Historic Transportation Images

A collection of vintage photographs featuring steam locomotives, horse-drawn carriages, and tramways. The images capture the essence of early transportation.

Three boats are met by a group of people on the beach, Alfred Stieghlitz, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print New York (city) paper sailing-ship, sailing-boat. beach

Parts of a steam locomotive, George Gardner Rockwood (Possible), c. 1861 - In or Before 1871 photograph photographic support albumen print steam locomotive

Stoomlocomotief, George Gardner Rockwood (possibly), c. 1861 - in or before 1871 photograph photographic support albumen print steam locomotive

bDescription:/b The Peak Tramway. bLocation:/b Hong Kong bDate:/b 1930-1940 b hongkong, asia, asiathroughalens

Anonymous, n ° 116 rue Saint-Martin, house known as Goths. Horse carriage. Fancy hosiery, 4th arrondissement, Paris. (Dummy title). Silver gelatin-bromide draw. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

Horse with car, with men working in the background, Léonard Misonne, 1902 - 1903 photomechanical print paper horse. two-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal

Description: Mile 345 Between Railhead and Railhead Station. Description: Mile 344 Railhead Station, 1st August 1899. Date: 01 August 1899 ugandarailway, africa

View of a caravan with making a man and three children on a garment and at a tent. .

Stoomlocomotief, George Gardner Rockwood (possibly), c. 1861 - in or before 1871 photograph photographic support albumen print steam locomotive

Three boats are met by a group of people on the beach, Alfred Stieghlitz, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print New York (city) paper sailing-ship, sailing-boat. beach

View of La Lionne near Calais, a gunboat from France, N.C., c. 1877 - in or before 1882 photomechanical print CalaisDuinkerke paper collotype firearms: cannon. sailing-ship, sailing-boat Calais

Zeilboot nabij Wroxham Broad, John Payne Jennings, c. 1886 - in or before 1891 photomechanical print WroxhamSurrey paper collotype sailing-ship, sailing-boat. landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Wroxham

Duiker in diving equipment on a ship, M. Prouho, c. 1890 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print paper deep-sea diving. ships (in general)

Description: 3 1/2 wide. Location: Malaya Date: 1897 asia, malaysia, asiathroughalens

Fishing ships on the Zuiderzee, c. 1900 - c. 1910 photograph Part of photo album with recordings of Volendam, Dordrecht, Gorinchem and Woudrichem. Zuiderzee paper. photographic support gelatin silver print sailing-ship, sailing-boat. sea Zuiderzee

Description: Mile 352 Bank, Rails awaiting on Earthwork. Description: Mile 352 1/2 Cutting. ugandarailway, africa

Description: The Pier Kilindini Location: Kilindini ugandarailway, africa

Description: Mile 362. General Incline No.3 I B and I A from bottom. ugandarailway, africa

Description: Mile 197 Between Kibwezi and Benzavo Location: Kibwezi, Benzavo Description: Mile 195 Kibwezi Station Location: Kibwezi ugandarailway, africa

Rowing boats on the Beek Göksu Deresi near Constantinople, Anonymous, c. 1885 - in or before 1895 photomechanical print Constantinople paper brook. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Description: Famagusta Harbour - Cyprus. View of the new Quay from seaward, with two steamers alongside - taken 6th February 1906 Location: Famagusta, Cyprus Date: 06 February 1906 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalens

$View of Ilfracombe and a steamboat, anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photomechanical print paper city-view in general; 'veduta'. steamship, motorship$

Rowing boat on the water, Michelis, c. 1894 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print Berlin paper rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Stoomlocomotief, George Gardner Rockwood (possibly), c. 1861 - in or before 1871 photograph photographic support albumen print steam locomotive

Two carriages with horse drive into the water, John Moffat, c. 1898 - in Or Before 1903 photomechanical print paper horse. two-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal

At sea, Anonymous, 1940 - 1943 photograph Deck of a ship at sea. Part of the photo album about the Kriegsmarine 1940-1943. photographic support gelatin silver print sea. parts of ship's exterior (DECK). navy (+ motor ships) Netherlands

Farmer with a cart pulled through a cow, anonymous, c. 1888 - in or before 1893 photograph photographic support albumen print farmers. cow. two-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal

Coaling Pier at Newport News, Virginia during World War I. A part of the Port of Embarkation series, this photo was taken on June 1, 1919, by photographer S.C., USA. The image shows harbor crafts at the pier. The photo carries "053969 3-1400" as notes.

