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 […]
traffic & transport
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 […]
Operation of the Kansas Pacific Railway in 1873 Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteBegan in 1855 as the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad, and was later reorganized in 1863 as the […]
Victorian Ladies With a Battlesden Car, circa 1897
This post was originally published on this siteA rather comical photograph of four Victorian ladies and a Battlesden Car. Two ladies sit in the carriage […]
Meet Jack the Baboon, Who Worked as a Railroad Signalman in the 1880s for Money and Beer, and Never Made a Mistake!
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the latter part of the 1800s, travelers to Cape Town, along the Port Elizabeth mainline railroad, frequently […]
August 22, 1902: President Theodore Roosevelt Rode an Electric Automobile in Hartford, He Was the First to Do So Publicly
This post was originally published on this siteTheodore Roosevelt was no stranger to Connecticut; his mother and second wife were Connecticans and his sister lived […]
An 2000-Year-Old Thracian Chariot With Horse Skeletons Found in the Village of Karanovo, Bulgaria
This post was originally published on this siteA 4-wheel chariot with horses in a tomb of a Thracian Aristocrat from the 1st Century A.D. The […]
The Earliest Known Image Depicting a Train Wreck on the Providence Worcester Railroad, Rhode Island, 1853
This post was originally published on this siteOn August 12, 1853, a head-on collision occurred on a single track between Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, […]
Scene Inside a New Zealand Railway Carriage, ca. 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteInterior of a railway carriage, showing several items of New Zealand Railways picnic equipment. A woman is seated […]
Canadian Police Officer Guarding the Pharmacy in Waist-High Flood Waters in Galt, Ontario, 1974
This post was originally published on this siteEven as the flood waters rose, the sun shone bright on May 17, 1974. Earlier rains and a […]
When Checker Went Long: 24 Amazing Photos of Checker Aerobus 8-Door Station Wagon
This post was originally published on this siteThe Checker Aerobus, both 6- and 8-door models, is an automobile manufactured on two different wheelbases by the […]
The Goatmobile, ca. 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteA man and his goat mobile, early 1900s: The caption reads: “A progressive citizen of Columbus, Ohio, anxious […]
Melbourne’s First Cable Tram Service, 1885
This post was originally published on this siteThe Melbourne tram network began in 1884 with the construction of the Fairfield Horse Tramway. However, the purpose […]
18 Rare and Amazing Vintage Photographs of the Construction of the Metropolitan Railway in London, circa 1861
This post was originally published on this siteThe Metropolitan Railway (also known as the Met) was a passenger and goods railway that served London from […]