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River Thames Embankment and steam launch, LondonVintage 19th century photograph: River Thames Embankment and steam launch, London
The Strand, London, horses and carriagesVintage 19th century photograph: The Strand, London
Hyde Park Corner, London, horses and carriages19th century vintage photograph: Hyde Park Corner, London
Algiers Algeria, view of the port19th century vintage photograph: Algiers Algeria, view of the port
Street scene in Shanghai China, ornate building facade19th century vintage photograph: Street scene in Shanghai China with ornate facade to building
Street scene in Paris France19th century vintage photograph: Street scene in Paris France
Turkish porter, Istanbul, Turkey19th century vintage photograph: Turkish porter, Istanbul, Turkey
Pony and trap and servants, British India19th century vintage photograph: Pony and trap and servants, British India
Street in Bombay Mumbai 1860s by Samuel Bourne19th century vintage photograph: Street in Bombay Mumbai 1860s by Samuel Bourne
Boat being pulled up rapid by hand, Yangtze River, ChinaBoat being pulled up a rapid by hand on the Yangtze River, China, c.1920 s
Marlborough High Street, Oxfordshire England19th century vintage photograph: Marlborough High Street, Oxfordshire England
London Bridge busy with trafffic19th century vintage photograph: London Bridge busy with trafffic
Boy riding water buffalo, Philippines19th century vintage photograph: Boy riding water buffalo, Philippines
Street waterfront, Macao, Macau, China, Man Foc studio19th century vintage photograph: Street on the waterfront, Macao, Macau, China, showing Man Foc photographers studio
Boats tied up at Hankow, Hankou China19th century vintage photograph: Boats tied up at Hankow, Hankou China
Tower Bridge - the High Road and the Low RoadThe High Road and the Low Road: a striking view of the Tower Bridge and its useless superway. The high level footway of Tower Bridge, London
Man standing up while choking at the dinner tableMan standing up, clutching his head while choking at the dinner table while other guests and waiter panic. Symptoms of Choaking
Man embarrassed at being made to dance at a country dance. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries
Gentleman crashing a carriage in a Belfast street, 1822Brian Boru in top hat and cockle-picker Peg O Shambles crashing a two-horse carriage in a Belfast street, 1822. Hawkers knocked on the street, urchins eating potatoes, a man with shillelagh
Irish gentleman in his cell, Dublin prison, 1821Irish gentleman in his cell with other inmates, Dublin prison, 1821. Captain Blake introduces a ragged exciseman. Sheriffs Prison - Introducing Swan the Exciseman
Aerial view of the sea front, Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1960s
Cartoons, Some Probable Inventions for 1924. 1924
Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington, SW London. Date: circa 1900
Traffic lights with bells on top, Oxford Street, London. The bells were introduced in London in 1931. 1931
Rue Marcadet, Avenue de St Ouen, Paris, FranceRue Marcadet, Avenue de St Ouen, 17th arrondissement, Paris, France. Date: 1900s
Avenue de St Ouen, Paris, FranceAvenue de St Ouen, 17th arrondissement, Paris, France. Date: 1900s
Pont Caulaincourt, Montmartre, Paris, France. Date: circa 1900s
Solving Londons traffic problems, roundabouts 1924Diagram showing how to help traffic flow in Oxford Street, by a circular route, what we call today a roundabout. 1924
Portland Road Underground Station, LondonPortland Road (now Great Portland Street) Underground Station, London, with street view above and underground section below. It opened in 1863. Holy Trinity Church is directly behind it. Date: 1865
Pier Head Station, Overhead Electric Railway, LiverpoolScene outside Pier Head Station on the Overhead Electric Railway Line running through Liverpool Docks, in the year of the services opening. The line was seven miles long. Date: 1893
Queueing due to reduced bus services, September 1939Heavy queues in London due to reduced bus services to save fuel in times of spirit rationing, particularly in the mornings as people made their way to work
Bridge Street railway station, NorthamptonRailway station at Northampton, with a busy street scene outside. The first of three stations in the city, it was known as Bridge Street railway station, opening in 1845. Date: 1847
Londoners travelling to work amid wartime delays 1939Londoners photographed as they travel after experiencing delays due to air raid warnings. The Sphere describes " three hours suburban traffic" but reports that " by 9.30 and 10 a.am
Ludgate Hill Station and New Bridge StreetThe exterior of Ludgate Hill Station and New Bridge Street. Terminus of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (which closed in 1929). Date: circa 1900
A Sohere suggestion for meeting increasing congestionIllustration suggesting the need for specially constructed motor-ways to help ease increasing traffic congestion in 1924. The drawing accompanies an article by R. P
Terrific Apparition - Londons First Traffic Light 1869Terrific Apparition - Seen during the recent fog at Westminster. A satire on Londons First Traffic Light. Invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Viaduto do Chᠡnd Parque AnhangabahuSao Paulo, Brazil - Viaduto do Chßá¿" Tea Viaduct" ) and the Parque Anhangabahu Date: 1950
London - Tower Bridge, Guildhall and the Tower of LondonEarly pictorial postcard - court card sizing - Scenes and sights of London - The Tower of London, Tower Bridge (opened three years earlier in 1894) and the Guildhall. Date: 1897
Cheapside, London 1896Looking east, Bow Church on the right. 1896
Regent Street, London 1896Regent Streets quadrant, shopping street in the West End of London. 1896
Traffic at Hyde Park Corner, London, turned into an experimental one-way street. 1926
Bay and Promenade, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Date: 1916
New Cunard Building, Broadway, New York City, USANew Cunard Building, 25 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1921
Blackfriars Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral, London. circa 1900
Aerial view of Broadway, Aurora, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1910
Night view of Dearborn Street, Chicago, USA, looking north from Van Buren Street. Date: 1911
Night view of Clark Street, Chicago, USA, looking north from Madison, in the Rialto district. Date: 1911
Night view of State Street, Chicago, USA, looking north from Adams Street, in the shopping district. Date: 1911
