Driving Collection (#11)

Mr Fred Terry and Miss Julia Nielson
Mr Fred Terry (1863-1933) - English Actor and his wife Miss Julia Nielson (1868-1957) whom he married in 1891. Date: 1912

Man in a car, Havana, Cuba
Man in a car, probably in Havana, Cuba. Date: circa 1910

Delights of the Riviera - the Season at Cannes, 1926
Series of vignette sketches showing society at play on the French Riviera, at Cannes in the spring of 1926. Pictured are Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills on the areas tennis courts

Car driving off a cross-channel ferry. Date: early 1960s

Aircraft Firefighters School, Stansted, Essex
Aircraft Firefighters School based at Stansted, Essex, where men and women from around the world were trained. Old aircraft were deliberately set ablaze to give crews realistic training

Traffic on a main road -- not a jam in sight! Date: early 1960s

Argentina. Gauchos driving cattle. Engraving by Capuz in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored

Caricature of the Duke of Beaufort (Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort, 1824-1899) -- He has a love for the stage. 1881

Dodge van with advertisement for Viyella
Customised Dodge van with advertisement for Viyella clothing. early 20th century

Woman police officer checking under a car, London
Woman police officer (Deirdre O Donoghue) checking under a car, probably during driving training. Date: circa 1960s

Woman police officer undergoing driving training
Woman police officer on a driving course, sitting at the steering wheel with a male officer next to her in the passenger seat

Police officers at Driving School with car and motorcycles
Police officers at the Police Driving School with a car and motorcycles. At this time, training courses were being run for WPCs in the use of a new type of lightweight motor scooter

Three men sitting in car outside Quex House
Photograph of three men sitting in a car outside Quex House. The car is a 1914 Standard, Models. The man in the driving seat is wearing a chauffers uniform

Railway Ring Gears
These giant ring gears transmit power from electric motors to the driving wheels on the new passenger locomotives between New York and Washington D.C. U.S.A. Date: 1930s

King George V and Queen Mary of Teck
His Majesty King George V and Queen Mary and cheered by enthusiastic crowds as they drive through London in their carriage. Date: circa 1930

Lady Motorists Dress
Elegance sportive - dress suggestions for the girl who wants to look her best while driving, while keeping warm... Date: 1905

Steam Roller, Work Break
A workman has a break from driving his steam roller to enjoy a cup of tea and a listen to the radio Date: circa 1920

A speed fiend
MOTOR MANIA : THE JOY OF THE DRIVER NOT ALWAYS THAT OF THE DRIVEN - as true today as it was a hundred years ago... Date: 1908

Cape / Cairo Railway - 3
CAPE-TO-CAIRO RAILWAY Driving the trans- continental rail link across the plains of the Congo Date: 1914

And So Home - By Christmas Moonlight in the Sketch
Colour photograph of And So Home - By Christmas Moonlight, from the picture by Lendon, published in the Sketch of 26th December 1928. Date: 26th December 1928

Henry Segrave - Sunbeam Mystery at Daytona Beach
Major Henry Segrave driving the Sunbeam Mystery in which he broke the world land speed record at Daytona Beach on 29 March 1927, driving over 200mph. Date: 1927

Advertisement for Tricycles - Flying Scud, Ball Bearing, Double or Single Driving. 1883

FRENCH WISKY
WISKY French private carriage of the Louis XV period, driving through todays Place de la Concorde Date: circa 1750

Tractor at work, Wieringermeer, North Holland, Netherlands
Man at work on a tractor on reclaimed land in Wieringermeer, North Holland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1930s

Prince of Wales & John Douglas-Scott-Montagu 1900
Prince of Wales (soon to be Edward VII), and John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, a promoter of motoring, at Highcliffe Castle, Hants

Finish of the Thousand Miles Trial in 1900
The finish of the Thousand Miles Trial which ended on 12 May 1900 in Whitehall, London. The first car in the row is a 12 h.p. Panhard driven by Charles Rolls who is seated at the wheel

Driving an open top sports car
Mother & children driving an open top sports car. Image from Mrs Strangs Travel Play Book published c.1920.Date: circa 1915

The Vienna Auto cap - ladies motoring wear 1912
Helmet-shaped knitted cap designed to protect the chin from the wind during inclement weather. The cap is warm, light, and porous

Children playing golf driving from the 9th tee, Mount Pleasa
Children playing golf driving from the ninth tee, Mount Pleasant golf links, New Hampshire, USA Date: 1900s

Frontispiece design, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson
Frontispiece design by W Heath Robinson -- Mr W Heath Robinsons own private railway engine, not often allowed on the GWR. Date: 1935

Chauffeur driving red car on a Christmas card
Chauffeur driving a red car on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1900s

Man driving an Ostrich as a trotting horse in America Date: circa 1910

The Motor Burberry advertisement, 1919
The Motor Burberry, universally recognised as the most perfect safeguard for motoring as it embodies in its design every feature that contributes to health, comfort and protection. Date: 1919

The Romeotor Motor Coat from Samuel Brothers
he needs of the enthusiastic female motorist well catered for by this Romeotor coat carried out in Scotch fleece, cut comfortably full with a modish wrap collar which could be arranged as a cape if

Outdoor Fashion Accessories 1927
New Parisian outdoor fashion accessories giving the finishing touches to the smart sportswoman - driving gloves, belt, vanity case, beach costume and sports pull-over Date: 1927

Illustration, haymaking with a horse-drawn cutter and a dog alongside. Date: 1930

Illustration, driving a pony on long reins
Illustration, a boy driving a pony round a field on long reins. Date: 1930

Chauffeuse
The photograph shows a young chauffeuse, who drives a client home. Date: 1966

Illustration, the late John Howell, the Sporting Tailor, driving his horse-drawn carriage through Margate, Kent. Date: 1832

Stiff by H. M. Bateman, WW1 cartoon
Hilarious sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman showing a French soldier unable to move the crank on the front of an officers car

Advertisement for Redline super petrol, famous since pre-war days for punch, power and pep. Date: circa early 1940s

WW1 - M1917 American tanks in action
WW1 - Two American M1917 tanks in action as they move towards, and plough through a forested terrain. Date: 1918

Publican and customers outside pub, with a Bass Brewery car
Publican and customers outside a pub, some seated in a car sporting a model of a bottle of Bass Beer on the bonnet (likely a promotion car for the Brewery). Date: circa late 1900s

WW2 Christmas card, wartime woman
WW2 Christmas card, a wartime woman considering her work options. Date: circa 1942

Sphere front cover - Princess Mary driving in a carriage
Front cover of The Sphere magazine depicting the seventeen-year-old Princess Mary (later Countess of Harewood), daughter of King George V and Queen Mary

Pride of Hartford fire engine, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Date: circa 1901

Royal visit to Berlin 1913
At a state visit to Berlin, King George V (left) drives together with Wilhelm II, German Emperor (right). At about the same time the German Army Bill foreshadowed measures which would raise the peace

Henry Segrave, British racing driver
Major Henry Segrave (1896-1930), one-time holder of both land and water speed records. He was a national hero, and the only British man to win a Grand Prix for 32 years after his victory in France in

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