use as an alternative description of the images. If unused the search term from parameter 1 will be used in its place

Examples

{{LTM photo|Morden station}}
Produces: Morden station images in the collection of London Transport Museum

{{LTM photo|Morden station|Images of this station}}
Produces: Images of this station in the collection of London Transport Museum

See also

• {{LTM collection}} - produces a link to a single image