Vintage Automobiles

A collection of early automobiles and their drivers captured in vintage black and white photography, showcasing historical designs and fashion from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.

Mature man driving a car with two mid adult women sitting behind him, 1908 Franklin
Mature man driving a car with two mid adult women sitting behind him, 1908 Franklin
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Woman riding bicycle in 1917 or 1918 .
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Old man riding his bicycle to work on a city street circa 1914.
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Anefo photo collection. Commemoration Philips Willem in Buren (Gelderland). August 27, 1957. Buren, Gelderland
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Smartly dressed couple seated on an late 19th century model bicycle for two.. circa 1910s
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Firemen on old fire engine
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Photograph of a Rudge-Whitworth Sociable Bicycle, capable of carrying two people side-by-side. It would appear that this machine best suited couples of comparable weight. Date: 1896
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Mr Morrison and his aeroplane at the Prudential Garage, King Street, Brighton.
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Photography from "Accounts for manufacturing at the State Railway's prosthetic workshop in Nässjö", 1932. Man with double leg prostheses while traveling with a motorcycle.
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Crowd grouped around Paraparaumu Jubilee Vehicle black-and-white negatives
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At Laffan's Plain, Aldershot in Hampshire, Mrs Cody, (as a passenger) becomes the first woman ever to fly in England. Date: 1909
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Precautions taken in Seattle, Wash., during the Spanish Influenza Epidemic would not permit anyone to ride on the street cars without wearing a mask. 260,000 of these were made by the Seattle Chapter of the Red Cross which consisted of 120 workers, in three days
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Anefo photo collection. Minister Albeda went into a steam car to Dutch Congress Building The Hague Performing opening Symposium 125th anniversary Steaming. October 8, 1980. The Hague, South Holland
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Mr. Gromyko, new Soviet Ambassador, is seen driving from the Russian Embassy yesterday in a semi-State landau, sent from the Royal Mews. He was on his way to Present his letters of credence to the Queen. August 08, 1952.
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A motor cycle with side car converted into an ambulance, outside the War Office in London. Several of these vehicles were already in use at the front at the time. Date: 1914
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Madrid, Three Wise Men parade organized by the Madrid City Council in 1964. In the image, three bigas.
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New type sled, Germany
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A YOUNG LADY DRIVER Date: 1927
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Anefo photo collection. The Golden Carriage in Amsterdam. March 3, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Two men riding a motorbike
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President Woodrow Wilson alighting from an automobile. Washington, DC, circa 1918. Photo by
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Three unknown girls on a motorcycle. .
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Four -wheeled dressin with a drawbar; Railway Museum. Sheet no. 40.
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Lady Chaffeur starting up her engine
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New York, New York: August 13, 1924 Today inventors tested out an airplane communications system that as it circled over Central Park it succesfully broadcasted to the radio relay station below.
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Italy. transporting must. 1910-1920.
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Baby carriages lined up along street
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Anefo photo collection. Fifth Pioneer Automobile Club TraditionIt. October 9, 1960
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California: 1923 Two stylish young women with their Essex automobile.
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Group of people riding a tandem bicycle
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Motorcycle competition. Starting place at Klinten, Skurusundet.
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Woman boarding NYC streetcar by jumping onto running board. 1913
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Sail Wagon, Brooklyn
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Anefo photo collection. State visit by Bondspesident Heinemann from West Germany to the Netherlands. Queen Juliana and President Heinemann in an open Caleche on the way to the palace on Dam Square. November 24, 1969
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Hong Kong. Rickeeper with car and passenger at the harborHong Kong. Rickeeper with car and passenger at the harbor
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Carriage Vendor, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Photographer Karl Heinz Mai in a wheelchair, 1946, Leipzig, Saxony, GDR, Germany, Europe
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New York, New York: June 25, 1917 A chauffeur on Fifth Avenue contributes his portion to the Red Cross' great $100,000,000 war fund drive.
