Historic Transportation Techniques

Black and white images showcasing historical transport methods, featuring ferries, snowplows, railroad crossings, and early trains.

"The California Limited" at the Pueblo Laguna, N.M. | Library of Congress

Merschwitz. Elbe with steamers

Älvbron, Light Dial Älvbron, LjusdalIslossningen

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Bridges, rivers, shipping. undated

RIEA. Ferry in Promnitz

Steamer Little Delta and barge on sand bar. Frank and Frances Carpenter collection , Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951, Steamboats,Alaska,1890-1940, Sandbars,Alaska,1890-1940, Barges,Alaska,1890-1940, United States,Alaska

Anefo photo collection. Sand drifts on the coast. German bunkeer entrance with inscription Erika with railways. 1945. The Hague, South Holland

Station area, Svartön

Lanesville (Gloucester), Mass., marine , Waterfronts, Boats, Harbors. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Road transition with Fällbom

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, Moran Bridge, Berlin, Mass., Aug. 1, 1904 , waterworks, railroad bridges

Image of an electric train consisting of carriages matt. 1924 ("block boxes") at Krommenie.

Göta Canal. Borenshults lock.

Decauville tracks with locomotives and wagons, unknown place.

Varina Landing, James River, Virginia. View of pontoon bridge and supply boat. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

State Railways, SJ N3 by train 4202.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC airbases. Palembang airport on the circulation of the traffic tower is a man with a signal lamp. April 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC airbases. Palembang airport. Transmission tower? And clouds above an airport. April 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

The Bridgnorth Cliff Railway Shropshire Date: 1898

Vintage Photograph. Black top being dumped by truck.

Give -equipped passenger cars and buses parked at the station plan outside Skövde station.

Creator: Day, Albert M. Subjects: Jim King Collection; Transportation; Airports; Aircraft; Aircraft; Alaska.

Mile 55-C R and NW Railway , 55 CR & NW RY. Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library Congress), Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951, Railroad tracks,Alaska,1890-1930, Trestles,Alaska,1890-1930, Waterfronts,Alaska,1890-1930, United States,Alaska

Anefo photo collection. Weigh. A 44 at Sassenheim. January 17, 1946. Sassenheim, South Holland

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, Boylston Street, at old crossing, Berlin, Mass., Aug. 3, 1904 , waterworks, railroad bridges

Ferries (depicted - name).Ferries (depicted - name)

Poll photo collection. Rijnvaart, report on life and work on board a Rijnschip. Crew member Jan Slinder is helped by Schipper Willem van Geijn on board the Damco 230. April 1, 1955. Germany, Kehl, West Germany

Västervik harbor with vessels in the background.

Vintage Photograph. Snow covered boats houses and river in Amityville Long Island New York.

Road crossing in Kåhög between Jonsered and Partille.

The ditch made along the embankment is filled again with a closed telephone cable.

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, viaduct, from the east, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 11, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, viaducts

Trelleborg - Rydsgårds Railway, TRJ, Steam locomotive, bridge over Dalköpingeån.

The State Railways, SJ A 1017, The first train passes the Örgryteviadukten, Gothenburg.

Anefo photo collection. International caravanreunie on the Bosbaan in Amsterdam. July 23, 1958. Amsterdam, Amsterdamse Bos, Bosbaan, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Second day hostage from train in Wijster; Negotiator runs back from train. December 3, 1975. Drenthe, Witer

The scratch carbank at 50,430 kilometers at Sjösa. The State Line Järna - Norrköping.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Recreation sites, airports E.D., extensions, activities, overviews, airport Rotterdam. August 1964. Rotterdam, South Holland

Astor Cup Race -- at the turn

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Tillage, machines, tools, trees, buses. undated

Transport hubs and supply camps in Galicia, probably in the section of the 4th Army near Kowel.

The construction of the subway in Paris 1899-1911. "Le Métro de Paris".

Forbidden Glimpse Of Society's Playground - From Airship! - Scorning the fierce ban which America's "400" has always placed upon the photographing of its favourite summer playground here, your ingenious photographer sailed aloft in the goodyear blimp "Mayfair" to obtain this precious peek "behind the scenes." While aristocratic folk fumed and freeted, they could do naught but submit to the eagle eye of the long-range camera levelled upon them from above. July 26, 1930. (Photo by International Ne

Bangårds Work at Malmö Central Station. Horse -Drawn Wagons.

Alabama - Mobile, Aerial Photograph.

At Cairo (Egypt). View over the Nile with steamers to a bridge

05/31/1959. The river guadalquivir.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Cody aircraft mark VIB Hydroplane on the Basingstoke Canal, Cody at the controls. People on the tow path are pulling on a rope attached to the aircraft. This was both the last and the largest of Cody's aircraft and was intended to take part in the Daily Mail Coastal Circuit of Britain contest. This competition was to begin in August 1913 from Calshot near Southampton following the south and east coast to Inverness down the Caledonian canal to the west coast, across the Irish sea to Dublin, round Land's End to Falmouth and then returning to Southampton all to be done within 72 hours. The aircraft was again a biplane with a single frontal elevator and a single triangular rudder with horizontal appendage held on two spars so as to accommodate the large four bladed propeller in a pusher Configuration. There was a large central float one and two smaller ones beneath the wings level with the front elevator spars all of which were made by Harmswo

04/30/1982. Despeñaperros, Jaén.- For the traveler who goes by road or rail from the Castilian plateau to Andalusia or vice versa, the Despeñaperros pass has been a mandatory route since the time of King Carlos III. In the 80s, its passage still constituted a real "bottleneck".

