Vintage Transportation Humor

A collection of whimsical illustrations depicting vintage vehicles, including a chauffeured car and an early flying machine, highlighting humor and character.

A man is given a terrifying ride in a sidecar by a female motorcycle rider, zooming away from other vehicles, buses, trams and horses in the street. During World War I, women increasingly took on traditionally male jobs, a fact this humorous picture points out. It is drawn on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps. Ranstead was one of many soldiers of WWI who took up drawing as a hobby. His subjects range from wartime humour to pict

The Driver: 'My pals call the old bus 'George Robey'!' His Friend: 'Why' The Driver: 'That's easy. Because it's in 'Bits and Pieces.' ' Date: 1928

In the early days of flight, the necessity for wings to provide lift is not fully appreciated... Date: 1907

Two well-off and well-dressed pigs out for a spin in their chauffeur-driven car. Date: late 19th century

'Cyclists - take corners carefully.' Date: 1934

Ces voiturettes!', French motoring cartoon', 1913; by Jean Villemot, (1880 - 1958), French illustrator. The cartoon caption declares: ' I know my boy, you have so far beaten the taxis; I nevertheless hope that you are careful Be assured, Sir can be perfectly calm: I slow up when I see a cyclist.

A man is given a terrifying ride in a sidecar by a female motorcycle rider, zooming away from other vehicles, buses, trams and horses in the street. During World War I, women increasingly took on traditionally male jobs, a fact this humorous picture points out. It is drawn on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps. Ranstead was one of many soldiers of WWI who took up drawing as a hobby. His subjects range from wartime humour to pict

A rich driver in his automobile shows papers to a policeman on a bicycle. 19th century France. French illustration 1900

Flat Rate, Dogs

Overhead railways, in the form of cable lines, would avoid the problems of surface transport in today's congested environment. Date: 1945

A Motor Race on the Brooklands Track

Superb 'modern art' publicity for this renowned marque which more than any other symbolised the great age of motoring. Date: 1932

Three women and a man riding an automobile in the country, 1904.

Teddy Roosevelt's Bears: Teddy B and Teddy G Riding Trains, Roosevelt Bears

They'll do it every time... by Hatlo. Optimism is not yet dead in this country. They'll do it every time , Automobiles, Hitchhiking, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Entering Red Car.

Wales is a hilly country, and its buses are frequently called on to perform quite remarkable feats of climbing, especially when carrying their full complement of passengers. Date: circa 1920

Part of series of illustrations by Fred Taylor depicting the various roles of women during World War I. Here, an RAF or WRAF female motorcyclist chauffeurs an officer in her motorbike and sidecar. 1918

A proud member of 'the Royal Family of Motordom' (honest, that's what they say !) this is Cadillac's V-8 Series 60 Sedan. Date: 1935

'Minnie'-apolis. , People, Agricultural machinery & implements, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Illustration giving advice to actresses on how to have their photograph taken in a motor mobile. Dated 20th Century

THE STEPHENSON CENTENARY CELEBRATION AT NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE: PROCESSION OF LOCOMOTIVES PASSING THE HOUSE AT WYLAM, NEWCASTLE, UK, 1881

New York Central Trains.

Timing a motor cycle : when the machine crosses beams from photo-electric cella at the start and finish of the run, the time is measured. (In fact, the beam is invisible.) Date: circa 1937

N ° 5 / How! My brave man you would like to ride with your wife in my car ... (IT)

How the police facilitate traffic at the Broadway crossings. Cartoons (Commentary). 1899-02-06. General Research Division. United States , Politics and government , 1897-1901, Caricatures and cartoons , United States, Trolley cars, Carriages & coaches , New York (State) , New York , 1890-1899, Traffic police , New York (State) , New York , To 1899, Traffic accidents

Accidents will happen in the best regulated trailers , Automobiles, Trailers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Coloured illustration of two men in suits looking rather sinister with an early aeroplane going above their heads.

A cartoon depicting a warning to drivers in the early years of the automobile. Dated 19th century

Santos-Dumont's aeroplane motor.. Cigarette cards, Trade cards. George Arents Collection

Aviation, 1910: Rickman Helicopter, 1909.

An aeroplane flying above a British camp in the Arctic. Date: 1928

Cartoon - Back Seat Driver. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Not Much of a Police Car. John Collins (1917-2007)

Posters, 20th century. The Golden Arrow all pullman train daily between London-Calais-Paris.

Packard, Automobiles

Cartoon - The Train Crew. John Collins (1917-2007)

Country gentry with horse and car 1938

Japan,Tokyo,Akasaka Subway Station,Decoration depicting Rickshaw

Continental-Aeroplane Material 1917 Artist Unknown Color Lithograph

Artwork: "Airshow 1" Artist: Charles Shaw. Country: Unknown

What We See on the Ferries, from the Snapshots from "Puck" series (N128) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Snapshots from 'Puck'" series (N125), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards in 1888 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco.. What We See on the Ferries, from the Snapshots from "Puck" series (N128) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Reading, Penna., where Duryea first proved automobiles could consistently climb mountains , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

TUNNEL BENEATH THE ATLANTIC Date: circa 1950

geography/travel Germany Munich transport/tranportation aviation Oberwiesenfeld Airport drawing 1920s 20s airplanes airfield Bavaria Europe historic historical 20th century,

Passy, an airfield in the French Alps, is the point of departure for sightseeing flights over Mont Blanc. Date: 1931

Express delivery ! Bouillon Cibils employ cyclists to deliver their meat extract - for larger deliveries, a tricycle van, for smaller ones, one with a handy box. Date: circa 1900

Outside a country pub in Yorkshire or some such county... Date: 1934

Cartoon - The Sports Car Cabinet. John Collins (1917-2007)

Ramon Casas and Pere Romeu in an Automobile. Date/Period: 1901. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 2,080 mm (81.88 in); Width: 2,910 mm (114.56 in).

