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Background imagePassenger Collection: Fog At Liverpool Street

Fog At Liverpool Street
Two passengers looking at the train departure board at Liverpool Street Station, London, during heavy fog, 29th January 1959. Most rail services have been delayed because of the weather

Background imagePassenger Collection: The Metagama

The Metagama
circa 1914: The Metagama, one of the first of two cabin liners (the other being the Missanabie ), built in 1914 for the Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd

Background imagePassenger Collection: BOAC Comet

BOAC Comet
The BOAC Comet taxiing onto the runaway at London Airport. The Comet, which will fly to Johannesburg, will be the worlds first jet passenger service. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)

Background imagePassenger Collection: Bristol Brabazon I Airliner

Bristol Brabazon I Airliner
16th June 1950: The Bristol Brabazon I, at 130 tons, the worlds largest airliner seen here as it visits London airport

Background imagePassenger Collection: Passenger Porter

Passenger Porter
26th October 1907: A porter at the ready at a London, Tilbury and Southend Railway station. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePassenger Collection: Empress Of Canada

Empress Of Canada
17th July 1947: The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Canada at Liverpool just before she departs on her first post-war voyage to Canada, the first vessel to resume service on this route

Background imagePassenger Collection: Queen Mary Passengers view New York Dawn

Queen Mary Passengers view New York Dawn
Passengers on board the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary view the New York skyline as the ship docks in Manhattan at dawn. Original Publication: Picture Post - 198 - Atlantic Crossing - pub

Background imagePassenger Collection: Ship Passengers

Ship Passengers
Passengers who have disembarked from the Cunard liner Mauretania at Fishguard, Pembroke waiting with their luggage to board the first special passenger train to London

Background imagePassenger Collection: Archaeologist Howard Carter

Archaeologist Howard Carter, famous for his connection with the unearthing of King Tut's Tomb, arriving in Chicago, Illinois

Background imagePassenger Collection: Paternoster lift, usage and drive wheels, wood engravings, published 1888

Paternoster lift, usage and drive wheels, wood engravings, published 1888
Schematic representation of use, and the drive wheels of a paternoster lift. Created by Peter Hart (British engineer). Wood engravings, published in 1888

Background imagePassenger Collection: BEA Planes standing on the tarmac at London Airport

BEA Planes standing on the tarmac at London Airport
1957: British European Airways planes standing on the tarmac at London Airport. (Photo by Emil/BIPs/Getty Images)

Background imagePassenger Collection: Scarborough Promenade Wall Of Water

Scarborough Promenade Wall Of Water
10th August 1940: More exciting than a fairground ride, this vehicle and its passengers dice with death beside the wall of water on the promenade at Scarborough. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imagePassenger Collection: New Imperial Airways Aircraft At Croydon

New Imperial Airways Aircraft At Croydon
An aerial view of the christening ceremony for five Handley Page airliners of Imperial Airways at Croydon Aerodrome, London, 30th March 1926

Background imagePassenger Collection: The Architecture of Hamburg Hauptbahnhof

The Architecture of Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
Tonnaja Travel Photography, 647585246

Background imagePassenger Collection: Electric Train

Electric Train
A new electric train leaves Blackheath railway station in London, 8th June 1926. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePassenger Collection: Two railway cars being pulled up a steep slope

Two railway cars being pulled up a steep slope

Background imagePassenger Collection: Classic red tram on the streets of Lesser own (Mala Strana) in Prague, Czech Republic

Classic red tram on the streets of Lesser own (Mala Strana) in Prague, Czech Republic

Background imagePassenger Collection: Mauretania Tender

Mauretania Tender
Passengers disembarking from the Sir Francis Drake, tender to the Cunard liner Mauretania upon their arrival at Fishguard, Pembroke. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePassenger Collection: Railplane

Railplane
The Bennie railplane being demonstrated at Glasgow, Scotland. It consists of self-propelled passenger cars driven by air screws, suspended from a steel girder

Background imagePassenger Collection: Princess Flying Boat

Princess Flying Boat
19th August 1952: Holidaymakers at Cowe, Isle of Wight, watching the launching of a 140 ton Saunders-Roe Princess flying boat prior to flight trials

Background imagePassenger Collection: Passenger Transfer

Passenger Transfer
Passengers disembarking from the Cunard liner SS Mauretania onto a tender at Fishguard, Pembroke. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imagePassenger Collection: Airspeed Consul

