Historic Urban Traffic Scenes

Black and white images of bustling city streets featuring vintage cars, pedestrians, and historic buildings in early to mid-20th century America.

1940s PEDESTRIANS BUSES CARS CABS 5TH AVENUE TRAFFIC LOOKING NORTH LORD & TAYLOR DEPARTMENT STORE MANHATTAN NEW YORK CITY NY USA

USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Car park

Anefo photo collection. Road surface work Kalverstraat Amsterdam, wooden deck of tiles at Dam. September 14, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

A busy intersection, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Vintage Photograph. Traffic on East River Drive, Queensboro Bridge in background, New York City

Vintage Photograph. Traffic Control "WALK" "DON'T WALK" signal at New York City.

Paterson, New Jersey circa 1911

Anefo photo collection. Four images of Arti et Amicitea to the Rokin are restored, one of the images with a crane was taken from their place. January 27, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Strikers On The March -- Rail and Tramway workers swinging into Swanston -street from Bourke-street, Melbourne, yesterday, on their way to the Yarra bank for their mass meeting. The men decided to press for their objectives. October 24, 1946.

Curb Bus Terminal For Portion of Alexandria Barcroft & Washington Suburban Bus Line. Original caption: Curb bus terminal (right) for portion of AB&W suburban bus line, 12th Street, N.W., looking south from SW corner 12th & Pennsylvania. N. W. Afternoon. Photo by T. W. Kines, Aug. 1947. State: Washington, DC.

Passengers on the trolley bus ride from Potts Point to the Town Hall, say the increased penny for the section should be reckoned as entertainment tax. Conductors who act as contortionists in putting back the trolley pole on the over head lines, should painfully agree with the pole back on the lines. No. 1 trouble spot is corner of Bathurst and George-streets where the bus swings round sharply. Passengers have a "bob" in or lay two to one bets against the bus safely negotiating the corner. July 06, 1947.

1960s 1970s TROLLEY STREETCAR TURNING FROM CARONDELET AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BUS ON CANAL STREET NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA USA

Vintage Photograph. Bus parked in front of The Little Church Around the Corner on 29th Street just east of Fifth Avenue, New York City

Long queue during the Great Depression in America. The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States. It started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s

1940s PEDESTRIAN BUSINESSMEN IN HATS AND OVERCOATS WALKING ON SIDEWALK NEAR WALL STREET FINANCIAL DISTRICT NEW YORK CITY USA - q46011 CPC001 HARS FULL-LENGTH LADIES PERSONS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AUTOMOBILE MALES BUILDINGS PEDESTRIANS TRANSPORTATION B&W FINANCIAL PARKED NORTH AMERICA DOWNTOWN NORTH AMERICAN PEDESTRIAN HIGH ANGLE PROPERTY AND AUTOS DIRECTION ON COLUMNS NEAR NYC OCCUPATIONS OVERCOATS REAL ESTATE BROAD STREET NEW YORK STRUCTURES AUTOMOBILES CITIES VEHICLES EDIFICE NEW YORK CITY FEDERAL HALL FURS WALL STREET BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY DISTRICT OLD FASHIONED

Vintage Photograph. Line up of idle buses.

1962 Historical Photo - 1960s traffic filled with pastel colored automobiles in a large Latin American city in 1962.

Vintage Photograph. Fire engine speeding down Canal Street in new Orleans.

Poll photo collection. Scotland - Edinburgh cityscape. Agent arranges traffic on Princess Street. 1934. Edinburgh, Great Britain, Scotland

Trams over new loop at Central Station along Sint Nicolaas church / Date October 22, 1963.

Cars in busy Street Scene, Washington, D.C. ca. 1913-1918 .

New York Bonus Marchers leave for to Washington. June 4, 1932.

Vintage photograph. Looking east at traffic on 42nd Street during snowstorm from Madison Avenue

Poll photo collection. Pariser Bilder the street life of Paris. Traffic around Gare Saint-Lazare. 1966. France, Paris

Street Scene, Dubuque, Iowa, USA, John Vachon for Farm Security Administration, April 1940

Anefo photo collection. Tram strike in Barcelona (tramboycot by population). January 27, 1957. Barcelona

MADRID. CALLE MONTERA. AÑO 1965. TAXI ,SEAT SEISCIENTOS.

Vintage Photograph. Canal Street and Boston Massachusetts.

Sweden, in new photos ***** in Stockholm --Hammgatan, with ***** distance. October 03, 1955. (Photo by Kosmos Press Bureau (Australasia) Pty. Ltd.).

Vintage Photograph. Park Avenue showing officer directing traffic

Canada, Montreal, Car traffic at night

Bus travelers at Stockholm Central.

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1950s KIDS CHECKING OUT FALLEN TREE CRUSHED CAR PARKED ON STREET AND ROOTS HAVE BUCKLED THE CONCRETE PAVING STONES OF SIDEWALK - m2874 HAR001 HARS TRANSPORTATION B&W PARKED SADNESS WIDE ANGLE DISASTER NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH ANGLE FALLEN ACCIDENTAL AND EXCITEMENT POWERFUL ACCIDENTS CONCEPTUAL MISHAP CATASTROPHE CRUSHED JUVENILES MISFORTUNE PAVING PRE-TEEN PRE-TEEN BOY PRE-TEEN GIRL ROOTS STORM DAMAGE AERIAL VIEW BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY CONCRETE CURIOSITY DAMAGE HAR001 OLD FASHIONED

City commuters braving a snowy day alongside vintage transit buses during a historic winter storm

Poll photo collection. Pariser Bilder the street life of Paris. Oldtimer attracts the interest of passers-by. 1965. France, Paris

Telephone wires over New York, 1887.

