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The Kinecar by William Heath RobinsonDouble page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film
The Interport Field Gun Competition - Royal NavyThe Royal Navys field gun competition is a contest between teams from various Royal Navy commands
Consett IronworksConsett Iron Works, county Durham - a spectacular sight at night. Note the railway for transporting the coal in the foreground
Boeing 377 SGT Super Guppy F-BTGV Airbus FinningleyThe first of a total of 4 Super Guppy Turbines to be built by Aero Spacelines. Flew for Airbus for more than 20 years transporting Concorde and Airbus sections
Olympic arrives at Halifax, WW1, dazzle paintingThe troopship Olympic arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a cargo of 6000 Canadian soldiers
Heavy horses pull a Timber Wagon uphill. Painting by Raymond Sheppard
MAB First Ambulance InteriorInterior of one of the first ambulances to be operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1880s for transporting fever and smallpox patients to and from the Boards hospitals
Coal Narrow BoatsA pair of laden narrow boats, with their cargoes of coal, passing through a lock on the Grand Union Canal near Watford, Hertfordshire, England
COAL TRAINCoal train hauled by a 4-4-2 tank locomotive at the harbourside
Kayak on the roof of a small 1950s UK carKayak on the roof of a small 1950s UK Austin A30 Seven car. Date: 1951
Manchester Goods on horse cart, LNWR Goods Depot, CamdenA load of Manchester Goods transported by horse cart to the LNWR (London & North Western Railway Co.) Goods Depot at Camden, London. Date: circa 1907
Peat carts, Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, ScotlandHorse-drawn carts transporting peat (cut turf) on the island of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, northern Scotland
Oasthouses at Whitbreads Hop Gardens, Paddock Wood, Kent. Date: circa 1930s
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, Whaleback ship - Poe DocksSault Sainte Marie, Michigan, Whaleback ship leaving Poe Docks
Circus Elephant AccidentGeorge Lockhart is crushed by a circus elephant at Walthamstow. The elephant escaped from the train which was transporting him to the next circus destination
Rail / Break of GaugeThe break of gauge at Gloucester: the trans-shipment of goods from the broad gauge to the narrow gauge carriages
Shipping Shetland PoniesTransporting a small herd of Shetland Ponies in a modest-sized sailing boat. Date: circa 1906
Factors governing an invasion by G. H. DavisThe situation of Britain face to face with a German north-west Europe: factors governing an invasion during the Second World War
Thessaloniki, Greece - Street Porter Date: circa 1916
Harvesting ApplesHarvesting apples on a British farm. After being picked, the crop is collected in boxes for transporting to the packing station. Here, apples from the orchard are being inspected
Liebig / Cotton 6Transporting bales of cotton on steamboats on the Mississippi river, USA
New Motor Service the G.W.R. 1904Pubic bus service that was being adopted by all great railway companies, to connect the railway stations. The new motor bus shown in the photograph, from the G.W.R
Post Office Railway for Carrying Mail 1924Construction of the tunnels commenced in 1915 (during WWI) and by 1917, the work was suspended on account of a shortage of materials and labor
The Black Ball LIne Clipper Ship James Baines'. Pictured here having left Portsmouth on August 8th, 1857 transporting the 97th Regiment to India. Date: 1857
Guinness Brewery, Dublin, Ireland - Victoria Quay - Loading Steamers. Date: circa 1910s
Magic MirrorPen and water colour rendering of fairies transporting The Magic Mirror - a scene from the fairy tale Snow White. Artist: Helen Mary Jacobs Date: circa 1920
The bishop of Tournai receiving the tithe of beerRight of the bishopric of Tournai on beer. Originally this tax was paid in kind. The Chapter collector went to the brewers house to collect it
Franco-Prussian War. Siege of Paris (19 September)Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). Paris mail balloon. Engraving
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). Arrival of a homing pigeon in Paris during the siege. Engraving
Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Driving a convoySpain. First Carlist War (1833-1840)
Moscow. View of the Imperial Theatre or Bolshoi TheatreRussia, Moscow. View of the Imperial Theatre or Bolshoi Theatre. Engraving by Lemaitre and Cadolle. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839
Catalonia, Les Garrigues, Lleida province, La FlorestaSpain, Catalonia, Les Garrigues, Lleida province, La Floresta. Ice well dating from the 14th-16th centuries
Egypt, Bellianah. Post and telegraph offices between Alexandria and Cairo. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882
LZ 10 SchwabenThe German rigid airship LZ10 Schwaben, probably the first commercially successful passenger-carrying aircraft. Photograph showing a large number of distinguished guests. Date: 1911
