Vintage Transportation Illustrations

A collection of early 20th-century images depicting cars, trains, and family outings, highlighting road safety and travel themes in vibrant colors.

A family off for their holidays - not forgetting the dogs and the parrot! Date: 1926

'DO NOT OVERTAKE AT BENDS.' Date: 1934

A color print from circa 1900 by an anonymous artist titled '60 Miles in 60 Minutes', illustrating early 20th-century transportation and speed representation techniques.

'On steep hills set the wheels against the kerb.' Date: 1934

Vintage Governmental Advertising Poster by Victorian Railways Australia: See the Better Farming Train Exhibition, 1920s

A family off for their holidays - not forgetting the dogs and the parrot! Date: 1926

Speed on the rails and in the air. A biplane flying over a steam train - the London Express - about to disappear into a tunnel. Date: 1928

Wintry scene in Piccadilly with long lines of omnibuses and crowds of shoppers dashing to the shelter which they offer. Date: 1931

Cross the English Channel in a Balloon, Aviation

Cartoon showing a disagreement between a French taxi-driver and an English passenger, 1928. The original caption was 'When Ignorance is Bliss - 'Sorry, I don't understand a word of French''. Date: 1928

Cartoon - Trouble on the King's Highway. John Collins (1917-2007)

Motorcycle Cop Reprimands Society Debs, Police, Law Enforce, & Crime

Turnhout, Delhuvenne, PJ, Eyzerenweg - Chemin de fer, verso - stamped, Sheet with 4 horizontal rows with representations of vehicles, such as a steam train, omnibuses and a horse and cart. Below a train going through a tunnel. Below each representation a caption in Dutch and French. Numbered top right: N 29., print, prent, volksprent, volksprenten, prints, prenten, height 396 mm, width 336 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, 1842 - 1856, paper, papier, woodcut, colours, letterpress printing, print maker, printmaker

An exaggerated version of a sports car driving through busy London streets. Date: 1927

There was a crucial moment when the sucking bog clutched at the wheel of the first car. From the book Buffalo Jim by William Hatfield published circa 1930's.

The Glider Of Octave Chanute 1898 Charles Hubbell (American)

Going West by Thomas Hart Benton, 1889-1975

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

Most predictions of future railways presuppose a monorail, as in this German proposal. Date: 1941

Great Lean has the Fokker -Ducker, Reijer Stolk, 1919 - 1945 drawing Plane in the air. paper. ink. pencil brush / pen advertisement, notice. names of organizations, companies, trade unions, etc.. (other) historical names. aircraft, aeroplane

Cartoon - The Water Skiing Season. John Collins (1917-2007)

Zig-zag passenger and freight train ca. 1885.

Vintage Travel Posted for "North Coast Limited in the Montana Rockies". Image depicts a vintage steam train going through the mountains, Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest

There's a Squeak in Your Car, Dogs

Even in Norway, a greeting card reflects the current passion for anything to do with flying... Date: 1910

MOTOR CYCLE DRIVEN BY ATOMIC POWER Date: circa 1950

'Hey - what are you doing in there' 'Nothing.' 'Well get out and give someone else a chance!' , Automobiles, Motorcycles, Moon, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Propaganda poster by Ricard Obiols, from the Second Spanish Republic: Sindicato Unico Ramo Transporte. Extolling the achievements of the publicly run transport system.

Pantheon - Champs-Elysees, GENERAL COMPANY OF BUS SEM (1863-1934). "Pantheon - Champs-Elys�es, General Bus Company" (The Impressario Raoul Gunsburg, Colette, Francis de Crozen, Mayol, Max Dearly, Albert Brewer, Henry Bernstein). Lithography.

" ... Remember, if anyone touches her while I'm away, you'll have me to answer to !" Steamship Normandie on the cover of Le Rire Date: 1935

Advertisement for Dunlop tyres, featuring one of the spectacles of the London Season, with a long queue of smart cars (sporting Dunlop tyres obviously), on the Mall in St. James's Park, leading up to Buckingham Palace. The cars contain debutantes and society ladies, dressed in court gowns and with the traditional three feather headdress, waiting as the cars slowly edge their way to Buckingham Palace where they will be presented to the King and Queen in one of the Courts. Lining the route are

Taking your car on a foreign holiday was a much more complicated matter in 1931 ! Loading an ocean-going liner. Date: 1931

Railroad Magazine, Freight Through the Wilderness, 1942, Railroad

London Underground: Light , Power and Speed by Sharland, Charles (active 1910s) / Private Collection / 1915 / Great Britain / Colour lithograph / Poster and Graphic design / 102x64 / Communication design

Per electric to Waterland. Tram towards Purmerend, Edam-Volendam 1/2 hours each. Rounds Amsterdam - Marken - Volendam per Elctr. Tram - Motorboat - Botter and tow barge. Departure of the N.Z.H. Tram station Rainover The Central Station Amsterdam., c. 1932 - c. 1945 poster Poster for the railways, rail traffic paper

Cartoon - Off into the Wild Blue Yonder. John Collins (1917-2007)

Torpedoman on Submarine.

Illustration showing Father Christmas hurrying to a garage to get a speedy repair to his sleigh. Date: 24th November 1939

Teaching the old man to drive - an amused, confident young man teaching a nervous, wide eyed old man how to drive, circa 19117

Posters, France, 20th century. Premiere Exposition International de Locomotion Aerienne, poster for the first international exhibition of aerial locomotion, September 25 - October 17, 1909. By Ernest Montaut.

Milk Delivery Truck, Storybook Kids

Postcard of the Florida Sunbeam Train. ca. 1941, The Florida Sunbeam train travels from New York's Central System through to the Southern Railway System and the Seaboard Railway to Florida.