Chicago, Illinois: 1933 Barges from New Orleans arriving in Chicago on the Chicago River with Michigan Ave in the lower right corner.

Vintage Photograph. Crowd entering Subway on way home.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Party lighting in Brussels T.G.V. The coming marriage of King Baudouin, lighting on the Boulevard Adolph Max. December 2, 1960. Brussels

Milan. parking near fiera campionaria. 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Work on the tram track on Leidseplein. November 24, 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Street Car, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service, 1915

1930s CARS IN SNOWY URBAN PARKING LOT BY LARGE BILLBOARD ADVERTISING BOTTLES OF SCHMIDTS RAMS HEAD ALE PHILADELPHIA PA USA

Hamburg. Streetscape with convertible omnibus for city tours and a power through-joy bus

1930s TRAVELERS BUYING RAIL TICKETS GRAND CENTRAL STATION NEW YORK CITY

Arrival ceremony for Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie's arrival; crowds line New York Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.

Limosines follow JFK's caisson to the U.S. Capitol, seen in the distance (right). November 24, 1963. Abbie Rowe photographer.

East on Brattle Street , Cities & towns, Streets, Vehicles, Traffic congestion. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Pedicabs in a market street, Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, Macao, China

MADRID. SIGLO XX.DECADA DE LOS 60. DETALLE DEL TRAFICO EN LA GRAN VIA , AÑO 1968.

09/30/1936. A bus with the initials of the CNT runs through the streets of the city.

Poll photo collection. Travel to Venezuela and the Eastern Caribbean. Street in Caracas in Venezuela. 1948. Caracas, Venezuela

USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Tremont Street in 17th of March 1956

This is a view of State Street with taxis coming in both directions. The historic Marshall Fields Building and clock are on the right.

Street Scene at Night, San Francisco, California, USA, 1957

Vintage Photograph. Parking lot on 34th & 8th Ave.

Vintage Photograph. Crowded Trolley Car in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

CALLE FUENCARRAL- CINE ROXY- TAXI SEAT 1500 EN LOS AÑOS 60. Location: CINE ROXY. MADRID. SPANIEN.

Vintage photograph. Winter scene of traffic driving on snowy road near Grand Central Terminal

Local Train is Söderbron

1920s PARKED CARS AND DEEP URBAN SHADOWS UNDER EASTSIDE SECOND AVENUE EL IRT ELEVATED TRAIN TRACK MANHATTAN NEW YORK CITY USA

Parking Area. 1930-1940

New York City Entrance to the Holland Tunnel at Varick Street. Original caption: J. K. Hillers. State: New York. Place: New York City.

Harvard Square , Cities & towns, Streets, Vehicles, Traffic congestion. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Lebanon. Street scene in Beirut. 1950. Beirut, Lebanon

12/31/1949. Seville. Approximate Date: 1950s. Tram through the royal gate towards San Laureano. Author: Serrano.

Stockholm Central. "Taxi plan" outside the main entrance.

Travel photos. Road crossing with traffic policers and tram towards "Palacio". View with palm trees

Trip to Europe: Italy, Naples: Motorcade, 5:40PM. Large crowds gather in the street as President John F. Kennedy's motorcade travels through Naples, Italy.

1940S City Winter Scene Pedestrians Crossing Street Snow Trolley Car Transportation

Night view of shopping center with electric Christmas decorations

A glimpse of New York's dry goods district 1886. Illustration of a busy scene on Broadway in New York City showing horse-drawn wagons, street railroads, and buildings, many displaying advertisements for businesses and goods. Dated 1886

Vintage Photograph. Automobiles blanketed in layer of snow. Frame 8

USA, New York State, New York City, People boarding bus on Fifth Avenue near 40th Street winter's day

Poll photo collection. Report Berlin. Berlin. Night uptake near the Kurfurstendamm with light signs of Opel and Scharlachberg with cars parked in the foreground. January 1, 1938. Berlin, Germany, Kurfürstendamm

Poll photo collection. Pariser Bilder the street life of Paris. Traffic on the Avenue de l'Opera. 1965. France, Paris

Hillside Escalator, Hongkong Island, Hongkong, China, Asia

01/31/1950. Tram Lines, Replaced by Trolleybuses, on Toledo Street.

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jordan - Amman. Traffic roundabout in Amman. 1950. Amman, Jordan

USA, New York State, New York City, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade holding baseball player balloon, 1946

Vintage photograph. View looking down at 42nd Street entrance of a busy Grand Central Station.

Anefo photo collection. Question mark Flight Lockheed Electra to Istanbul. October 29, 1959. Istanbul

Area sign , Traffic signs & signals, Commercial streets. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Cable Car, San Francisco, California, USA, 1957

Trams and sidewalk cafes at Rembrandt Platz in Amsterdam

Cameras in Post Office Square, Boston, for arraignment of Daniel Ellsberg , Motion picture cameras, Ellsberg, Daniel. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Vintage Photograph. Trucks at Pier #2 Brooklyn Port Authority Piers with skyline in background.

1972 France - (R) - Traffic on the Champs-Élysées in Paris France.

DN-ST-87-01188. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Toledo, May 1974. A municipal police officer directs traffic in the Plaza de Zocodover.

Vintage Photograph. Winter cityscape with vintage cars and classic architecture in a snowy urban setting.

Bookmobile, Bronx, 1950s. 1950 - 1959. Photographs. New York Public Library Archives. New York Public Library

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