Group of French-owned barges chartered by the A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Forces) wait for towage down the Seine River. The Inland Water Transportation Co., formerly 57th Engrs. U.S.A., assists in shipping supplies to troops through inland waterways, helping to alleviate strain on the railways. Photo taken on February 11, 1919, in Rouen, Seine Inferieure, France.

Zeilboot, A.J. West, c. 1882 - in or before 1887 photomechanical print paper sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Reproduction of a painting of a covered wagon with a dead horse by Pierre-Marie Beyle, Goupil & Cie., After Pierre-Marie Beyle, c. 1873 - In or Before 1878 photomechanical print paper four-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal. horse

Sailboat on the Wavey, John Payne Jennings, c. 1886 - in or before 1891 photomechanical print WaveneySurrey paper collotype river. sailing-ship, sailing-boat Waveney

Locomotive Engine.

Sailing ships in the port of Volendam, c. 1900 - c. 1910 photograph Part of photo album with recordings of Volendam, Dordrecht, Gorinchem and Woudrichem. Volendam paper. photographic support gelatin silver print sailing-ship, sailing-boat. harbour (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.) Volendam

View of a number of sailing boats in the water, Zimmermann, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print Berlin paper landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Rowing boats on a river, 1834 - 1906 Page 16 Verso and 17 recto from a sketchbook with 46 sheets. paper. pencil landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Anefo photo collection. Recovery. Schouwen-Duiveland. 1945. Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland

Freight on the Rhine, Anonymous, c. 1889 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print Rhine paper ships (in general). river

A zero job in Milan. Throwing switches all day in the shade of a parasol The last silk hat in Italy. An old driver in Milan who withstands the competition of the modern auto taxi ; Genoa. The most famous cemetery in the world where wives erect marble statues of themselves in weeping poses on their departed husbands' graves and before the tomb is green are partners in another marriage venture.. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection , Railroad employees,Italy,Milan,1920-1930, Street railroads,Italy,Milan,1920-1930, Carriages & coaches,Italy,Milan,1920-1930, Cemeteries,Italy,Genoa,1920-1930, Tombs & sepulchral monuments,Genoa,Italy,1920-1930.

Members of the Amsterdamsch Student Corps in a carriage, Nicolaas Schuitvlot, c. 1897 photograph This photo is part of an album. Netherlands cardboard. photographic support students' organization. four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport). horse Netherlands

Zeppelins LZ5 in LZ6, Anonymous, c. 1909 - C. 1910 photograph. scrapbook Page with six photos from LZ5 and LZ6, among others. All photos are provided with a number and title. This page is part of an album. paper. photographic support gelatin silver print 46C35 airship, zeppelin

American steam locomotive for passenger transport. .

American steam locomotive for passenger transport, anonymous, c. 1871 - In or Before 1881 photograph United States of America photographic support albumen print steam locomotive

Cylinders of a steam locomotive ..

Description: Road washed away Location: Weihaiwei, China Date: 1903 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Anker van Brown, Lenox & Co exhibited at the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations from 1851 in London for the Cyrstal Palace, Hugh Owen, 1851 photograph London photographic support salted paper print parts of ship's exterior: anchor London

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Seawallries in reinforced concrete. Sea head of reinforced concrete in execution. 1905

Tandjong Priok, Robert Julius Boers, 1900 - 1922 stereograph Ships on the quay in Tandjong Priok. Part of a group of stereo photos of Robert Julius Boers, chief of the state-owned company De Banka-Tinwinning on Banka, from the period ca. 1900-1922. Tandjong Priok photographic support. cardboard Tandjong Priok

Description: Samba water (Pademba Road - Solder St.) November 1936. Date: November 1936 africa

Classification of cars by use of the "hump" in railroad activities in Gievres, Loire et Cher, France. This photograph, taken on January 7, 1919, by photographer J.T. Seabrook, showcases the process of categorizing cars based on the hump. This image has been assigned the identification number 98967 and is part of the collection 49967.

Ox carts on the road from Salaman to Borobudur on Java, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Java paper. photographic support gelatin silver print road, path. two-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle Java

Seen Prince Hendrikkade to the Central Station in Amsterdam with Street Traffic, Anonymous, in or after 1889 - 1895 photograph. cabinet photograph Amsterdam cardboard. paper. photographic support albumen print prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city. station; shelter (railway, tramway). street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). telegraph pole, telephone pole Prins Hendrikkade. Amsterdam Central Station

Description: M.S. Virginia. Panama Canal. Location: Panama, Panama Date: 1935

Two postcards of the visit of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik to Versailles, Neurdein Frères, 1912 photograph These photos are part of an album. Versailles baryta paper gelatin silver print queen. four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals. president ~ head of republic Versailles

Two postcards of the visit of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik to Versailles, Neurdein Frères, 1912 photograph These photos are part of an album. Versailles baryta paper gelatin silver print queen. president ~ head of republic. four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals Versailles

Pireaus is the busy harbor for Athens Where passengers are brought ashore in small rowboats from the big liners in the harbour of Pireaus.. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection , Rowboats,Greece,Athens,1920-1930, Harbors,Greece,Athens,1920-1930.

