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D River Collection

Background imageD River Collection: Zebras Pull Mazawattee

Zebras Pull Mazawattee
Four zebras in harness pull a Mazawattee tea cart -- purely for publicity purposes, we understand!

Background imageD River Collection: Jack Johnson on his Racing Motor Car

Jack Johnson on his Racing Motor Car
Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson, the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1908. Johnson was the World Heavyweight Champion between 1908 and 1915

Background imageD River Collection: Vintage Racing Car

Vintage Racing Car
A vintage racing car hurtling along a country lane

Background imageD River Collection: Prince Michael of Kent driving an E-type Jaguar at Brands Ha

Prince Michael of Kent driving an E-type Jaguar at Brands Ha
Nineteen year old Prince Michael of Kent (born 1942) driving at 100mph in an E-type Jaguar at Brands Hatch race track in April 1962

Background imageD River Collection: BSA three wheeler sports car and driver, South Wales

BSA three wheeler sports car and driver, South Wales
Mr Jack Holt driving his 1932 BSA three wheeler sports car, bought in 1938 from Morgan of Caerphilly. Probably photographed in the Haverfordwest area, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Background imageD River Collection: Veedol motor oil poster

Veedol motor oil poster
Poster advertising Veedol motor oil, recommended by Lancia cars

Background imageD River Collection: Melbourne Cable Tram and Driver

Melbourne Cable Tram and Driver
A Melbourne Cable tram (destination - North Fitzroy) and driver (in his uniform) - 1925

Background imageD River Collection: Humber Hawk advertisement

Humber Hawk advertisement
Advertisement for the 1954 Humber Hawk car, packed with power and aready to prove it. Apparently, the powerful overhead valve engine gave vivid exciting acceleration

Background imageD River Collection: Humber car advertisement

Humber car advertisement
Advertisement for Humber cars which, claims the manufacturer, is a car you will be proud to own. This particular Humber is driven by a chauffeur who drops off his passengers at a dock

Background imageD River Collection: Brooklands Poster

Brooklands Poster
A poster for the racing programme at Brooklands Race Tract at Weybridge, Surrey, featuring Sir Malcolm Campbell driving (at the time) the worlds fastest car, Bluebird

Background imageD River Collection: Shire horse pulling a hay wagon

Shire horse pulling a hay wagon
A heavy working horse pulls a high hay wagon along a country lane. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageD River Collection: Monkey driving a toy car

Monkey driving a toy car
A rather surreal photograph of a monkey driving a model vintage car

Background imageD River Collection: Central heating for cars / W H Robinson

Central heating for cars / W H Robinson
The Autofooetjoye central heating device, consisting of a small zinc water tank glued to the back of the car, warmed by an oil stove with connecting pipework that the driver can rest his feet

Background imageD River Collection: Bentley car at St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Bentley car at St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
A 4.5 litre Bentley car and its driver with St Michaels Mount in the background. (2 of 2)

Background imageD River Collection: Horse-Drawn Bus London

Horse-Drawn Bus London
A Horse-drawn bus operating the Waterloo Station to Somerset house route

Background imageD River Collection: Driver is a Novice

Driver is a Novice
CAUTION : DRIVER IS A NOVICE A useful notice tied to the back of a learner drivers car as he makes a nervous hand signal

Background imageD River Collection: Calthorpe Racing Car

Calthorpe Racing Car
1908 Tourist Trophy Race, 24th Sept, Calthorpe 4-cylinder racing car. Known as the Four Inch Race because that was the maximum size of cylinder bore allowed for entry. Race heId on Isle of Man

Background imageD River Collection: Shire horses and dray at Lands End, Cornwall

Shire horses and dray at Lands End, Cornwall
Shire horses and a dray at Lands End, Cornwall

Background imageD River Collection: Singer SM 1500 Roadster

Singer SM 1500 Roadster
Taking out the Singer SM 1500 Roadster for a spin on a very sunny day