Siemens Sh 20 60 horse power aircraft engine, 1932. Creator: Unknown.

Etoile du Nord (North Star), poster for Wagons-Lits company showing restaurant carriage

Promotion for Trans-Texas Airways. ca. 1949, Texas, USA, TRANS-TEXAS AIRWAYS. Trans-Texas Airways is the largest scheduled airline operating within one state in the country. Its vast routes cover approximately 2,100 miles in Texas, serving over 30 Texas cities and 6 Mexican border pointswith connections to anywhere.

Netherlands, 's-Hertogenbosch, Lutkie & Cranenburg, Train, s Hertogenbosch, verso - stamped, Sheet with 4 horizontal rows with images of a train. In the bottom margin a verse in two columns. Numbered top right: No. 66., print, prent, volksprent, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 310 mm, width 402 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Nederlands, publisher, uitgever, 1848 - 1881, paper, papier, houtcut, kleuren, letterpress printing, boekdruk, print maker, prentmaker

Chicago- Railroad center of the world , Railroad stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Ader demonstrates his steam- powered 'Avion III' (or Eole III) at Sathory, France: though he later claimed a 300m flight, the truth is it never left the ground. Date: 12 October 1897

Cartoon - Two Motor Plane. John Collins (1917-2007)

Headed for - with loads of good wishes just for you! , Railroad tracks, Dogs, Railroad cars, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

I am travelling in a side door Pullman - Vintage advertisement postcard for Pullman Ventilated box cars

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

I used to be a taxi cab driver in the big city! , Tanks Military science, Military personnel, Cattle, Chickens, Farmers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Cartoon - In the Sidecar. John Collins (1917-2007)

Aviation, 1910: French locksmith Besnier's attempt at flight, 1678.

Railroad Magazine: The Train That Makes a Thousand Stops, 1954, Railroad

Canadian Pacific Railroad.

Cartoon - Volga Boatman on the Congo. John Collins (1917-2007)

Volga-Don Canal was Built!, Ganf, Yuli Abramovich (1898-1973)

Florida Sunbeam. ca. 1946, Florida, USA, ROUTE OF THE FLORIDA SUNBEAM, New York Central System, Southern Railway System. Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Diesel Powered Between Cincinnati, Ohio and Valdosta, Ga.

Railroad Engineer Magazine: Removing the Wreck, Railroad

A Train-despatcher. Date: 1909

Booklet Of The Italian Motorway Autostrada Del Sole. 1959

Railroad Magazine: Idaho's Panhandle Pike, 1952, Railroad

The Iron Horse Past and Present'. Development of the railway locomotive from George Stephenson's 'Rocket' of 1829, through 'North Star' which worked on the Great Western Railway 1836-1870, to a Great Northern Railway engine of the late 1890s. From 'Bubbles' (London, c1900) published by Dr Barnados Homes for Children. Oleograph.

I used to be a taxi cab driver in the big city! , Tanks Military science, Military personnel, Cattle, Chickens, Farmers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Russian Communist art: advert for the first Russian tractor made by Putilov

Glory to the Soviet Aviation! by Solovyev, Evgeni Stepanovich (1910-1972)/ Russian State Library, Moscow/ 1958/ Russia/ Colour lithograph/ Soviet political agitation art/ 92x57,5/ History,Poster and Graphic design

Car driving down a road , Automobiles, Roads, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Zeppelin Test Flight, Honich, Heinrich.

Runaway Car on the Farm, Farming

Canadian Pacific B.C. Coast Steamships. 1948. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book Division

Men on train platform , Railroad trains, Railroad tracks, Travelers, Railroad stations. Louis Prang & Company Collection

Cartoon - Driving Off In All Directions. John Collins (1917-2007)

Car driving down a road , Automobiles, Roads, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Driving near Town.

Starting the Postal Route, Children's Literature

The German 'Rudomobil' is driven with the arms, not the legs. Date: 1926

Posters, Italy, 20th century. Advertisment for car racing at Rome Lido, June 11, 1939.

Railroad Magazine: Sea Isle, 1952, Railroad

1961 vintage Europabus poster advertising long-distance bus transport by Union des Services Routiers des Chemins de Fer Européens, URF

Cartoon - -Going My Way ". John Collins (1917-2007)

Rucia, Automobiles

Cartoon - The Volga Boatman. John Collins (1917-2007)

An image illustrating the introduction of hand straps on underground trains. When straps were added to underground railway carriages in the early 1900s, there was an outcry among travellers. The Tatler was one of several papers who echoed public feeling and felt that the idea of commuters having to stand for such distances was unfair.

Russian Communist poster art: Poster depicting the first Russian airship 'the Vladimir Ilyich' 1923

Trains loaded with Raw Material.

Cartoon - On the Road to Mandalay. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cars and motorcycle driving on highway

women pilots girls. Pinup man on the fuselage of a retro bomber. Pop art retro vector illustration vintage kitsch. women pilots girls. Pinup man on the fuselage of a retro bomber

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

Cartoon - No Way to Set Any Speed Records. John Collins (1917-2007)

Tombstone of a lorry owner, The Merry Cemetery, Cimitirul Vesel, Sapanța, Maramares, Northern Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Advertisement for Favor bicycles and motorcycles, 1927. Artist: Jean Pruniere.

Result Three killed by speeding car at dark corner circa 1936-1937.

"Cruising by Rail - Special Car for Private Parties" - Vintage Train Travel Poster from New Zealand Railways Operations.

Locomotive.

Coupe Gordon-Bennett, Auto Racing

First in America Aviation Meet, Hot Air Balloons & Derigibles

Europe - Fly Canadian Pacific, Commercial Aviation

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