Work on board a warship, Anonymous, c. 1888 - in or before 1893 photomechanical print paper collotype steamship, motorship. (military) equipment and supply. crew ~ ship

This photograph shows the Dwina River Front in Archangel, Russia. It was taken on July 1, 1919, by the photographer Sot. Shotwell, S.C. The image captures several large freighters and gunboats anchored in the channel, with smaller fishing smacks moored along the riverbank. The bar near the point where the Dwina meets the White Sea is 350 feet wide and 26 feet deep at high water, while the channel in the anchorage depicted in the picture is 30 feet deep. The port is closed by ice for approximately five to six months each year, depending on weather conditions.

Harbor with ships, Anonymous, 1940 - 1943 photograph Album magazine with a photo of a harbor with ships. Part of a small album from the Kriegsmarine in the Netherlands. Netherlands paper. photographic support gelatin silver print occupation ~ war. harbour Netherlands

The royal barge or caique of the Sultan Unveiled Turkish women row about under the stern of the Sultan's yacht. Shades of Allah what must Mohammet think of this modern flapper idea.. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection , Abdülmecid Efendi,,1868-1944,Associated objects, Women,Clothing & dress,Turkey,Istanbul,1920-1930, Rowboats,Turkey,Istanbul,1920-1930, Yachts,Turkey,Istanbul,1920-1930.

Photo production of ten paintings of landscapes and water views with boats, Johannes Jaeger, after Edward Bergh, c. 1872 - c. 1882 photomechanical print Stockholm paper collotype picture, painting. landscapes. traffic on the water

Description: Thousands of tons of steel upheld over the centre of the harbour by a vast system of cables! Would the cabines hold Would the two half sections of the arch meet at the right spot Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia australia, australasia, oceania, australasiathroughalens

Description: Kudat Wharf. Location: Kudat, Borneo Description: Kudat Races 1900. Location: Kudat, Borneo Date: 1900 asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

Railway-Vera Cruz to Mexico. .

Sailing ship on open water, Hans Watzek, c. 1898 - in Or Before 1903 photomechanical print Berlin paper sea (seascape). sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Drive-in Theater on U.S. Route 40, Seven Miles West of Columbus, Ohio. Original caption: DRIVE-IN THEATER STUDY, 1949, by American Association of State Highway Officials. Drive-in Theater on U.S. Route 40, seven miles west of Columbus, Ohio. Photos by T. W. Kines, Sept. 4, 1948. State: Ohio. Place: Columbus.

Sailboat on the water, gohlke, c. 1894 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print Berlin Publisher: Halle an der Saale paper sailing-ship, sailing-boat. sea (seascape)

Street face in Surabaya with tram, carts and passers -by, anonymous, c. 1900 - Before 1906 photograph Part of remembrance album with photos of Surabaya. Surabaya paper. photographic support. cardboard street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). diligence, omnibus, horse-tram. four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Surabaya

Description: Walfish Bay - Arrival of wagons from Interior. No 8. Location: Walfish Bay wagon, walvisbay, africa

Image shows cars on a side track at the Aviation Experiment Station in Hampton, Virginia. The photograph was taken on September 1, 1917. The scene depicts grading work being done at the station. The image is part of Subject 3376, received from C.O. Photographer. It is labeled for official use only.

Ships on the molodes; Moldefjord. .

People view ships from a quay during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Charles Dudley Arnold, 1893 photomechanical print Chicago paper collotype world fair, world exhibition. quay. ships (in general) Chicago

Description: Main Road Bridges. Ferries are in use at some River Crossing on the Main Roads. The Picture Shows the Ferry at the Boom Crossing on the Belize River. Location: Belize Date: 1950-1959 Description: Belize Reclamation. Reclaiming Mangrove Swamp near Belize for housing sites. Location: Belize Date: 1950-1959 belize, caribbean, britishhonduras, caribbeanthroughalens

Harbor, Frederika Henriëtte Broeksmit, 1885 - 1937 print Boats in a snowy harbor. paper etching harbour. snow

