Crossings Collection

Fern Tree Valley, near Hobart, Tasmania
View of Fern Tree Valley near Hobart, Tasmania, showing a river and waterfall in a tropical landscape. 1870

Actions of the Somme Crossings 1918
Actions of the Somme Crossings, Nesle Sector. Men of the 20th British Division and of the 22nd French Division in hastily dug rifle pits covering a road at the Battle of the Somme on the Western

Allan Line Timetable
Schedule of Atlantic crossings by the Allan Line

Rotherhithe Ferry 1877
The steam ferry across the Thames at Rotherhithe, one of the few crossings below London Bridge : carrying not only foot passengers but a coach with footmen, also carts

Comic postcard, Women at pedestrian crossing with Belisha beacon Date: circa 1930s

Temporary emergency bridge in Belgium, Sept 1939
Temporary emergency bridge constructed in Belgium in case of a German invasion. The bridge is supported by five barges which function as pontoons

3rd Para Sqn & 3rd Canadian Para Bn Plaque, Divette stream
On the extreme left flank (that is as seen from the sea) of the Landings, were a number of small rivers and streams over which were road bridges

Poster, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, ferry crossings from Calais to Dover and from Boulogne to Folkestone. circa 1901

America - General Rogers Clark Crosses The Wabash
General George Rogers Clark And His Soldiers Crossing The Wabash During The American War Of Independence Date: 1778

America - Washington crosses The Delaware River
George Washington And The Continental Army Crosses The Delaware River During The American War Of Independence Date: 1776

GUION LINE TIMETABLE 1833
Schedule of Atlantic crossings by the Guion Line. Date: 1883

Junkers F
Hermann Koehl and Guenther Von Huenefeld Made Along with Major Fitzmaurice an Atlantic Crossing from Baldonnel, Ireland to North America Between 12 to 13 April 1928

Road safety poster, Zebra Crossings
Road safety poster for children -- for safetys sake use the Zebra Crossings. Z is for Zebra, s for his Stripes

Level Crossing 1940S
The railway level crossing and signal box outside Hampton Court Station, Surrey, England. Date: 1940s

San Sebastian, Basque Region, Spain - Pasajes de San Pedro Date: 1904

Cunard Wharf, Boston
Cunard Wharf within Boston Harbour was owned by the Cunard Line Company who had been awarded the first British Trans Atlantic steamship mail contract in 1839

Llooking east from the Ponte Vecchio at Sunset, Florence
View looking east from the Ponte Vecchio at Sunset, with the Hill of San Miniato and the Ponte Alle Grazie. Date: 1905

Cunard Companys regular passenger, mail, freight services
Brochure page listing the Cunard Companys regular passenger, mail and freight services. Date: 1922

Traffic control for pedestrian crossings
Traffic control by light-ray : the first system of its kind. A new method of controlling road traffic by beams of light broken by pedestrian and vehicles

Chicago State Street
State Street, North from Madison, crowded constantly during the day with throngs of humanity, surging up and down and guarded at the street crossings by giant policemen. Date: 1916

Actions of the Somme Crossings 1918
Supports lying in the open lining the edge of a road at Nesle on the 20th Division Front during the Actions of the Somme Crossings on the Western Front in France during World War I in March 1918

Overtaking with Safety
It is dangerous to overtake on bends, at crossroads, when approaching pedestrian crossings, in narrow streets and on hump-backed bridges

Use Recognised Crossings
Pedestrians : use recognised crossing places provided for your safety

Crossword Fever in USA
Crossword Puzzle Fever hits America - a proposal to erect huge crosswords at railway crossings to entertain travellers waiting for the train to pass

GREAT WESTERN STEAMER
One of the first steamships to cross the Atlantic, Brunels paddle-wheel vessel was the first purpose-built passenger liner, making 64 crossings before being broken up in 1856

At a Level Crossing
A country wagon waits at a level crossing while a train headed by a Schools class locomotive is waved at by a boy on the gate

Hazardous Street
One man crosses a busy street while a couple are caught between a horse cab & a loaded wagon in the days before pedestrian crossings. An accident waiting to happen

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