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Background imageTrans Collection: Gerda Wegener

Gerda Wegener
GERDA WEGENER Danish artist, married to trans-sexual Einar Wegener (also known as Lili Elbe) Date: flourished 1904 - 1930

Background imageTrans Collection: Lockheed L14 Super Electra -Trans Canada

Lockheed L14 Super Electra -Trans Canada
Lockheed L 14 Super Electra first flown 29 July 1937. carried 18-22 passengers but outsold by DC-3. 354 built-mainly for RAF as Hudson bombers. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageTrans Collection: UFO sighting at Trans-en-Provence, France

UFO sighting at Trans-en-Provence, France
A sketch of Renato Niccolais garden at Trans-en-Provence, France, where he claims a UFO came down from the sky, hovered or landed for a few seconds, then shot away again, leaving traces on the ground

Background imageTrans Collection: Supply route through Iran into Russia

Supply route through Iran into Russia
Pages from The Illustrated London News on the Persian Corridor, the supply route through Iran into Russia, with various views of the trans-Iranian railway

Background imageTrans Collection: Interior of Latecoere

Interior of Latecoere
Interior of the Latecoere 521 flying boat Lieutenant de Vaisseaux Paris, carrying 30 passengers trans-Atlantic or 70 on Mediterranean routes in leg-stretching comfort. Date: 1935

Background imageTrans Collection: Airbus A300-B4-203 VH-Ta James Cook Ta Sydney

Airbus A300-B4-203 VH-Ta James Cook Ta Sydney
Photographed landing at Sydney airport in November 1981 this Airbus A300 was named James Cook. First flew for Trans Australia Airlines in July 1981 Date: 1981

Background imageTrans Collection: Canadair DC-4M-2 North Star CF-TFN ex TCA Panshanger

Canadair DC-4M-2 North Star CF-TFN ex TCA Panshanger
Canadair DC-4M-2 CF-TFN ex Trans Canada Airlines at Panshanger in Hertfordhire, England in 1963.03.09 Date: 1963

Background imageTrans Collection: Hijras, transvestites

Hijras, transvestites of Southern Asia. They are physiological males who have a feminine gender identity. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTrans Collection: Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, and a tent

Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, and a tent
Sir Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, intended for use in the Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917). Shown here operating as air-propelled water boats

Background imageTrans Collection: Syria and Lebanon - Tourist Map

Syria and Lebanon - Tourist Map. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTrans Collection: Sretensk, Russia

Sretensk, Russia
Sretensk (Kuenga) - a town in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Shilka River. The Trans-Siberian Railway can be seen on the left

Background imageTrans Collection: Cunard Wharf, Boston

Cunard Wharf, Boston
Cunard Wharf within Boston Harbour was owned by the Cunard Line Company who had been awarded the first British Trans Atlantic steamship mail contract in 1839

Background imageTrans Collection: Cape / Cairo Railway - 3

Cape / Cairo Railway - 3
CAPE-TO-CAIRO RAILWAY Driving the trans- continental rail link across the plains of the Congo Date: 1914

Background imageTrans Collection: R34 Airship, Transatlantic crossing 1919

R34 Airship, Transatlantic crossing 1919
Flying over the fleet in the firth of forth, the R 34 the first British transatlantic dirigible. Illustration showing the armed demonstration flight over Heligoland

Background imageTrans Collection: The Cunard British Line Ocean Liner RMS Mauretania

The Cunard British Line Ocean Liner RMS Mauretania sailing across the Atlantic Ocean with a stylised setting sun behind her. Date: 1922

Background imageTrans Collection: Lockheed L188 Electra -Trans Australia

Lockheed L188 Electra -Trans Australia

Background imageTrans Collection: Lockheed 1049H Super Constellation of Trans Canada Airl

Lockheed 1049H Super Constellation of Trans Canada Airlines (forward view) on approach

Background imageTrans Collection: Douglas DC-9 31 -Trans-Australia

Douglas DC-9 31 -Trans-Australia

Background imageTrans Collection: TWA Constellation plane over Geneva, Switzerland

TWA Constellation plane over Geneva, Switzerland
TWA (Lockheed) Constellation passenger plane flying over Geneva, Switzerland. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageTrans Collection: Canadair DC-4M-2 North Star CF-TFG TCA Vancouver

Canadair DC-4M-2 North Star CF-TFG TCA Vancouver
Canadair DC-4M-2 CF-TFG of Trans Canada Airlines at Vancouver on 1958.03.09 Date: 1958

Background imageTrans Collection: Lincoln Ellsworth and pilots trans-Antarctica flight

Lincoln Ellsworth and pilots trans-Antarctica flight
Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon, loading supplies into the " Polar Star", before the flight of the 2000 miles from Dundee Island across the Antarctic to the Bay of Whales

Background imageTrans Collection: Found long missing Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot

Found long missing Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot
American Lincoln Ellsworth and his British colleague and pilot, Herbert Hollick-Kenyon who on 23 November 1935, started from Dundee Island in an aeroplane Polar Star

Background imageTrans Collection: Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot making preparations

Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot making preparations
Lincoln Ellsworth (left) and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon (right), his pilot, making preparations for their trans-Antarctic flight from Dundee Island in an aeroplane Polar Star

Background imageTrans Collection: Poster advertising Trans-Canada Airlines

Poster advertising Trans-Canada Airlines -- opportunities unlimited

Background imageTrans Collection: Sir Ernest Shackleton

Sir Ernest Shackleton, polar explorer, photographed in 1914, before his departure on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1874 - 1922

