Driver Collection (page 18)

The Mansion House and the Lord Mayors Coachman Date: circa 1950

Turkey - Ox Cart and Passengers Date: circa 1909

A burly Russian coachman in his summer (!) outfit of coat and peaked cap - a style only worn by coachmen. Other tack and accoutrements hang on the wall behind him. Date: circa 1901

Russian Coachman and his elegant carriage
A rather sturdy Russian Coachman and his elegant carriage Date: circa 1901

Swish Broadwood - Victorian Racing and hunting character
Alfred Swish Broadwood - Amateur Road coachman and character in the late Victorian era (also in hunting and racing circles). Known to have a good command of Anglo-Saxon !! Date: 1896

Completely bizarre conversation concerning identification
Completely bizarre conversation between two cabbies concerning identification - at least the participants seem to understand one another. Overheard on a Cab Rank

Souvenir of Scarborough - Lady Cab Driver
Souvenir of Scarborough - Lady Horse-drawn Cab Driver. Date: circa 1890s

Wealthy Businessman andhs Mistress take a ride in a cab
A wealthy business man with his mistress or his Saturday till Monday girl. Setting off for another " weekend" !! Date: circa 1890s

Coachman sat at the bar enjoying his pipe and his pint
A study of a Coachman sat at the bar enjoying his pipe and his pint pot of ale. Date: 1895

Cabbie advises fat fare to prevent horse spying him
Hilarious cartoon by Phil May: " I want you to take me to St. Johns Wood, Cabbie" " All right, Sir, but would you mind getting in on the other side so as the old horse don t see

A burly Russian coachman, Moscow, Russia
A Russian coachman and his carriage, Moscow, Russia Date: circa 1903

Russian Tradesman (trade unknown) driving his horse cart, which bears a large wooden crate/chest (contents unknown!). Date: 1902

Old Russian Coachman at the entrance to a monastery Date: circa 1903

Indian Elephant taking Doctor Serravallo for a ride
Indian Elephant taking Doctor J Serravallo (the Italian inventor/creator of Serravallo Tonic Wine) for a ride. Date: circa 1910s

A ginger-haired young lady golfer, completing her swing
Winsome - A ginger-haired young lady golfer, completing her swing having driven down the eighth hole. The tight short blue jumper and thin red and white stripe mini-skirt seem par for the course

The Charioteer - Classical Greek art - Delphi
The Charioteer. ca. 475 BC. Classical Greek art. Bronze Sculpture from Delphi, Greece. Delphi Museum. Date: circa 475 BC

L Auto-Velo newspaper and reader
Journals and their Readers A reader of the L Auto-Velo newspaper, whos first editor was Henri Desgrange who founded the Tour de France

A Russian Stagecoach Journey. Date: circa 1900s

BSA Vintage Car - Veteran Car Rally (London to Brighton?) Date: circa mid 1970s

Shoeblack & Cabby
Shoeblack polishing a Cabbys shoes. Date: circa 1910

A Single Horse Family Omnibus - January, 1905. Date: 1905

Racing Illustrated - A doubtful starter - a seaside donkey is les than keen on taking a corpulent holidaymaker for a stroll across the sand... Date: circa 1903

We are Moving - Humorous Motoring postcard, showing a male driver getting rather over-excited at the wheel, courtesy of the amorous advances of his lady passenger

Southern Ireland - Irish Jaunting Car Date: 1904

Hanoi, Vietnam - Rickshaw Date: 1903

Camel Driver/rider Date: circa 1910s

Lady with Automobile and Dog
Lady driving her gorgeous early Automobile with her pet dog calmly sat on the passenger seat beside her. Date: 1907

Driving a Troika - Samokish
Driving a Troika - a traditional Russian harness driving combination, using three horses abreast, usually pulling a sleigh. Date: 1902

The Daring Polyanitsa by Ilya Repin
Travel by Sleigh in Russia by F G Berenshtam. Date: 1901

A Stop under the Poinciana Tree, Nassau, Bahamas
A carriage stop under the Royal Poinciana Tree for a young couple, Nassau, Bahamas. Date: circa 1940

Two Natives of Bermuda
An elderly Bermudan man pauses on his return from, or trip to, his local market bearing some fresh produce. The donkey looks in need of a good rest... Date: circa 1910s

Old Vegetable seller driving his donkey cart
An elderly Bermudian Vegetable seller driving his donkey cart, laden with fresh produce, including beetroot and turnips. Date: circa 1910s

Bermudan Horse-drawn Carriage
A fine horse-drawn carriage - labelled on this postcard an " A Bermuda Automobile" ! Date: circa 1910s

Georgia, Tbilisi - Old Tramway
Tramway in Tsitsishvili (now Baratashvili) Street, Tbilisi, Georgia. Date: circa 1910s

WRAF-ish by Reginald Higgins
A dashing young woman in the uniform of the WRAF (Womens Royal Air Force) waits by her car smoking a cigarette. Date: 1919

A B Jenkins on his Duesenbeg. He was the first driver to capture world records on the Bonneville Salt Flats

LCC-MFB Captain Massey Shaws brougham
Captain Eyre Massey Shaws (Chief Officer) horse drawn brougham (open carriage) outside his residence, Winchester House, within the headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge

NFS Heavy Unit vehicle accident, Ealing, WW2
An NFS Heavy Unit vehicle accident in Ealing, West London. The driver, having lost control of the appliance, struck a tree while responding to an emergency call

LCC-LFB firewomen with mobile kitchen, WW2
The crew of a mobile kitchen (three cooks and a driver) who kept the regular and auxiliary firefighters fed during the Second World War

LCC-LFB staff car at Brigade HQ - Lambeth
Principal officer in rear of staff car at Lambeth HQ. In addition to the fireman driver the second fireman would act as a walkie-talkie operator for the senior/principal officer at the scene of a

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