Trainwrak after the train accident at the railway bridge of Munichstein, Bernheim-Wormser, in or before 1891 photomechanical print MünchensteinNancy paper collotype railway-accident. bridge

Houtvlot on the Suriname Rovier.smooth on River

View of a steam train on the track between La Guaira and Caracas in Venezuela, Jacobus Rudolphus Neervoort van de Poll (Possible), c. 1877 - in or before 1887 photomechanical print Venezuela paper collotype railway, train Venezuela

Troika for a sled, Anonymous, 1904 - 1905 photograph This photo is part of an album. photographic support gelatin silver print horse-sleigh

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Seawallries in reinforced concrete. Dike increases of reinforced concrete (rising a wall wit). 1905

Anefo photo collection. KLM. Departure from Queen Wilheiman from Valkenburg to England. 1945. Valkenburg airport, South Holland

Holland 1, anonymous, 1953 photograph Album magazine with a photo in which a group of men poses in the metal sloop Holland 1, built by Nordseewerke Emden. Part of the photo album 'Emden Hilft Holland'. Emden paper. photographic support gelatin silver print pier, quay, wharf. steamship, motorship. building a ship, ship under construction Emden

Description: Accra landing ground. Location: Gold Coast, Accra Date: 07 November 1929 africa

American steam locomotive for passenger transport and freight transport, anonymous, c. 1871 - In or Before 1881 photograph United States of America photographic support albumen print steam locomotive

From a ship, Anonymous, 1950 photograph Album magazine with six photos of construction works, scaffolding, port buildings, railway line on the coast, taken from a ship at sea during the return trip to the Netherlands. Possible environment Suezkanaal. Part of the photo album 'My years in India' with photos about the military actions in the Dutch East Indies. cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print passenger train. coast. harbour Dutch East Indies, the. Suezkanal

Public Relations - Arkansas. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Photo collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: "The Malay Peninsula". Singapore: top left: New Harbor. At the top right: Pulu Brani Tin Smelting Works. Bottom left: Mail Arrives. Bottom right: Mail Leaves

Sailboat on a river, Franz Goerke, c. 1893 - in or before 1898 photomechanical print Berlin paper sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Description: A set of marine engines. Location: Singapore, Malaya Description: Salvage steamer - built by the board. Location: Singapore, Malaya singapore, asia, asiathroughalens

Sailing ship on the water, A. Knauer, c. 1894 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print Berlin paper sailing-ship, sailing-boat. sea (seascape)

Description: A Malay procession decorated car. Location: Penang, Malaya Date: 1937 Description: The Sungei Pinang Evergreen Kronchong Party. Location: Penang, Malaya Date: 1937 Description: The Ayer Itam Party decorated car. Location: Penang, Malaya Date: 1937 Description: The Malay Amateur Dramatic Association decorated car. Location: Penang, Malaya Date: 1937 asia, malaysia, asiathroughalens

Launch of the T.C. Power. Unknown maker

Sailing ship Élan with President Felix Faure on board leaves from Dunkirk. .

Description: On the Nigerian Railway. africa

Steam car and a steam locomotive with five axes, Joseph Maes, c. 1874 - in or before 1879 photomechanical print maker: Antwerppublisher: Brussels paper collotype steam locomotive

Sailing ship on open water, G. Albien, c. 1894 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print Berlin paper sea (seascape). sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Fishing boats near Scheveningen, George Christopher Davies, c. 1881 - in or before 1886 photomechanical print Scheveningenlondon paper sailing-ship, sailing-boat. sea and coastal fishery Scheveningen

Description: United States Commission Ambulance. Location: Canada; United States of America Date: 1876 Description: Log taken from reference monument N.W. Angle Lake of the Woods. Location: Lake of the Woods, Canada; United States of America Date: 1876 canada, americas

Plan for a railway between Amsterdam and Cologne, 1834, 1834 print Plan for the construction of a railway between Amsterdam and Cologne by Lieutenant-Colonel William Archibald Bake (with A. Willink and D. Borski), August 21, 1834. At the top of an image of a primitive steam locomotive with two passenger wagons and a cattle wagon. Below that a ticket of the course of the planned railway line. This copy without the corresponding texts. Netherlands paper railway, train (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam) Amsterdam. Cologne

Span along the Budejovice-Linec railway line, Anonymous, c. 1891 - in or before 1895 photomechanical print Czech paper railway, tramway; rack railway. landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct

Description: View of Line at Mile 40. Description: Culvert at Mile 45. ugandarailway, africa

Description: Procession of Decorated Cars Location: Malta Date: May 1937 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalens

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