Airspeed Consul
30th September 1946: An Airspeed Consul civilian passenger plane on show at the display of planes for the businessman at White Waltham Airfield, near Maidenhead

Background imagePassenger Collection: Steam Locomotive and Passengers on Train Cars

Steam Locomotive and Passengers on Train Cars
(Original Caption) Old fashined train with passengers. Undated photo

Background imagePassenger Collection: Wells Fargo Express Office

Wells Fargo Express Office
(Original Caption) 1866-Virginia City, NV: Wells Fargo & Co. Express office

Background imagePassenger Collection: The First Cable Car In San Francisco

The First Cable Car In San Francisco
(Original Caption) San Francisco: The first cable car. Clay St. at Kearny. Photograph, 1873

Background imagePassenger Collection: Andrew Hallidie On First Cable Train

Andrew Hallidie On First Cable Train
(Original Caption) San Francisco. CA: Clay Street Hill R.R. Co. cable car. First cable train with its inventor/engineer Andrew Hallidie (1836-1900) standing at the controls with a beard and mustache

Background imagePassenger Collection: San Francisco Cable Car

San Francisco Cable Car
(Original Caption) San Francisco cable car at Market, Post and Montgomery Streets. Photograph, 1880

Background imagePassenger Collection: Gottlieb Daimler Riding in First Automobile

Gottlieb Daimler Riding in First Automobile
Gottlieb Daimler enjoys a ride in his "horseless carriage" in 1885, while his his son, Wilhelm, drives proudly through the streets of Berlin

Background imagePassenger Collection: San Francisco Cable Car

San Francisco Cable Car
A conductor and collector for the Powell St. Railway Co. stand in front of their cable car, with several passengers, in San Francisco

Background imagePassenger Collection: Oil Prospectors Riding Stage Coach

Oil Prospectors Riding Stage Coach
(Original Caption) California oil prospectors riding stage coach. Undated photograph. BPA2 #3412

Background imagePassenger Collection: Interior of London Subway

Interior of London Subway
(Original Caption) Interior of London subway in the 1890's

Background imagePassenger Collection: Electric Streetcar in Front of City Hall

Electric Streetcar in Front of City Hall
(Original Caption) 1890-Cincinnati, OH: Electric streetcar in front of City Hall, Cincinnati. Photograph, 1890

Background imagePassenger Collection: First Four-Wheeled Benz Automobile

First Four-Wheeled Benz Automobile
Karl Benz and his daughter Clara take a spin in the Benz Victoria, the first four wheeled Benz automobile built in 1893

Background imagePassenger Collection: Couple Promenading Aboard Teutonic

Couple Promenading Aboard Teutonic
(Original Caption) A couple promenades on the deck of the Teutonic. Photograph, 1894

Background imagePassenger Collection: First Auto Race From Chicago To Evanston

First Auto Race From Chicago To Evanston
J. Frank Duryea wins one of the first American automobiles races from Chicago to Evanston Illinois in the car he co-created

Background imagePassenger Collection: Train Headed for Miami

Train Headed for Miami
(Original Caption) Extension of the late Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway to Miami, marked the beginning of the fabulous growth of the city and of other resort communities nearby

Background imagePassenger Collection: Old Time Locomotive

Old Time Locomotive
(Original Caption) Photograph of the first locomotive to cross the Allegheny Mountains. Passengers ride the cowcatcher

Background imagePassenger Collection: People Using a Crane to Come Ashore

People Using a Crane to Come Ashore
(Original Caption) Mollendo, Peru: Going ashore at Mollendo, Peru. Undated photograph. BPA2# 2980

Background imagePassenger Collection: Women Riding in Old Buick

Women Riding in Old Buick
(Original Caption) Street scene showing a group of ladies about to take a ride in an old time Buick

Background imagePassenger Collection: Jack Johnson and His Automobile

Jack Johnson and His Automobile
Heavyweight boxing champion seems to be getting a ticket while driving on the streets of Philadelphia

Background imagePassenger Collection: Flight Attendant W/Reclining Passenger

Flight Attendant W/Reclining Passenger
(Original Caption) Overnight intercontinental service will be a routine accomplishment of the Boeing Stratocruiser

Background imagePassenger Collection: Mailcoach W/Passengers; Horse And Carria

Mailcoach W/Passengers; Horse And Carria
(Original Caption) Spearfish mailcoach on its way to Deadwood, South Dakota

Background imagePassenger Collection: Six People Seated In Ford Convertible

Six People Seated In Ford Convertible
(Original Caption) Six people seated in a 1933 Ford. Photograph

Background imagePassenger Collection: Refugees On Top Of Freight Car

Refugees On Top Of Freight Car
(Original Caption) Refugees piling on top of freight cars in endeavor to escape

Background imagePassenger Collection: Barnum's Museum by Thomas Benecke

Barnum's Museum by Thomas Benecke
During winter in New York, a sleighing party crowds the street in front of Barnum's Museum

Background imagePassenger Collection: Men on a Bike Pulling a Woman in a Rickshaw

Men on a Bike Pulling a Woman in a Rickshaw
Five British students wearing top hats and spats smoke cigars as they peddle a bicycle pulling a smiling young woman in a rickshaw to the Cotterham Races

Background imagePassenger Collection: Albert Einstein Arrives in New York

Albert Einstein Arrives in New York
(Original Caption) Changing his original plans of not leaving the Belgenland, until the liner arrived in California, where he will spend the winter months

Background imagePassenger Collection: The Ferry at Brooklyn, New York after William Henry Bartlett

The Ferry at Brooklyn, New York after William Henry Bartlett
A ferry arrives at the dock in Brooklyn, New York, New York, 1838. | Version of: The Ferry at Brooklyn, New York by William Henry Bartlett

Background imagePassenger Collection: Engraving of The Mayflower After a Painting by Marshall Johnson

Engraving of The Mayflower After a Painting by Marshall Johnson
(Original Caption) The Mayflower. Engraving published by John A. Lowell, 1905, after Marshall Johnson. BPA2# 5132

Background imagePassenger Collection: Broadway Scene with Posters and Trolley

Broadway Scene with Posters and Trolley
(Original Caption) Scene on Broadway in New York City, with large poster boards and passing streetcar. Undated photograph

Background imagePassenger Collection: Air France Stewardess and Steward Serving Passengers

Air France Stewardess and Steward Serving Passengers
Undated photograph of a couple being served luxoriously by a steward and stewardess aboard an airplane

Background imagePassenger Collection: Laurel and Hardy Smashing Auto

Laurel and Hardy Smashing Auto
(Original Caption) Laurel and Hardy in automobile mishap

Background imagePassenger Collection: Henry Ford and Friends in Model T

Henry Ford and Friends in Model T
(Original Caption) Henry Ford at wheel, John Burroughs and Thomas Edison in back seat of the Model T

Background imagePassenger Collection: Engraving of Man Riding Early Lawnmower by E. Poyet

Engraving of Man Riding Early Lawnmower by E. Poyet
(Original Caption) Lawn Mower invented by McCormick. 1890's engraving

Background imagePassenger Collection: Engraving of the Interior of a 19th-Century Pullman Car

Engraving of the Interior of a 19th-Century Pullman Car
Interior of a Pullman car on overland trip, ca. 1870. Engraving

Background imagePassenger Collection: Mark Twain on Ship Deck

Mark Twain on Ship Deck
Writer Mark Twain relaxes on a ship deck with his feet on the railings

Background imagePassenger Collection: Mob Surrounding Street Car During Race Riot

Mob Surrounding Street Car During Race Riot
An angry white mob surrounds a street car with African American passengers stopped due to the race riots in Detroit

Background imagePassenger Collection: Grace Kelly En Route to Monaco for Her Wedding

Grace Kelly En Route to Monaco for Her Wedding
Grace Kelly gazes out to sea from the deck of the liner Constitution, as it carries her to Monaco for her wedding to Prince Rainier

Background imagePassenger Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt with Ross McIntyre, Robert H. Jackson, and Harold Ickes

Franklin D. Roosevelt with Ross McIntyre, Robert H. Jackson, and Harold Ickes
From left to right are US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntyre, Attorney General Robert H. Jackson, and Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes

Background imagePassenger Collection: President Roosevelt Reading Dispatches Aboard Plane

President Roosevelt Reading Dispatches Aboard Plane
Dressed in informal attire, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt studies dispatches aboard a plane flying him to Miami

Background imagePassenger Collection: Open Trolley To Brighton Beach

Open Trolley To Brighton Beach
(Original Caption) 1902-New York, NY: Open trolley car chich can take you to Brighton Beach, Brookly

Background imagePassenger Collection: Couple Touring in Rambler Runabout Automobile

Couple Touring in Rambler Runabout Automobile
(Original Caption) Automobiles: Rambler Runabout; 1902. Couple in touring costume

Background imagePassenger Collection: Interior of Subway Car Reserved for Women

Interior of Subway Car Reserved for Women
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: New York City Subway scene; interior of women's reserved car on I.R.T. Broadway line. 1903 photo

Background imagePassenger Collection: H. Nelson Jackson and Sewall Crocker

H. Nelson Jackson and Sewall Crocker
(Original Caption) The first transcontinental auto drivers H. Nelson Jackson, (driver), and Sewall K. Crocker in Jackson's two-cylinder 1903 Winton

Background imagePassenger Collection: New York Officials Riding Subway

New York Officials Riding Subway
Financiers, city officials, and policemen ride New York City's first subway on October 27, 1904 at City Hall station

Background imagePassenger Collection: Henry And Edsel Ford In Model F

Henry And Edsel Ford In Model F
Father Henry and Son Edsel Ford sit in the rare Model F Ford, the second car in production after the Model C

Background imagePassenger Collection: George B. Selden Driving Automobile

George B. Selden Driving Automobile
Patent Attorney George Selden applied for patent for his "road engine" in 1879, but stretched out the process for 16 years, to 1895, when car manufacturing became more common

Background imagePassenger Collection: William Howard Taft and Family in Touring Car

William Howard Taft and Family in Touring Car
(Original Caption) William Howard Taft touring with his family

Background imagePassenger Collection: Man and Woman in 1908 Buick Automobile

Man and Woman in 1908 Buick Automobile
(Original Caption) A man and woman in a 1908 Buick automobile. The woman is seated at the steering wheel, which is on the right side of the car. Undated photograph

Background imagePassenger Collection: Man Watching Woman Boarding New York Trolley Car

Man Watching Woman Boarding New York Trolley Car
(Original Caption) 1908-Old-time trolley cars of the Fifth Ave - Lexington Trolley Line in New York City

Background imagePassenger Collection: Thomas E. Selfridge and Orville Wright

Thomas E. Selfridge and Orville Wright
This picture taken at Fort Myer, Virginia, on September 17, 1908 shows (left to right) Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge who was the first U.S

Background imagePassenger Collection: Orville Wright and Thomas Selfridge in Plane

Orville Wright and Thomas Selfridge in Plane
(Original Caption) The First of Their Kind. Aviation's First Casualty. The pioneer Army airman Lt. Thomas Selfridge is shown in this plane with Orville Wright at the controls

Background imagePassenger Collection: Ernest Shackleton and Wife Emily on Ship

Ernest Shackleton and Wife Emily on Ship
Portrait of British Explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922) and Lady Shackleton on board ship. Photograph, 1910

Background imagePassenger Collection: President William Taft and Wife Helen

President William Taft and Wife Helen
Picture shows President William H. Taft, riding in a convertible with his wife, Helen Herron, seated at his side. Undated photo circa 1910s

Background imagePassenger Collection: Street Car on Pennsylvania Avenue

Street Car on Pennsylvania Avenue
A streetcar on Pennsylvania Avenue near Eight Street. The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen at the end of the street

Background imagePassenger Collection: Passengers Packed in Old Car

Passengers Packed in Old Car

Background imagePassenger Collection: Thomas Edison and Son in Automobile

Thomas Edison and Son in Automobile
Thomas Edison gets a lift from his son, Thomas Edison Jr. in an electric automobile

Background imagePassenger Collection: Rebel Troops on Train at Veracruz

Rebel Troops on Train at Veracruz

Background imagePassenger Collection: Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his Wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his Wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie one hour before they would be shot a killed by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip as they drove through the streets of Sarajevo

Background imagePassenger Collection: Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr
(Original Caption) Alfred G. Vanderbilt on the arrival of the S.S. Olympic

Background imagePassenger Collection: Passengers Feigning Shock

Passengers Feigning Shock
To dramatize the damage of traveling in mine infested waters, prospective ship passengers were photographed in one of the salvaged life boats of the ill-fated Lusitania

Background imagePassenger Collection: Physician William Wrightson Sailing for South America

Physician William Wrightson Sailing for South America
Physician William Wrightson sails for South America to fight yellow fever

Background imagePassenger Collection: Ambulance Transporting Children

Ambulance Transporting Children
An ambulance service run by the Woman's American Supply League

Background imagePassenger Collection: Woman Leaving Hired Cadillac

Woman Leaving Hired Cadillac
1917-Woman coming out of a chauffeur-driven Cadillac while another woman stands by with her foot on the running board. Photograph, 1917



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