Lockheed Constellations, which carry three quarters of the total Atlantic air traffic, lined up at Idlewild, New York's new airport. Marked area on right is for car parking. April 27, 1949. ;Lockheed Constellations, which carry three quarters of the total Atlantic air traffic, lined up at Idlewild, New York's new airport. Marked area on right is for car parking.

Aerial photo of the Amsterdam Rietlanden yard in Amsterdam with the round locomotive shed at the top right.

Rail exchange with the 1924 Räler and Hey back fortress, track 2 Loster in the autumn of 1957.

USA, North Carolina, Southern Railway Bridge over the Little Tennessee River

Örsjö station.

Anefo photo collection. Crane lands at Capelle on the IJssel. 12 July 1961. Capelle aan den IJssel

Preston Sands beach, Paignton, Devon Date: 1920

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Pretoria railway station.

Riesa. Elb bridge with steamer Riesa

The Ferry Location in Naantali. Train Ferry Värtan - Naantalis

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,GLIDERS War

Truck Hauls Crated Plane For U.S. Forces in Eritrea.Crossing a bridge named for General Menabrea, Italian general who fought the Abyssinians 45 years ago at the site, a truck hauls a crated fighter plane for United States forces stationed in Eritrea, Italian colony now occupied by the Allies. U.S. forces based in Eritrea maintain several repair centers for United Nations. April 12, 1943.

Queen Victoria's pictures. Taurus with carriage load (blurry). Probably Italy.

Darjeeling, India. Railway line in a serpentine

View of the inflated traffic and railway bridge over the IJssel in Zutphen.

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Signpost. Three signpost with bullet holes between Jerusalem and Nazareth. January 1, 1948. Israel

A Train, Caught On The Yellow River Bridge Of The Tung Pu Rr, Between Peng Pu And Suchow, China, Makes An Excellent Target For The Wide Ranging North American P-51 Mustangs Of The 14Th A.F.

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Nordmark - Klarälven's railway, NKLJ LOK 4 "Bengt Geijer" on Bro over Uvån between Råda Sjöö and Klarälven at Norra Råda.

Anefo photo collection. Perse excursion Future recreational areas in Amsterdam. May 23, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Aerial photo over the stop

Pleasure locomotive 9 flooded station

Illustration of airplanes and hangars at the Russian war showplatz.

Muldenhütten. Bahnviadzt d. Line Chemnitz-Dresden

State Railways, SJ Q23 34625, 10 Axal Transform Transport

NVHJ-Norrholm-Västervik-Hultsfred Railway

The Chase-Kirchner Aerodromic Railway, 1894.

MKJ train at Bro.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Aerial recording. Amsterdam Outside area. 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Alabama - Mobile Bay through Mobile, Aerial Photograph.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Bombing,

Be station

Anefo photo collection. completed amstel bridge packed cold. 17 February 1986. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Train journey from Amman to Damascus. Passengers along rails. 1950. Syria

Anefo photo collection. Ice in the large rivers, the leak at Culemborg open to car traffic. January 22, 1963. Culemborg, Lek

Model and painting depicting novelty and Rocket at Rainhill.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

Cows that have been moved into the city still get plenty of dust. Boise City, Oklahoma 1936. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

State Railways, SJ KC1 305 "Vanland" on the bridge over Skellefteå River

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. asphalt machine operating airport moker. ensures distribution asphalt track. February 1961. Biak, Guinea

Overview of the Vineta 4x15 battery at Hoek van Holland.

04/30/1982. Despeñaperros, Jaén.- For the traveler who goes by road or rail from the Castilian plateau to Andalusia or vice versa, the Despeñaperros pass has been a mandatory route since the time of King Carlos III. In the 80s, its passage still constituted a real "bottleneck".

Wagon full of corn comes in from the field, Grundy County, Iowa 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Douglas C-47's at ATC base, Oran, Algeria.

Anefo photo collection. Air accident at Schiphol (Teaching plane Gilze-Rijen National Airport). April 26, 1949. Gilzijden

Road through town, 1922-1923, North Island, maker unknown.

Florida - Tampa, Aerial Photograph.

View Northwest from Metz Street and Apple Avenue. Photograph looking Northwest at the railraod freight cars near Wallabout Market area from Metz Street and Apple Avenue, Brooklyn, New York..

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Ports, boats, overviews. undated

Spain. Ferrocarril del Noroeste (North Western Railway). 8 July 1884. Collision of two trains on the Otero curve, at km. 183 of the Galicia line, between the stations of Astorga and Vega de Magaz. Express train no. 1, coming from Madrid, crashed into a goods train. The total number of injured was fourteen, and a young child died on the spot. Drawing by Juan Comba. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), July 22, 1884.

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