Drivers Collection (page 6)

Drivers hotel on Regent Street, London, next to The Leicester Lounge. A horse-drawn cart is coming along the street, along with motor cars. Date: 1947

Colombia - Medellin
Colombian Drovers (A driver of animals) from the Antioquia Department at the Capital City (of this Department), Medellin. Date: circa 1910s

Explorers at safe driving Road Rally
Boys preparing for their Road Rally event. Every year American Explorers can join specially arranged national events. A popular one is the Road Rally that involves safe driving. circa 1960s

Poster, Obey the Speed Limit
Poster warning drivers to Obey the Speed Limit, which is 30 mph in built-up areas. 20th century

Chauffeur livery advertisement by Moss Bros
Advertisement for chauffeurs livery, available from Moss Bros of Covent Garden, London in hard-wearing materials with accessories ready for immediate wear. Date: 1934

Coachmans Dalmatian
A coachman stands with his trusty Dalmatian at his side. Theres a popular belief that Dalmatians are chosen as coach dogs because their spotted coats don t show the dirt... Date: circa 1828

Untitled, steam pile driving machinery, plan, elevation and sections

Woman in a car
Auto, Old auto with actresses and show girl models. Woman in an automobile

Volunteers during the General Strike
The Chiswick garage of the L.G.O.C. where the London volunteer bus-drivers and conductors slept during the strike

Canvassing for Votes in Derby, 1910
Three images depicting candidates canvassing for votes in Derby during the General Election of 1910. At half-time, the Unionist candidates walk across the ground in the match between Derby County

A Near Thing by William Heath Robinson
Humorous illustration showing two cars laden with trunks and Christmas parcels stuck in the snow while their two drivers pucker up for a kiss underneath some mistletoe

Man driving vintage car

Parked ground support vehicles, Iraq
Parked ground support vehicles in Iraq, with drivers and passengers

King of Greece visiting Rome
King Constantine I of Greece paying an official visit to Rome, Italy

German transport WWI
German transport drivers and horses wearing gas masks during the advance on Soissons at the Third Battle of the Aisne during World War I

Learning to avoid obstacles / 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

Hotel Bertrand - Constantine - Algeria
The Hotel Bertrand at El-Kantara, a suburb of Constantine, Algeria

A Driver Climbs in to his Cab
A train driver climbs into the cabin of his diesel locomotive. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

London taxi cab attacked by drivers during strike
A London taxi cab is attacked in the street during a taxi cab drivers strike which took place from 31 October to 9 November

Taxi cab drivers strike, Charing Cross, London
The almost empty forecourt of Charing Cross Station in Central London, during a brief taxi cab drivers strike (31 October to 9 November)

Camels at rest - Constantinople
Four camels and their drivers resting in Constantinople

Adana, Turkey - Caravan of Camels
Adana, capital of Adana Province in south east Turkey. The ancient Antioch on the Sarus. One of the largest cities in Turkey - the gateway to the Cilician Plane

Russian coachman
A Russian coachman, with a large amount of padding under his coat to keep him warm, taking part in the International Horse Show, Olympia, London

Follett Trophy for the BRDC 500 Mile Race
The " Follett" Trophy for The British Racing Drivers Clubs 500 Miles Race, won by the Talbot 105 single seater, 1932. The trophy was sold at Bonham s, London in 2008 for 6, 900"

Izmir, Turkey - Camel Train drinking
Camels from a Camel train in the waters of the Melez River which flows towards Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. In recent years this river has been heavily polluted

The Tatler Motor Supplement front cover, 1913
Cover illustration for The Tatlers 1913 motoring supplement featuring two lady motorists and their dog driving at speed through the countryside

Egypt - Donkeys & Donkey Drivers

Rickshaw in Japan
Two well-dressed Japanese ladies take a ride in a rickshaw powered by two rickshaw drivers

Statue of the Child Christ dressed as a Republican Militiama
Photograph showing a statue of the child Christ, which had been removed from a church and dressed as a Republican militiaman, with gun and red flag, near Cordoba, 1936

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

Two drivers in the cab of the Saint Bartholomew
Development of high speed railway travel; two drivers in the cab of the Saint Bartholomew. On its initial run the locomotive arrived into Paddington three minutes early

Coach Drivers / Stables
Two coachmen, including a driver (right), leaving the stables

Paris-Madrid 1903
PARIS - MADRID RACE A dramatic moment as two drivers jockey for position on a country road

Engine Drivers Society
Certificate of the Amalgamated Society of Engine Drivers & Firemen, Land and Marine, accepting George Pointer as a member

Fixing L-Plates
The first step in learning to drive : fixing L-plates to the family car

Motoring Hand Signal
A fashionable female motorist uses a hand signal to indicate her intention to turn right. Note her leather driving glove with a built-in make-up mirror!

Early Racing Brooklands
Cars hurtle round the newly- constructed circuit at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey

Duel with Whips
Two Parisian cab-drivers fight for love of a laundress, using whips, the tools of their trade : but after the fight she says she wouldn t marry a man who uses a whip so well !

Traffic under Control
Traffic under control - an early form of Belisha beacon tells drivers to stop when its red, and the policemans outstretched arms tell you to do as the light tells you

C. J. P. DODSON 1928
Racing champion C.J.P. Dodson, photographed in a his (1924) Alvis car at Southport Sand races. In 1929 he was to win the Isle of Man Senior T.T. on his Sunbeam motorcycle (72mph)

Learning to Drive, Paris
Paris traffic presents problems, even in 1899, so cabbies and bus-drivers learn to avoid jaywalkers, cyclists, dogs, nurses with prams and other hazards of the streets

Engine Trouble
Two fashionable young ladies in cloche hats, one of them with the car bonnet open, trying to work out how to mend the engine!

Livery Stable Card
At a livery stable you can hire a waggonette, a landau, a dog cart, a governess car or a saddle horse - smart equipages for wedding parties - good horses and steady drivers

Port Sunlight Brochure
The front cover of a brochure describing PORT SUNLIGHT with emphasis on working conditions and the many services provided for the workers from Soap Packers to Engine Drivers

STEAMED OUT
Steamed Out Stagecoach drivers starve in the face of competition from the railway

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