Background imageTrans Collection: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914 -1917

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914 -1917
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: how and whence the expedition proposes to start. Showing the proposed methods of transport from the Weddell Sea Base to the South Pole. Date: 1914

Background imageTrans Collection: Vladivostok, Russia - Trans-Siberian Railway Terminus

Vladivostok, Russia - Trans-Siberian Railway Terminus
Trans-Siberian Railway, Vladivostok, Russia. In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution, the port of Vladivostok in far eastern Russia was of great military importance for the Far Eastern Republic

Background imageTrans Collection: TWA air stewardess boarding a train

TWA air stewardess boarding a train
A TWA air stewardess boards a train, perhaps to travel to the airport while a porter stands by the open carriage door. Date: 1940s

Background imageTrans Collection: TWA air stewardess with an in-flight meal

TWA air stewardess with an in-flight meal
TWA (Trans World Airlines) stewardess with an in-flight meal on a tray. Date: 1940s

Background imageTrans Collection: TWA air stewardess prepares a meal

TWA air stewardess prepares a meal
A TWA (Trans World Airlines) stewardess prepares an in-flight meal. Date: 1940s

Background imageTrans Collection: Trans-Siberian Railway - Tolocha River

Trans-Siberian Railway - Tolocha River
Tolocha River in the Ingoda valley, east of Urulga, Transbaikalia territory, Russia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTrans Collection: Russo-Japanese War - Captured Wagons, Office and Train

Russo-Japanese War - Captured Wagons, Office and Train
Russo-Japanese War - Captured Russian baggage wagons, The Head Office of the Military Railways at Dairen (now Dalian, formerly Dalny)

Background imageTrans Collection: Musick Memorial Trophy

Musick Memorial Trophy
Awarded for the most practical contribution to the safety of aircraft with special regard to trans-oceanic aviation, the Musick Memorial Trophy was presented by R.M

Background imageTrans Collection: Martin 4-0-4 N 404001 of Trans World Airlines

Martin 4-0-4 N 404001 of Trans World Airlines
Martin 4-0-4, N 404001, of Trans World Airlines

Background imageTrans Collection: Vickers Viscount 720 VH-TVF of Trans-Australia Airlines

Vickers Viscount 720 VH-TVF of Trans-Australia Airlines
Vickers Viscount 720, VH-TVF, of Trans-Australia Airlines

Background imageTrans Collection: Vickers Viscount of Trans Canada Air Lines

Vickers Viscount of Trans Canada Air Lines

Background imageTrans Collection: Vickers Viscount 757 CF-THA of Trans Canada Air Lines

Vickers Viscount 757 CF-THA of Trans Canada Air Lines
Vickers Viscount 757, CF-THA, of Trans Canada Air Lines

Background imageTrans Collection: The first of 22 Vickers Viscount 724s CF-TGI

The first of 22 Vickers Viscount 724s CF-TGI
The first of 22 Vickers Viscount 724s, CF-TGI, for Trans Canada Air Lines

Background imageTrans Collection: Vickers Type 952 Vanguard CF-TKB of Trans-Canada Air Lines

Vickers Type 952 Vanguard CF-TKB of Trans-Canada Air Lines
Vickers Type 952 Vanguard, CF-TKB, of Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)

Background imageTrans Collection: Le trans-ether, aero-moteur de la navigation atmospherique

Le trans-ether, aero-moteur de la navigation atmospherique. Scaled design drawing for a patent of a steam paddle-wheel driven motor for dirigible navigation, designed by F. Ducroz of Boulogne, 1859

Background imageTrans Collection: The Trans-Siberian Railway

The Trans-Siberian Railway - a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world

Background imageTrans Collection: Trans-Siberian Railway - Khilok River

Trans-Siberian Railway - Khilok River
The Trans-Siberian railway along the Khilok river, west of Khilok, Transbaikalia territory, Russia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTrans Collection: Trans-Siberian Railway scene - Chita

Trans-Siberian Railway scene - Chita
Scene on the Trans-Siberian railway close to Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia at the confluence of the Chitinka and Ingoda Rivers and on the Trans-Siberian Railway, east of Irkutsk. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTrans Collection: Trans-Siberian Railway - Verhnyaya Kurenga

Trans-Siberian Railway - Verhnyaya Kurenga near Sretensk, Chitinskaya Oblast, Russia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTrans Collection: Trans-Siberian Railway - Shilka River

Trans-Siberian Railway - Shilka River
On the route of the Trans-Siberian Railway - Shilka River in Zabaykalsky Krai, South-Eastern Russia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTrans Collection: Trans-Siberian Railway - Shotkhote Tunnel

Trans-Siberian Railway - Shotkhote Tunnel
The Shotkhote tunnel on the Trans-Siberian Railway, east of Bada in Khiloksky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located along the Khilok River. Transbaikal territory. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTrans Collection: Selenge River near Ulan-Ude, Transbaikal, Russia

Selenge River near Ulan-Ude, Transbaikal, Russia
Transport ship loading grain on the banks of the Selenge River, near Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Buryat Republic, close to Lake Baikal, Transbaikal, Russia

Background imageTrans Collection: Trans-Siberian Railway - Bridge over Berezovaya creek

Trans-Siberian Railway - Bridge over Berezovaya creek
Bridge over Berezovaya creek, view from the eastern side, Berezovaya creek, Lake Baikal, Irkutsk region, Russia. Date: circa 1910s



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