Background imageD River Collection: Shire horse drawn dray

Shire horse drawn dray
Shire horse drawn brewery dray passes through a village, delivering beer to The Lamb and Flag pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageD River Collection: Girl Driving Toy Car

Girl Driving Toy Car
a Young Lady Driver

Background imageD River Collection: GUARD (1930S)

GUARD (1930S)
A guard of the North Eastern Railway waves his green flag and blows his whistle to tell the driver that the train may leave

Background imageD River Collection: Dr Christopher Dresser on a rickshaw, Japan

Dr Christopher Dresser on a rickshaw, Japan
Dr Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) - English designer and theorist - best known as a pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement

Background imageD River Collection: Lanchester car

Lanchester car
A Lanchester car (10 HP) and suave-looking driver in relaxed pose on a suburban street

Background imageD River Collection: 1906 Tyre Advertisement

1906 Tyre Advertisement
An advert for Jenatzy Tyres of Brussels

Background imageD River Collection: Boys playing with toy car, 1930s

Boys playing with toy car, 1930s
Two boys play with a minature Rolls Royce

Background imageD River Collection: Driver of the Royal Army Service Corps

Driver of the Royal Army Service Corps in Full Dress

Background imageD River Collection: Carriage outside Star Hotel

Carriage outside Star Hotel
A horse-drawn bus outside the Star Hotel in Matfield, Kent (now the Star Inn). The bus is from Tunbridge Wells, and serves the villages of Matfield, Brenchley and Paddock Wood

Background imageD River Collection: Hackney Coach / 1807

Hackney Coach / 1807
A Hackney coach stops at a liquor store for the horse team to receive refreshment

Background imageD River Collection: Corner shop in Vienna, Austria

Corner shop in Vienna, Austria
A large corner shop, Hammerbrot, on a street in Vienna, Austria, with parked cars and people out shopping. Date: 1953

Background imageD River Collection: British Consulate, Beirut, Lebanon

British Consulate, Beirut, Lebanon Date: circa 1910s

Background imageD River Collection: THE LITTLE DRIVER PUB

THE LITTLE DRIVER PUB
The Little Driver public house, Bow Road, east London. Date: early 1900s

Background imageD River Collection: Princess Elizabeths Wedding - Procession - Admiralty Arch

Princess Elizabeths Wedding - Procession - Admiralty Arch
The marriage of Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) to Prince Philip of Greece on 20th November 1947. The wedding procession en route to Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace

Background imageD River Collection: Steam lorry, Llandyssil, Powys, Mid Wales

Steam lorry, Llandyssil, Powys, Mid Wales
A steam lorry (Manns patent steam cart) belonging to Evans & Jones, haulage contractors, laden with goods which have just been loaded from a train at Llandysul (or Llandyssil)

Background imageD River Collection: British car in the South of France

British car in the South of France
A British car with a GB plate, its driver standing alongside, in a cobblestone square somewhere in the South of France. The Hotel Mediterranee is in the background

Background imageD River Collection: Dead Mans Handle

Dead Mans Handle
A dead mans handle is a switch that is automatically operated in case the human operator becomes incapacitated. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageD River Collection: Small boy with chrome shiny silver pedal car

Small boy with chrome shiny silver pedal car
Small boy in a beautiful silver chrome pedal car with his proud Father alongside

Background imageD River Collection: Rover 12 Saloon (rear view)

Rover 12 Saloon (rear view)
A Rover 12 Saloon (rear view)

Background imageD River Collection: Dymchurch Light Railway

Dymchurch Light Railway
The Green Goddess, a locomotive on the The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Light Railway (a miniature railway), Kent, England, pulling out of a station

Background imageD River Collection: Wild Bill Hickok / Postcd

Wild Bill Hickok / Postcd
WILD BILL HICKOK alias JAMES BUTLER American frontiersman, stage driver, scout, and US marshal; famous as a crack shot

Background imageD River Collection: Omnibus Drivers 1877

Omnibus Drivers 1877
A Victorian omnibus driver assists a gentleman passenger to board the No 568 (route between Edgware Road and West Strand)

