Speed Collection (#21)

Boucher / Breaks Record
Helene Boucher, French aviator, breaks her own speed record by flying 1000 km at a speed of 444.8 km per hour

Boucher Breaks Record 2
French aviator Helene Boucher, at Istres, breaks the world 1000 kilometre speed record

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

Railway of the future
The railway of the future, travelling 300 miles an hour. Mr E. W Chalmers Kearneys working model of his high speed railway, where, he claimed, 300 mph could be obtained in safety

Malcolm Campbell and Blue Bird II
Photograph showing Malcolm Campbell next to his Blue Bird II after breaking the world land speed record of 245.736 mph (over four miles a minute)

Malcolm Campbell setting new world land speed record
Photograph showing Malcolm Campbell in his Blue Bird II setting the new world land speed record of 245.736 miles an hour, at Daytona beach, Florida

Burney streamlined car
The Burney Streamlined car, with engine placed at the back. The car was a glorious failure, as it was too expensive and unconventional despite the Prince of Wales buying one. Maximum speed was 40mph

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

Mr Eyston in his M. G. Midget
Breaker of Sir Malcolm Campbells world speed record for baby cars seen here in his M.G. Midget. Eyston established more records during his racing career than virtually any other driver

Summertime Special Train
Full steam ahead: The No. 5073 steam locomotive, at speed, near Reading, heading to Paddington railway station, London, with the Summer Special

Two Stagecoaches Race
THE OPPOSITION COACHES Two rival stage coaches speed along a country lane in what appears to be a race against each other

Royal Mail Coach
The Royal Mail coach Coming down hill at quite a pace

A Hunting Phaeton
Going to Cover. Two huntsmen in their swift carriage travel at pace along a country lane

King Henry VIII steam locomotive near Slough
The King Henry VIII steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway near Taplow and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Part of the King Class of locomotives, it was built in 1928 and withdrawn in 1962

Detroit Motor Race / 1903
At full speed: a trail brush between Messrs. Ford (on the left) & Harkness (right)

Transporting Cut Stone
A stonemason transport dressed stone using an ingenious wheelbarrow with a sail to help him speed the materials along to their destination

Tunnel under Channel ?
One day it may be possible to realise the age-old dream of a tunnel beneath the English channel, providing a direct high-speed link between France and the off-shore island

Child on Horse 1926
A child gallops at speed on his horse

CORONATION SCOT TRAIN
The Coronation Scot steam locomotive seen, at speed, on its non-stop run between Glasgow, Scotland and London Euston, England

Boys on a Go-Kart
Four boys on a home-made go-kart made out of a box which once contained frozen lamb tongues, in Horley, Surrey. Two of the boys are the photographers own and they are all having fun

Sunbeam-Talbot 1948
The first innovative post-war design, the Sunbeam-Talbot 80 and 90 maintain their pre-war reputation for elegance

The Aerial Steam Horse
The Flight of Intellect: Mr Golightly experimenting on Mess. Quick & Speeds new patent, high pressure, steam riding rocket warranted not to burst!

Goeben Photo
Admiral Souchons Goeben is one of the most powerful warships of its day, manned by over 1000 men and capable of firing at targets up to 233 km away : top speed 28 knots

Carriage by Moonlight
English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) homeward bound one evening from Doncaster falls asleep while counting his winnings - thus many bank- notes were blown away & lost

Vickers-Armstrong Plane
Valiant B1, with Rolls Royce engines, maximum speed in excess of 600 mph

Russian Cavalry
The Red Army Cavalry at full speed

Destroyer at Speed
A destroyer at speed, taking evasive action to escape from searchlights

Transport / Rail / USA
Passing at speed

Motor Race / Pop Sci / 1927
A chequered flag signals the winner of the motor race

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

European Grand Prix
A poster for the Grand Prix D Europe to be held at Bern on 3/4th July 1948

Speed-King Steel Scooter
Speed-King all-steel scooter, offered for only $1.29 to any Boy or Girl who collects forty bottle tops from drinks manufactured by the Lansford Bottling Works

JOHN SPEED cartographer who produced classic maps of Britain

German Artillery on Move
German horse-drawn artillery moves forward at breakneck speed - probably literally !

Scythian War Chariots
Persian war chariots charge against Alexander the Great

Train of Tomorrow
The railway train of tomorrow will be totally streamlined for greater speed and economy

Car of Tomorrow
Tomorrows car will be aerodynamic in shape, to give it maximum speed

Automated Automobile
One day your car may speed along an electric super- highway, its speed and steering automatically controlled by electronic devices embedded in the road

Train Picks up Mail
North-bound train at speed picking up mail bags : the south-bound one is pretty much the same, only in the other direction

Russian Postman
With three horses to draw his troika, the Russian postman can make his round in speed and comfort

Breaking the Record !

Forth Bridge
A passenger train can cross the Forth Bridge while maintaining a speed of 90 km/h. Completed in 1890, it is one of the engineering triumphs of its time

Warrior Cigarette Card
This British battleship is the worlds first iron-hulled capital ship; she has a speed of 14 knots (26km/h). Now restored and docked at Portsmouth, Hampshire

An Aerial Policeman
Speeding will be just as much an offence in the sky as on land, and we shall need aerial traffic cops to make sure aviators keep within the prescribed speed limits

Schneider Trophy 1923
The 1923 contest, at Cowes, England, is won by American aviator D Rittenhouse, flying a Curtiss CR-3 at an average speed of 285 km/hour

Cugnot Causes Alarm
Cugnots first steam carriage causes alarm when he takes it on a trial trip

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