Driving Collection (page 16)

LCC-LFB steam fire engine racing in Hyde Park
King Edward VII took the Review of the London Fire Brigade in Hyde Park. Part of the review involved a demonstration of driving skills by the coachmen of the London Fire Brigade

Satirical cartoon, Locomotion
Satirical cartoon: Locomotion. Walking by Steam. Riding by Steam. Flying by Steam. Showing two women riding a wheeled vehicle made of a large teapot

Driving piles. Drawing shows a group of workmen standing on a platform on scaffolding driving a post into the ground; also shows device for driving piles. Date 1878 Dec

The celebrated trotting mares Maud S. and Aldine, as they appeared June 15th 1883: At the gentlemens driving park, Morrisania, N.Y. driven by their owner, William H. Vanderbilt, Esq. Date 1883

A Driving finish. Date 1891

En tour

The road, --summer. Date c1853

Grand drive, Central Park, N. Y
Grand drive, Central Park, N.Y. Date c1869

The Veterinary Corps, US Army, teaches men care and treatment of sick animals; horse judging and soundness; horseshoeing; riding; driving; meat and dairy inspection - something very useful

Mr. Frank Works team Edward and Dick Swiveller, driven by Mr. John Murphy, in their match against time, 2:20 to wagon, at the gentlemens driving park, Morissania, New York, July 13, 1882, time

Lula, Rochester driving park. Date c1875

Four in hand. Date c1887. Four in hand. Date c1887

The tractor is driving cotton workers off the land. Mississippi Delta, Aldridge Plantation. Date 1937 June

Ford V 8 saloon advertisement 1935
Advertisement for Ford Motor Company Limited, showing a smart, black new V-8 Saloon de Luxe arriving at a port, prompting all onlookers to wave in admiration. Date: 1935

One of the hazards of driving over Kentucky mountain roads. Near Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky. Date 1940 July-Sept.?

Pulled over for speeding
A flapper girl pulled over for speeding by two policemen. The caption reads " You needn t say anymore, Miss. We know all the excuses. Yours is the eleventh on the list!" Date: 1928- 1929

Water wheel (sakia) with oxen, Egypt
A water wheel (sakia or sakieh) in Egypt, used to scoop water out of a well. Two oxen are used to drive the wheel, supervised by a boy. Date: early 20th century

Russian couple drive along a snowy country lane, cheek to cheek... Date: 1912

104-year-old Welshwoman in a motor car
Pictured at Nine Wells near Solva in Pembrokeshire, 104-year-old Welshwoman, Mrs Mary Hughes, the oldest person in Wales. She lived the whole of her life in the Fishguard area

Lady driver with her Christmas shopping in the back
Lady driver with her Christmas shopping on the back seats! A Russian card, but with a HEAVY European/Germanic influence. Date: 1909

Queen Elizabeth II in wartime
Page from the Illustrated London News Coronation Number featuring photographs of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) during World War II

Workhouse Fire at Tichbourne, Hampshire

Women transport drivers, World War Two, 1939
A female driver handling a big Army Service Corps lorry during World War II. Date: 1939

Coronation 1953, driving up the Ascot course on Gold Cup day
The traditional pageantry of the royal arrival at Royal Ascot; the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II driving up the course in an open landau carriage on Gold Cup day, 18 June 1953

The Drive through the Highlands. People in a horse and carriage driving through the countryside of 19th century America Date: ca. 1865

Winter Morning scene of a snowy farmyard and a man driving past in a horse drawn sleigh Date: 1861

Silhouette of a boy with pig and piglets
Silhouette of a little Dutch boy driving along a pig and piglets, with a dog following on behind

Silhouette, couple in an open-topped car
Silhouette of a couple driving along a road in an open-topped car

500 miles world record beaten at Brooklands, 1931
J. Dundee finishing first driving the Bentley of Captain Woolf Barnato, which averaged a speed of 118.39 miles per hour over the 500 mile race at Brooklands race track in 1931. Date: 1931

Blind motor car driver, 1904
Despite the fact Mr Sharp of Watford is totally blind, he has obtained a licence to drive a motor car. To warn other motorists, his bowler hat is inscribed with the words, Blind. Thats alright then

Appian Way - Rome - Sheep herded along the road
A group of shepherds drive a large flock of sheep along the route of the Appian Way on the outskirts of Rome. The remains of the main Roman Aqueduct can be seen in the distance. Date: circa 1910s

Off for a ride in a taxi
A well-to-do French couple head off for a drive in the country in a fine De Dion & Bouton taxi. I would not be surprised if the taxi driver had arrived fresh from English chauffeur school

Horse Carriage Rally
Horse driving enthusiasts attending a rally in and around Michelham Priory, Sussex, England, including four-wheeled carriages, pony chaises and dog carts. Date: 1960s

Traffic changeover in Sweden
A scen from 1967 when Sweden introduced right-hand traffic. Date: 1967

Allvelocar
An Allvelocar, imported to Landskrona 1904. The car was called Orient Bockboard and a Cycle-Car. Date: 1904

The Motoring Girl by Wilmot Lunt Date: 1907

Ford car advertisement, 1935
Advertisement for the De Luxe Ford, available as a saloon for 135 or a double-entrance saloon for 145, offering, luxury motoring at economy expenditure

Young woman at wheel of car in studio photo
A young woman poses at the wheel of an open-topped car in the photographers studio. Date: late 1940s

The Novice: Anyhow, now I know which is reverse 1927
Young lady reverses her car into the back of a shop window. Date: 1927

Driving from the eighth tee at the Royal Malta Golf Club
The Malta links have nine holes and surround the fortifications. Date: 11th April 1903

Confidence put your trust in Dunlop

Patsys Mericle. Young Patsy, the son of Widow O Keefe skipped school in order to drive the pigs to market, but unfortunately ran into his schoolteacher Mr Muldoon on the way

DAF Variomatic card
Promotional card for the DAF Motor Company showing a jolly Dutch family in their smart new Daf motorcar - a Variomatic, a stepless, fully automatic transmission car. Date: circa 1939

Royals Leave Palace
A crowd gathers at the gates of Buckingham Palace to watch King George V and Queen Mary driving past. Date: early 1930s

BONNET CART PARK
Dutch women driving to market in their horse-drawn bonnet carts, which have the same shape as their own bonnets! Our pictures shows the bonnet cart park! Date: 1930s

Train Driving Lesson
Driver Instructor CYRIL BULL, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England (left), explains the cab layout of an electric locomotive to Preston train driver RICHARD THOMAS. Date: circa 1980

Learning to Drive by Mallet
Tck, Tck! First gear once again, Mrs Turner and this time see if you can t drive RIGHT round the bend. A nervous learner driver has difficulty mastering the most basic of motoring skills. Date: 1953

Royal Military Tournament
The Royal Military Tournament: the Victorian horse-artillery in the driving competition. Date: 1893

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