Background imageD River Collection: Woman Racing Drivers

Woman Racing Drivers
Women join the racing driver fraternity

Background imageD River Collection: Trams, Finsbury Park

Trams, Finsbury Park
TRAMS AT FINSBURY PARK, LONDON The boy stood on the tramway line, The driver rang his bell. The tram went on to Finsbury Park : the boy went down to H*ll

Background imageD River Collection: Train Driver & Guards

Train Driver & Guards
Driver and guard on the Dyke Railway, part of the Southern rail network

Background imageD River Collection: Bologna, Italy - Chiese di Santo Stefano & Tour Bus

Bologna, Italy - Chiese di Santo Stefano & Tour Bus
Hotel Tourist Postcard from Bologna, Italy - with a photograph of the Chiesa di Santo Stefano & Tour Bus of the Stella D Italia e Aquila Nera Company (Star of Italy and Black Eagle Co.)

Background imageD River Collection: Large open saloon car

Large open saloon car
Taking the chaps for a spin! Two ladies and their husbands in a grand open-top Model T Roadster ready for the off

Background imageD River Collection: Actresses on National Service, 1939

Actresses on National Service, 1939
Cast members of Tony Draws a Horse at the Comedy Theatre in London pictured in their other war roles. Miss Kay Astor (centre) is a nurse

Background imageD River Collection: Children enjoy a ride on a model steam train

Children enjoy a ride on a model steam train
A group of young children enjoy a ride on a model steam train. 1970s

Background imageD River Collection: Slow Coach and infuriated passenger

Slow Coach and infuriated passenger
A lovely postcard by Lance Thackeray entitled Urgent - featuring a carriage being pulled by a very tired old nag and being driven by an old soak of a driver

Background imageD River Collection: Britannia and Eve, April 1940

Britannia and Eve, April 1940
Front cover illustration featuring an attractive lady at the wheel of a car, although where the rest of the car is is anyones guess

Background imageD River Collection: Two boys on their Go-cart

Two boys on their Go-cart
Two boys (twin brothers?) in their Sunday best sitting on their beautifully-made toy car, complete with slender steering wheel, running board, lamp and number plate

Background imageD River Collection: The Egg Test For Brakes / W H Robinson

The Egg Test For Brakes / W H Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Background imageD River Collection: Sports car parked at the roadside

Sports car parked at the roadside - the driver looks back toward the cameraman

Background imageD River Collection: Vintage Car and grand building

Vintage Car and grand building
An enormous open-top saloon/sedan luxury car standing in front of an impressive arcaded facade/entrance to a large building

Background imageD River Collection: A Happy Party of Little Motorists

A Happy Party of Little Motorists. Six young children are taken for a spin in an open-top car. They are all wrapped up warm against the elements. Date: circa 1905

Background imageD River Collection: Vintage Car

Vintage Car

Background imageD River Collection: Camel driver at Petra, Jordan

Camel driver at Petra, Jordan
A beautiful postcard depicting a camel driver with his camel train sheltering at Petra, Jordan

Background imageD River Collection: Gents Private Carriage

Gents Private Carriage
The comfort of being driven like a gentleman

Background imageD River Collection: Late Victorian street scene with horse-drawn carriage

Late Victorian street scene with horse-drawn carriage
A late Victorian street scene with a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground, and various other horse-drawn vehicles in the distance

Background imageD River Collection: Doggy Driver

Doggy Driver
Next stop Barking! A doggy driver complete with cap and goggles sits in the luxurious surrounds of a particularly fine model toy car

Background imageD River Collection: Carriage pulled by two white shire horses

Carriage pulled by two white shire horses
Lady transported by a carriage pulled by two white shire horses. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageD River Collection: La Rubia alien abduction, Paciencia, Brazil

La Rubia alien abduction, Paciencia, Brazil
At Paciencia (near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), bus driver Antonio La Rubia is abducted by robot-like entities on board a UFO

