Roads Collection (page 10)

Aleppo, Syria - Streets in the Azizie District Date: circa 1910s

Jean Bourrat - caricature by Moloch
Jean Bourrat (1859-1909) - French Politician - in charge of the administration of roads and bridges from 1879 to 1896, as well as the construction of railway lines in France

WW2 - Italian brides of American GIs arrive in USA
WW2 - Seven Italian brides of American GIs reach the United States of America through the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation on the last stage of their journey to their new homes

Izmir, Turkey - Ephesus (Efes)
The Caplio Roads - Izmir Efes (Smyrna) a paved street close to the site the site of Ephesus, Turkey Date: circa 1930s

Aerial View - South Kensington
When the balloon was almost over the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens this photograph was taken in the southern direction

The Roman roads of Gaul

The system of Roman roads in Britannia

PERU. ICA. Southern Pan-American Highway crossing the desert

Road menders and pipe layers
People You See. Road menders and pipe layers. From Teddy Bear (23 March 1968)

Thames Embankment Section
Illustration from 1867 showing a cross-section of the Thames Embankment, at that time in construction and completed in 1870

Blitz in London -- emergency water main, water bridge
Blitz in London -- firefighters, observed by fire officers, erecting a water bridge, an elevated emergency water main that allows traffic to flow underneath whilst the mains cross over road junctions

Terrific combat between the Monitor 2 guns & Merrimac 10 guns The first fight between iron clad ships of war, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862

Toscolana (i. e. Toscolano) Valley, roads and tunnels, Lake G
Toscolana (i.e. Toscolano) Valley, roads and tunnels, Lake Garda, Italy. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Old and new roads, Carlsbad, Bohemia, Austro-Hungary. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

International naval rendezvous, Hampton Roads Va. Date c1893

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

Street building
A new street is built at Landskrona, Sweden 1900. Date: 1900

Railway Crossing Sign
A railway crossing sign for large vehicles, telling them to stop and telephone for permission to cross! Date: 1960s

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

Chakrata, India - The Cart Road Brewery
Chakrata (or Chakrauta) is a cantonment town in the Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand, Northern India, close to the border with Chinese Tibet. Date: circa 1910s

Silhouettes from the Somme, WW1
When following on the heels of a retreating enemy, there is increased work for all. Here we have a squadron of cavalry returning from close contact with the enemy

Chicago Congestion
A busy day on Dearborn and Randolph Streets, Chicago... Not always so bad as this. It took nine policemen seven minutes to untangle the knot. Date: 1916

Cobbled Street
A granite cobbled street. Date: 1950s

Highway Building, U. s. A
Highways under construction, U.S.A. Date: 1960s

No Parking Sign
A No Parking sign, for use during weddings/funerals, Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Five Armed Signpost
The Five-Armed Post, Teddington Hands, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, built and repaired by four generations of the Attwood family. Date: 1960s photo

Dark Lane Sign
Not the way to go by night! A signpost to Dark Lane, seen at Bless Gate, Worcestershire, England. Date: 1960s

Tank Crossing
A sign warning drivers to look out for tanks crossing the road! Date: 1960s

Scotland Ireland Sign
Scotland and Ireland have never been closer together than on this signpost seen in Wiltshire, England! Date: 1960s

Ermin Street Roman Road
A section of the Roman Road called Ermin Street, here seen running north from Bulls Cross, towards the gates of Theobalds Park, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

Thames Toll Bridge
A motorist in a Ford Anglia pays his toll on the toll bridge over the River Thames, linking Pangbourne, Berkshire and Whitchurch, Oxfordshire, England. Date: 1960s

Regent Street Traffic
Taxis and traffic on Regent Street, central London. Date: late 1960s

Derbyshire Crossr0Ads
Crossroads at Winster, Derbyshire, England, showing the typical dry stone walls which surround the fields in Northern Britain. Date: 1950s

Charing X Road Jam
Traffic congestion on Charing Cross Road, central London. Date: late 1960s

Hyde Park Traffic Jam
Traffic at Hyde Park Corner, central London. Date: late 1960s

Old London Paving
Old London paving stones, Cliffords Inn, Fleet Street, London. Date: 1950s

Dual Carriageway
An early dual carriageway in Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Unadopted Road
Potholes and puddles in an unadopted road. Date: 1960s

Thatched Toll House
The six-sided Toll House at Llanfair Gate, Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Date: 1950s

Stone Wall Stile
A country girl stops to take a breath of fresh country air as she climbs over a stile in a dry stone wall. Date: 1950s

Marble Arch Traffic Jam
Traffic congestion at the Marble Arch roundabout, central London. Date: late 1960s

Salters Way
Salters way, above Hailes, Gloucestershire, England, part of an ancient trade route dating back to Prehistoric times. Date: BC

Twice Brewed Village
The curiously named hamlet of Twice Brewed, situated near Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Date: 1950s

Amusing Signpost
Beleve it or not, while cycling in Bedfordshire, England, this rider suddenly saw this sign post telling him he was within a mile of Ireland! Date: 1940s

Step-Ladder Stile
A curious step ladder stile next to a sign post, near Dedham, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Oxfordshire Step Stile
A good example of an Oxfordshire step-stile, built of the stone of that county. Date: 1930s

Sarsgrove Wood Trackway
A trackway in Sarsgrove Wood, Oxfordshire, England, which formerly contained the stones which are now to be found on the pavement verge and elsewhere in Churchill village Date: 1930s

Callow Hill Trackway
A Prehistoric trackway on Callow Hill, near Winscombe, Somerset, England, pointing to Wavering Down, across the valley. Date: BC

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