Airport Elegance by Rollin McGrail, Watercolor & marker, 20th century

AMPHIBIOUS TANK CAPABLE OF OPERATING UNDERWATER Date: circa 1950

Cop in Single Engine Plane, Police, Law Enforce, & Crime

Man photographing a train robbery

Advertisement for Rambler Automobile, circa 1920

Zig-zag passenger and freight train scene circa 1885

A cartoon depicting a motor vehicle driving down a country road. Dated 20th century

Cartoon - Going to Paddle His Own Canoe. John Collins (1917-2007)

Chaos and fatalities resulting from a broken electric trolley car, from a broadside entitled 'Alegre Inauguracion del Eléctrico Tranvía' 1900 José Guadalupe Posada. Chaos and fatalities resulting from a broken electric trolley car, from a broadside entitled 'Alegre Inauguracion del Eléctrico Tranvía'. José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913). 1900. Wood engraving. Prints

The novice "Anyhow, now I know which is reverse", Woman driving a car, cartoon by Arthur Ferrier from The Tatler, No 1345, April 6, 1927, London.

Cartoon - Wrong Way on a One-Way Street. John Collins (1917-2007)

Color illustration by Fritz Gottfried Kirchbach showing a valveless Fischer device by Fischer-Wagen AG in Zurich, created around 1910.

A Peugeot by a canal. Date: 1927

'The finest of all hobbies' - a boy tinkers with his motor bike. Date: 1928

Moulin Rouge showgirls posing in an old fashioned car. 1900s

Waving Cyclist.

Wright Brothers' biplane 'Flier', 1910 . Artist: Unknown

This is one time I'm glad my wife is in the driver's seat! , Automobiles, Trailers, Sunbathing, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Cartoon - Bicycle Built for Two. John Collins (1917-2007)

Military Motor series, 1916: Italian Wireless (Radio) Motor.

Front cover illustration featuring a lady in a beret and scarf driving a convertible car. 1931

Air Postman chats with Woman in Car.

North Coast Limited and Mission Range, Montana, lordly among 28 ranges of mountains on the Northern Pacific route is the Mission Range of the Rockies near Missoula, Montana. , Mountains, Northern Pacific Railway Company, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Stutz Motor Car Company of America Advertisement for New Improved Safety Stutz Automobile, 1927

The people of Pluto solve the problem, how to fly when there's no atmosphere, by developing this flying wing which uses electro-magnetic force for propulsion. Date: 1942

Cartoon - Solution of the Fuel Situation Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

North Coast Limited and Mission Range, Montana, lordly among 28 ranges of mountains on the Northern Pacific route is the Mission Range of the Rockies near Missoula, Montana. , Mountains, Northern Pacific Railway Company, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

19th century print - A wild cat train: no stop overs ca. 1884.

History of a bicycle. Leaf with 9 performances over a bicycle that changes several times from owner. Under every image a caption. Numbered at the top right: No 313.

Advert for Lockheed car brakes by Automotive Products of Leamington Spa, 1937. Artist: Unknown

Cartoon - "Fill 'Er Up". John Collins (1917-2007)

TRABAJO EN LA ESTACION - SIGLO XX. Author: JORDAN GONZALO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Cleveland Bicycle Co., Advertising

Black Engine with Light.

Railroad Magazine: The Speedy Future of Railroading, 1942, Railroad

Elegant man and woman walking on tarmac with airplane in background

French railway illustration 1903

Advertisement for Humber Cycles, 1902-1903.Artist: Thomas Humber

This is one time I'm glad my wife is in the driver's seat! , Automobiles, Trailers, Sunbathing, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A city street of tmorrow... Date: 1934

Street scene with historic cars, large mural on the history of Canada, Chemainus, Vancouver Island, Canada, North America

Dornier Do X flying boat navigation room, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown.

Illustration depicting French electric vehicles from the 1890's to 1905.

Chips Off The Old Block; The York Stage Coach. Cecil Aldin (1870-1935). Watercolour and black ink. 38 x 52cm

Woman with Car and Horse.

Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- The first hikers' mystery express arrives. Date: 1935

Ride in the Country, Auto Racing

Railway Wagon, Interior, Travelers, Waiter, Collage, RailArt, M

Advert for Stratstone car retailers, 1935. Artist: Unknown

Small Car Passing Limousine. ca. 1938, Small Car Passing Limousine

Passengers in Cafe-Lounge Train Car. ca. 1936, USA, CAFE-LOUNGE CARS IN SERVICE, DESIGNED AND BUILT BY C & E I RY. Operated by C & E I Ry. CHICAGO-ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO-EVANSVILLE, Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway Co.

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