Background imageD River Collection: An old fashioned steam train and workers

An old fashioned steam train and workers

Background imageD River Collection: The king of the road: Dexter driven by his owner Mr. Robert

The king of the road: Dexter driven by his owner Mr. Robert Bonner of the New York Ledger at Prospect Park Brooklyn August 31st 1869, trotting a mile to a road wagon. weighing with driver 319 lbs

Background imageD River Collection: A Jutka carriage - India

A Jutka carriage - India
A Jutka carriage or cab - India Date: circa 1910s

Background imageD River Collection: OLD LONDON TAXI CAB

OLD LONDON TAXI CAB
An old taxi cab driver with his older style cab, at the front of a taxi rank in a London square. Date: 1931

Background imageD River Collection: Rumonte coat and Rover saloon car, 1953

Rumonte coat and Rover saloon car, 1953
A girl wearing a Rumonte mirror velvet coat with push up sleeves and a pretty Byronic collar, stands next to a Rover 75 saloon. Her lemon yellow melusine hat is by Connor. Date: 1953

Background imageD River Collection: Barbados - Donkey Cart

Barbados - Donkey Cart
Bajan Woman driving a small donkey cart, Barbados. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageD River Collection: Corporal R Adams, DCM, British soldier, WW1

Corporal R Adams, DCM, British soldier, WW1
Corporal R Adams, DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medal), British soldier during the First World War. He served as a driver. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageD River Collection: Car and house in Appledore, Devon

Car and house in Appledore, Devon
A Vauxhall Cadet car and its driver in front of a large white house in Irsha Street, Appledore, Devon

Background imageD River Collection: Three-wheeler milkfloat

Three-wheeler milkfloat
A Milkman on his morning round, fills up a crate from his vintage yet stylish three-wheeled float. This model is a Norwich Dairy milk electric, (DP Kathanode battery operated) delivery float

Background imageD River Collection: Ford Zephyr Zodiac Mk 2

Ford Zephyr Zodiac Mk 2
Gentleman and his Ford Zephyr Zodiac Mk 2

Background imageD River Collection: Large car pulled up outside a church

Large car pulled up outside a church
A large car parked outside a church. The crowd of onloookers suggests this may be a wedding vehicle

Background imageD River Collection: Women standing by large car

Women standing by large car
Two women and a young girl (wrapped up well aginst the wet weather) stand next to their large soft top car at the side of a country lane

Background imageD River Collection: Brook War Hospital, Shooters Hill, south east London

Brook War Hospital, Shooters Hill, south east London
The main entrance of the Brook Hospital, Shooters Hill, south east London, in its First World War guise as the Brook Military Hospital

Background imageD River Collection: Delineator magazine front cover April 1929

Delineator magazine front cover April 1929
Front cover illustration featuring a stylish 1920s woman in a cloche hat at the wheel of a car

Background imageD River Collection: Izmir, Turkey - Camels and Camel Drivers

Izmir, Turkey - Camels and Camel Drivers
Camels from a camel train and their camel drivers at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Background imageD River Collection: When Ignorance is Bliss Cartoon, 1928

When Ignorance is Bliss Cartoon, 1928
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

Background imageD River Collection: French Diligence Coach

French Diligence Coach
A diligence coach heading through a French town

Background imageD River Collection: Peugeot advertising poster

Peugeot advertising poster
Poster for Peugeot cars featuring a comfortable looking car with a driver and three passengers passing through an idyllic looking town or village with half-timbered houses

Background imageD River Collection: Greek Chariot

Greek Chariot
Chariot of the ancient Greeks, with a woman driver and a woman passenger

Background imageD River Collection: The Toledo Steam Car, (London, 1879)

The Toledo Steam Car, (London, 1879)

Background imageD River Collection: Chile (1854). Falls of Laja river. Litography

Chile (1854). Falls of Laja river. Litography

Background imageD River Collection: Cart driver (18th c. ). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris

Cart driver (18th c. ). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris
Cart driver (18th c.). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)



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