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Leon Serpollent (1858-1907). French industrialist and pioner of steam automobiles. Engraving by Henry Thriat. 19th century. Later colouration. Author: Henri Thiriat.
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Hingham Agricultural and Horticultural Society float , Farmers' groups. Hingham Public Library Glass Slide Collection
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Bureau of Prohibition car used by Treasury agents when stopping suspected vehicles. L-R: Prohibition Administrator Ames Woodcock; H.M. Lucious, Secretary of the Automobile Club of Maryland; and Ernest M. Smith, VP of the American Automobile Association (BSLOC_2016_8_68)
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Soldiers on Motorcycle Ambulance at Hero Land Bazaar, a War Relief Benefit during World War I, Grand Central Palace, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service, December 1917
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This is the new insignia plate the Bureau of Prohibition has adopted for use by prohibition agents in stopping suspected automobiles circa 1930.
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Two men, one of them in disability vehicles. Två män, varav en i invalidfordon.
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A Horse-drawn tram in South East London. This tram was owned by the London County Council, and ran between Raymouth Road, Rotherhithe and Canal Bridge, Old Kent Road. Date: 1913
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With Lord Douglas At The ControlsLord Douglas, the British European Airways Chief, photographed at the controls of the Craigievar "Jet" during his holiday visit to Craigievar castle with Lord Douglas as guests of Lord Semphill.With the very low ceiling, Lord Douglas must think the clouds are ***** but with a tight grip on the joy ***** he sends the "Jet" speeding along Craigievar avenue... but alas the "jet" never ***** airborne, although there were ***** he expected it to explode. September 05, 1955. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).
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Poll photo collection. Scotland - Edinburgh cityscape. Car passes board with the instruction to stop left. 1934. Edinburgh, Great Britain
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Street scene, Washington, D.C. ca. 1913-1918 .
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'First L.G.O.C. Motor Bus', 1904, (1933). Steam bus of the London General Omnibus Company Ltd, a single-decker which ran from Piccadilly Circus to Hammesmith. 'The speed limit for such vehicles was 12 miles per hour, but the buses...would travel at a somewhat faster pace'. The bus held 14 passengers. From "The Pageant of the Century". Odhams Press Ltd, 1933
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Track guard Johan Gustavsson, number 2 from left, along with 3 unknown men. State Railways, SJ.
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02/17/1912. Carnival Sunday in Madrid. Several Adorned Cars That Circulated Yesterday afternoon along Paseo de la Castellana.
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Pioneer Health Herbs advertisement on automobile , Automobiles, Medicines, Advertisements, Brockton Public Library Archival Collection
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Tramway Sydney. July 09, 1946.
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The Great Selection Day, May 30th -- Polling Day scenes at Twickenham, Middlesex. Sir William Joynson Hicks, the home secretary, strikes a new note and tours his constituency in a four-in-hand. Sir William Joynson-Hicks is seen driving through Twickenham. February 19, 1947. ;The Great Selection Day, May 30th -- Polling Day scenes at Twickenham, Middlesex. Sir William Joynson Hicks, the home secretary, strikes a new note and tours his constituency in a four-in-hand. Sir William Joynson-Hicks is s
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Bicycle rider in tow of a motorcyclist, ca. 1920, 1920s, exact place unknown, Germany, Europe
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Italy. Liguria. group of cyclists. 1905.
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Historic photograph, three women in a cardboard car, around 1920
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London Omnibus (petrol driven passenger Bus), 1905. Adverts for Pears, Nestle and Hudson soaps.
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Ambulance of the National Canine Defence League, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Unknown
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#130 American Red Cross canteen, Union Station, Washington, D.C.. ca. between 1910 and 1920.
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Official Liberty Bond Sales car ca. between 1910 and 1935.
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstration of Belgian farmers with tractors on the road from the Netherlands. Tractors during the promotion. March 19, 1971. Belgium
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Mahatma Gandhi leaving a car, London, England, October 1931 India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -