Wheel Collection

Eyes Of The Fleet
circa 1940: A Blackburn Skua two seat fighter and dive-bomber of the Fleet Air Arm with arrestor hook and wheels lowered, flying over warships of the British Fleet. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Bangladeshi rickshaw, side view

Car transporter, side view

Cross section of a steam thresher

Wringer, wet clothes dryer
Antique illustration of a wringer, wet clothes dryer

Black & White 1969 Chevelle SS
Vector Image of a 1969 Chevelle SS

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

horse-powered threshing machine
Illustration of a horse-powered threshing machine

Dereliction
8th January 1955: The derelict buildings and discarded machinery of a worked-out coal mine near Wigan, Lancashire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7467 - Problem Of A Dying Coalfield - pub

Blue formula 1 racing car with driver in seat

Myrtle Beach Boardwalk at dusk

Andree Expedition
July 1897: The ill-fated hot-air balloon expedition to the North Pole, attempted by Swedish explorer Salomon August Andree, Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel in 1897

Bathing At Southsea
1900: Holidaymakers enjoy mixed bathing at Southsea, in the sea with a line of bathing machines along the shore. (Photo by William Davis/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Antique illustration of Heracles driving the Sun chariot (from a painting by Nicolas Poussin, 17th century French painter), a chariot with four horses

Yellow formula 1 racing car, front view

Illustration of front parts of Model T Ford

Green Shelby Cobra Roadster
A vector illustration of a classic Shelby Cobra Roadster. Saved in layers for easy editing

The mechanical powers engraving 1875
American Dictionary of the English Language

Man at steering wheel of convertible car
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1920s: Man at steering wheel of convertible car, surrounded by three women dressed in bathing swim suits, sand dunes on horizon

Two men, each standing with foot propped on running board of car, looking at road map
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Two men, each standing with foot propped on running board of car, looking at road map

Row of metal filing cabinets on casters, man standing at end of row, with drawer open
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Row of metal filing cabinets on casters, man standing at end of row, with drawer open

Old Time Spinning Wheel
(Original Caption) Old time spinning wheel. Photograph, undated. BPA2 #4967

Hoisting Wheel: Goldmining In California
(Original Caption) 1850-California- "The Hoisting Wheel of the Daley Claim, " goldmining in Columbia, Tuolumme County, California. Photograph from stereopticom

Boy Holding Old Large-Wheel Bicycle
(Original Caption) 1888-Young boy holding high wheel bike, or "Bone-shaker." Photograph, 1888

Early Bicyclists Taking a Break by Highwheelers
(Original Caption) American wheelmen reposing in the woods. Photograph, ca. 1890

Stone Wheels Found In Andes
(Original Caption) Stone wheels found in the high Andes. Photograph

Street vendor and customers. Washington Market, New York City, New York State, USA
(Original Caption) New York City: Ice cream and frankfurter wagon near New York's Washington Market. Undated photograph

H. E. Hudson and Ernest Henry Shackleton
(Original Caption) 4/1916-Shackleton expedition. Photo shows Lieutenant H.E. Hudson, navigator with Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic

Engraving of Fire Wheel Torture
(Original Caption) Inquisition: Fire torture on the wheel. Undated engraving. BPA2# 2598

Bowie Knife Replica
(Original Caption) A replica of the Bowie knife, created by a blacksmith at the Old Washington Historic State Park in Washington, Arkansas

Engraving Of Works Of Cable Railway
(Original Caption) Operating machinery of Tenth Avenue Cable Railway, New York City--Looking toward the rear. Undated engraving

Treadwheel In China
(Original Caption) Treadwheel in china, woodcut, 1726. BPA2 #1513

Drawing of a Storming Wagon and a Tank-Like Vehicle by Leonardo da Vinci
(Original Caption) Drawing by da Vinci from his book on submarines and inventions. Undated

Elderly Woman Seated @ Spinning Wheel
(Original Caption) 4/22/1916-Mrs. D. E. Field celebrated her 94th birthday in New York City. She is seen seated at a spinning wheel

Couple in 1920 Open Model T Runabout
(Original Caption) 1920- Here is a two-passenger Ford Runabout produced by the company in 1920

Ford Car Bodies On Train Wheels/Tracks
(Original Caption) 12/22/1924-London, England: Above are shown two Ford cars coupled in railway fashion and operated on the Kent and East Sussex railway

Men Participating in Cat-in-the-Wheel Race
(Original Caption) 7/2/1926-Berlin, Germany: View of a human "cat-in-the-wheel" race, a recent sport packing the German stadiums

Driving Wheel of Steam Locomotive
(Original Caption) Close-up detail of the driving wheel of a steam powered locomotive running along a stretch of track. Undated photograph

Women Preparing for Race in Hoopla Wheels, Berlin
German women race across a lawn in hoopla wheels

Man, Woman At Old Foot-Driven Pottery Wh
(Original Caption) 11/22/1930-Glendale, CA: Primitive pottery industry at Glendale in a revival of the ancient hand created beauty in the place of machine-made perfection

Amelia Earhart Leaning on Airplane
(Original Caption) 8/25/1932-Mrs

Old Stagecoach Left in Hills
(Original Caption) 1933-White Mountains in New Hampshire: This old stagecoach can be seen along the road between a lake and the Breton Woods for it stands alone on a little hillock

The Dymaxion Automobile
One of a few Dymaxion automobiles designed by Buckminster Fuller belonging to Leopold Stokowski, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra

People Around Fortune Wheel
(Original Caption) 4/29/1935-Las Vegas, Nevada: Wheels of fortune spin, dice roll across tables, and cards flip, as Nevadans celebrate a four-day Helldorado at Las Vegas

Man Doing Standing Forward Bend
(Original Caption) 12/10/1937: Exercise and reduce -- the resolution which this portly gentleman made for 1938

How Bicycles are Manufactured
There are 500 seperate operations in the making of a bicycle

James Cagney at Wheel of Ship
(Original Caption) 1938- James Cagney, Warner Bros. star appearing in, "Angels With Dirty Faces", spends his leisure moments aboard his schooner

Gamblers at the Roulette Wheel
Men smoke cigars while watching the roulette wheel spin

Female Mechanic Working on Plane
(Original Caption) 4/7/1943-Tuskegee, AL- This may look like romance

Errol Flynn at Helm of His New Boat
Zaca boat

Dog Sleeping in Wheel Well
(Original Caption) 11/21/1947- Cincinnati, Ohio: Sleeping it off

Giant Catapult by Leonardo da Vinci
Medium: Pen and ink on paper|Creation date: ca. 1499|Located in: Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy

Rotor Of Waterwheel For Tva Dam
(Original Caption) Pittsburgh, PA - Spider of Steel: Part of the huge rotor for the waterwheel generator to be used in the Tennessee Valley Water Works, built in the East Pittsburgh Works

Firefighters and Fire Engine
(Original Caption) An early scene in New York City. The photograph shows an early fire engine on a cobblestone street with two attendants posing in front of it. One attendant holds a large hose

People at a Roulette Wheel Gambling
(Original Caption) People are shown gambling at a casino. They are placing bets on a roulette wheel. Ca. 1940s

Early Bicycle
The draisienne, or swiftwalker, a precursor to the self-propelled bicycle operated with pedals

How Bicycles are Manufactured
There are 500 seperate operations in the making of a bicycle. This picture, taken in a Chicago, Illinois manufacturing plant, where 1, 500 bicycles are turned out daily during the busy season

Woman Placing a Bet at a Roulette Wheel
(Original Caption) People are shown gambling at a casino. A woman is placing a bet on a number at the roulette table. Ca. 1940s

Roulette Wheels and Table
(Original Caption) View of gambling equipment: roulette wheels. Undated photograph

Blacksmith Shop; Horseshoe Repairing
(Original Caption) Ca. 1905-Minneapolis, MN: Blacksmith shop

Woman Standing Near Wheel Of Fortune
(Original Caption) Wheel of fortune. Gambling. Mrs. Harold E. Talbott. Undated photograph. BPA2# 2058

Man W/Face of Anguish Turning Valve
(Original Caption) Photo shows a man, with a facial expression of anguish, turning a valve attached to the floor on which he stands. Ca. late 19th century

Converted Railroad Car;Facny Dining Room
(Original Caption) Lucius Beebee's dining room on wheels, a converted 1890's private railroad car. Photograph ca. 1940

Close-Up Of Locomotive Wheel
(Original Caption) Close-up of a locomotive wheel. Undated photograph

Stage Coach Used by the White House
(Original Caption) Photo shows a White House stage coach. Ca. late 19th century

Strong Man Lifts Railroad Axle W/Hand
(Original Caption) A well-built young man in the woods lifts a railway car wheel assembly (250 lbs.) with one hand. Undated photograph

Man Stands Next To Small, Early Rocket
(Original Caption) Ca. 1920-: An early rocket constructed by Hamburg engineer, Zucker. It is capable of flying 10, 000 meters straight up. The rocket is 5 meters long and powered by 12 boosters

Engraving by Theodoor Galle After Windmills in Operation by Joannes Stradanus
Illustration depicting windmills in operation. Shows peasants transporting bags of grain on shoulders and horseback. Seventeenth century copper engraving by Stradanus Galle

Mine Workers and Water Wheel
(Original Caption) 1860- Flutter wheel, on the Toulumne. Illustration

Illustration of Men Operating Water Old Pump on Wheels
(Original Caption) Illustration is a diagram shows men operating old water pump on wheels that will probably be used for the extinguishing of fires. It also shows how the pump works. Undated

Father Time Illustration
(Original Caption) Father Time. Symbolical drawing shows a man with the scythe, leaning over pilot wheel. Undated colored lithograph

Engraving of a Steam Operated Automobile
Engraving of a steam operated automobile. Undated illustration

Roulette Table
(Original Caption) Photo is a view looking down a roulette table towards the doors of a casino, with signs on either side of the door that read "Folies Bergere." Undated

Hand Spinning Miniature Roulette Wheel
(Original Caption) Photo shows a hand spinning a miniature roulette wheel. Undated

Women at the Helm of Sailboat
(Original Caption) Pat Schield and Betty Feldstein pose at the wheel of a sailboat in their bathing suits. Photo circa 1950

Allen Dumont Showing Color Television Technology
(Original Caption) 11/15/1950-New York, NY- Dr. Allen B

Emmett Till Murder Trial
Prosecutors show the wheel used to weight down the body of the victim

Small Messerschmitt Car With Passenger
(Original Caption) 2/22/1956-New York, NY: Reverend Walter Allen dealey, an associate Minister of the marel collegiate church

Man Bows Before Chariot of Saint Machchandra Nath
An old man bows as 80 men pull a colossal chariot, representative of Saint Machchandra Nath of Assam, through Kathmandu

Kids On Pedal Toy
A group of children move down the street on "Pedalos, " a pedal-driven rolling toy similar to the crank shaft in a car

Cancer Patient Using the New Rotacert
(Original Caption) 12/15/1965-Budapest, Hungary- Hungarian radiological experts are utilizing one of man's oldest inventions, the wheel, as priciple weapon in a new attack on cancer

Astronaut Rides on Proposed Lunar Vehicle
(Original Caption) 4/17/1969-Bethpage, NY- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation a $400

Jacqueline Kennedy At Wheel Of Ship
(Original Caption) New York

Tibetan Woman Spinning Prayer Wheel
(Original Caption) 1983-Lhasa, Tibet: Tibetan woman spins a prayer wheel outside the Jokhang Temple, Buddhism's most important site in Tibet

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