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D River Collection (page 12)

Background imageD River Collection: Superstition. By A. E. Bestall

Superstition. By A. E. Bestall
A humorous cartoon showing a young woman driving her uncle through the countyside. She is reassuring her passenger about how safe and experienced she is, not concentrating on the road sign ahead

Background imageD River Collection: Car used by Cartage Inspector, London

Car used by Cartage Inspector, London
London & North Western Railway Company Cartage Inspector in his motor car. This is the 1023rd car registered in the UK!

Background imageD River Collection: The Horrors of Peace

The Horrors of Peace
Three soldiers home on leave during World War I, with wounds discover to their surprise that, compared to a hair-raising motor car ride with their lady companion driver

Background imageD River Collection: The Portuguese Army attempts to seize a railway train, South

The Portuguese Army attempts to seize a railway train, South
Engraving showing the encounter between a British operated steam train and a detachment of the Portuguese army, Delagoa Bay, South East Africa, 1889

Background imageD River Collection: A Trip on a Tricycle Chair, 1890

A Trip on a Tricycle Chair, 1890
Illustration showing a Trip on a Tricycle Chair that leads to disastrous consequences for the chairs driver. At top right, the young man in the bowler hat purchases the machine

Background imageD River Collection: London Coastal Coaches

London Coastal Coaches
A cheery coach driver encourages travellers to travel by coach with frequent daily services which cover the country

Background imageD River Collection: Stern Reproof

Stern Reproof
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orang utan working as a delivery driver and dispatching a group of naughty fruit thieves

Background imageD River Collection: The all Scotch Spirit

The all Scotch Spirit
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing a miserly Scottish driver filling up his cigarette lighter with petrol from the pump at a filling station

Background imageD River Collection: London Opinion 1936

London Opinion 1936
Illustration showing a bemused motorist driving his car past a SLOW sign and a rather seductive looking hiker busy powdering her nose

Background imageD River Collection: THE KNOWLEDGE

THE KNOWLEDGE
A London taxi driver (note the for hire sign) gives directions to a lost gentleman, perhaps a foreign tourist. Drivers armband reads Je parle Francais

Background imageD River Collection: The Bustle & Motor Car

The Bustle & Motor Car
A lady wearing a bustle chats to a modern motor car driver through his car window!

Background imageD River Collection: Police Officer & Jaguar

Police Officer & Jaguar
A police officer emerges from his rather smart 1968 S-type Jaguar police car, equipped with police sign and flashing lights on the roof

Background imageD River Collection: Television in a private car, demonstrated to Radio Olympia v

Television in a private car, demonstrated to Radio Olympia v
Television in a private car; an experimental installation in a standard Vanguard saloon. The screen is not visible to the driver, thus avoiding distraction

Background imageD River Collection: Itala Car Advert

Itala Car Advert
A small boy with a toy car gives directions to the driver of a splendid Itala touring car

Background imageD River Collection: Empty Motorway 1960S

Empty Motorway 1960S
King of the Road: This lucky vehicle driver has the motorway to itself in the early days of motorways in Britain

Background imageD River Collection: England / Waddesdon

England / Waddesdon
The lovely village of Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire. A A boy stands on a pavement, hand on hips, passing the time of day with the driver of a horse-drawn carriage

Background imageD River Collection: Kay Petre & E. Wisdom judging coachwork at Morris Rally

Kay Petre & E. Wisdom judging coachwork at Morris Rally
Kay Petre (probably the best known female racing driver before the war), and E. Wisdom, another well known female racing motorist

Background imageD River Collection: An Irresponsible chauffeur

An Irresponsible chauffeur
A humourous illustration by H.L. Bacon of a female driver in the countryside, accompanied by a dog in the passenger seat

Background imageD River Collection: Who will first drive two miles a minute? Motor driver Resta

Who will first drive two miles a minute? Motor driver Resta
Illustration showing the driver Resta covering a half-mile in 17.372 seconds (or at a speed of 103.615 miles an hour) at Brooklands



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