Vintage Photos Show the First Class Carriages of the Great Western Railway in the Late 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1832 it became clear that Bristol simply had to be connected to London. A group of businessmen […]
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Photos of Great Dane “Thor” Riding Around in Sports Car With Mistress, 1961
This post was originally published on this siteWoman driving sports car around Hollywood with Thor the Great Dane riding shotgun in California, 1961. The photographs […]
David Bowie Traveling the Trans-Siberian Railway From Vladivostok to Moscow, April 1973
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1973, David Bowie traveled to the Soviet Union after finishing the Japan leg of his Ziggy Stardust […]
Photos of Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boat, the Largest All-Metal Flying Boat to Have Ever Been Constructed
This post was originally published on this siteLaunched from the Saunders-Roe facility at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, the first Princess Flying Boat, G-ALUN, […]
50 Wonderful Vintage Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of Seoul in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteSeoul was established as the national capital of the Joseon Dynasty in 1392, and it has continued to […]
Photos of Pittsburgh Streetcar System in the Mid-1960s
This post was originally published on this sitePittsburgh is a city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States and the county seat of […]
President Abraham Lincoln’s Hearse in Springfield, Illinois, in 1865
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was laid to rest in […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of the Marine Angel Going Through Drawbridges on the Chicago River in 1953
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1953, the 600-foot-long, 70-foot-wide Marine Angel transited the Chicago River. The freighter had only seven inches of […]
40 Amazing Photos Show Luxembourg Bus System in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteLuxembourg is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, […]
40 Stunning Real Photo Postcards Captured Street Scenes at Night in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteProduction of postcards blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As an easy and quick way […]
Fascinating Story of How the Last Photo of the Titanic Was Taken Before the Sinking in April 1912
This post was originally published on this siteThis photograph is one of the last known picture of RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage. It was […]
In 1871, a Quebec Woman Hired a Hearse Just to Ride Around Town Smoking in the Coffin-Bed While Enjoying the View
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 17th century, mourning etiquette and all its trappings dominated the lives of most women, especially those […]
Lancia Autoalveare, 1932 Triple-Decker Luxury Bus Which Ran From Rome to Tivoli
This post was originally published on this siteBuilt in 1932, the first real triple-decker bus, Lancia Autoalveare, was made in Italy. While not much is […]
Welcome to Chicago
This post was originally published on this siteAirline passengers landing in Los Angeles on April 1, 1992 were greeted by an 85-foot-long yellow banner on […]
Cycling in Toronto in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe omnipresence of the bicycle and bike culture in 1890s Toronto far surpasses anything we know today. But […]
50 Fabulous Photos Show Interior of the RMS Lusitania
This post was originally published on this siteRMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk on 7 May 1915 by a German U-boat […]
Legging It! Photos of Boat Leggers From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteLegging is a method of moving a boat through a canal tunnel or adit containing water. This method […]
The Airship USS Los Angeles Landing Aboard the USS Saratoga in 1928
This post was originally published on this siteOn January 27, 1928 in an experimental fleet exercise, the rigid airship Los Angeles (ZR-3) moored to USS […]
Isle of Man Buses in the Early 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown dependency situated in the Irish Sea between Great Britain […]
Street Scenes of the U.S From the 1960s Through 30 Wonderful Color Real Photo Postcards
This post was originally published on this sitePostcards are always of great historical and social interest. In 1903 Kodak introduced the No. 3A Folding Pocket […]
Drive-Thru Polio Clinic in the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1960s, medicine borrowed a page from the drive-thru window’s concept of fast, “don’t-even-need-to-leave-your-car” convenience in […]
Candid Portraits of British Drivers in 1994
This post was originally published on this siteWhen it comes to the car, drivers willingly give spontaneous, virtually automatic explanation – we could call ‘structural […]
Photographs of Excited Dutch Boys Hanging on a Moving Train After the Liberation, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1945, photographer Menno Huizinga took these photos of excited Dutch boys hanging on the door of a […]
London–Calcutta Bus Service, the World’s Longest Bus Route. It Took About 50 Days to Complete the Journey!
This post was originally published on this siteThe bus service from London, England to Calcutta, India (now Kolkata) is considered to be the longest bus […]
A Lucky Escape, 1969
This post was originally published on this siteUncle Luther and Aunt Vera never made it to the UP that spring. Their trip was cut short […]