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 […]
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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 […]
These Humorous Stinker Station Signs Helped to Provide Comic Relief for Motorists in Idaho During the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen traveling to distant places, it is well to remember where you come from. If you come from […]
Houses on Wheels, ca. 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThree “housecars” as they were referred to at the time, two from Minnesota and one from the Dakotas […]
50 Wonderful Color Photographs That Show What Gas Stations Looked Like in the U.S From the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteBack then, full-service gas stations engaged in numerous marketing ploys to draw you in for fill ups. Unlike […]
1917 Adams Motor Bungalo Deluxe
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a photo of the Adams Motor Bungalo purported to be the “original 5th wheel” dating back to […]
Transport a Sprite 400 Caravan, 1966
This post was originally published on this siteGerman actress Margit Saad (right) and Jean Herbert-Smith towing the lightweight Sprite 400 caravan around Bryanston Square in […]
Vintage Photographs of the Skiway Sky Bus Lift Used on Mt. Hood, Oregon From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteUsing a modified city bus, a twin-engine design powered the wheels to turn cables in a pulley system […]
December 6, 1897: London Became the First City in the World to Host Licensed Taxicabs
This post was originally published on this siteOn December 6, 1897, London became the first city to host licensed taxicabs. But vehicles for hire were […]
Woman on a Podoscaphe, ca. Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1858, an article in L’Illustration relates a podoscaphe navigation on the Rhine, from Rotterdam to Cologne. On […]
Pictures of Epic Traffic Jam in Berlin in November 1989
This post was originally published on this siteThe Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to divide East and West Berlin. Constructed by the eastern, Soviet-ruled […]
45 Fascinating Photos Show Belgium’s Tram System in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteBelgium’s first horse-drawn trams were introduced in Brussels in 1869, running from the Porte de Namur to the […]