Aldwarke lock on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation near Rotherham - coal transport by barge from Aldwarke Colliery. Date: circa 1920
Avro Lincoln Freighter ZP-CBR-97Avro 694 Lincoln Freighter ZP-CBR-97 (msn Set.126, ex RE376) at Tollerton. One of three Lincolns modified with large panniers, intended for transporting meat in Paraguay
Hand tinted photo of a velocipede (used for transporting)Hand tinted photo of a velocipede (used for transporting men to the slate quarries) at Llanberis, Wales - Victorian period
Transporting wool from Sheep Station to the Railway StationTransporting wool from the Sheep Station to the Railway Station for export, Australia, Victorian period
Camels transporting coal, Beijing, China, early 1900s
Small boats ferrying folk from the Asian side of BosphorusSmall boats transporting people across from the Asian side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1910s
Transporting the mail, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904
Departing Bowness Ferry boat on the way to Furness AbbeyThe departing Bowness Ferry boat on the way to Furness Abbey, transporting a horse-drawn carriage across Lake Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: circa 1908
Athletes and SculpturesAthletes posing, and being rendered in the form of sculpture
Rotherhithe Road Tunnel - Burrowing Under the River ThamesMen working in dark conditions, topless due to the temperature in the eighties. Excavating the clay soil at the rate of about five feet per day
Queen Victoria's Funeral Train from Paddington to WindsorThe Great Western Railway Company's engine, Royal Sovereign which belonged to Queen Victoria train was used to convey the coffin and the Royal mourners on the day of the funeral
The new Great Bell manufactured by Messrs Tayor, travelling from Loughborough, Leicestershire for St Paul's Cathedral, London. Date: 1882
J & W Nicholson & Co Distillers - Transport 1899Shire horse and cart transporting wine and spirits to London. Date: 1899
Landing wines and spirits 1902Unloading wine and spirit barrels from a ship. 1902
Loading freight into one of the Fleet of International Air Freight Ltd.s Cargo Planes - capacity per machine over 2 tons or 700 cubic ft. Date: circa 1920s
Bullock carts transporting tea, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka) c. 1890Bullock carts for transporting tea, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka) c.1890
Colonials in Persia, transporting luggage by camelBritish colonials in Persia, transporting luggage by camel. Date: circa 1900s
Covered ox cart for transporting people, gharry, gharri, InCovered ox cart for transporting people, gharry, gharri, country travel India. Vintage 19th century photograph
Transporting boxes of tea by ox cart, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Christmas scene by Cecil AldinMischievous children seated at the front of a stagecoach greeting everyone they pass with a snowball with their mother looking anxious at the back
The Biggest Banquet Scotland Ever SawDiagrammatic drawing giving an impression of the huge quantities of food and drink transported from London by the firm J
Dunvilles whisky wagons in LondonLarge number of wagons, heavily laden with cases of Dunvilles world-famed V.R. whisky, travelling from St. Katherines Dock to Dunvilles London headquarters in Shaftesbury Avenue
Cattle steamship at sea 1891Vessels were tied up to the docks in Jersey City and Weehawken in America
Unloading bananas from steamship 1891Fruit steamships were solely used for tropical fruits, such as bananas, cocoa-nuts, oranges, pineapples and other fruits. 1891
Return of Maximilians Body to EuropeTransporting the body of Maximilian from the floating catafalque onto the funeral chariot of the court
The tractor coach at Deauville takes children down to beachOne of the delights at the fashionable French resort of Deauville - the crowded tractor-coach taking children from their hotels down to the sea to bathe. Date: 1928
WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - unloading flour supplies for the troops " (to) help them march to victory". Date: circa 1944
Warship from 15th centuryEnglish warship of the fifteenth century, showing a cog ship, single-masted vessel, clinker-built with steep sides and a flat bottom. 15th century
Coal-porters 1850sCoal-porters on board a ship filling waggons at the coal-wharf. Date: circa 1850s
Coal-whippersCoal been brought from the mines was transported by ship to London docks to be sold, illustration showing a gang of coal-whippers on board bringing the coal up from below deck using pulley system
Wine boat on the River Douro, Porto, northern PortugalRebello boat for transporting wine, on the River Douro in Porto, northern Portugal. circa 1908
Compensation for the murder of Mr RichardsonSketches in Japan: conveying the compensation money to HMS Pearl for the murder of Mr. Richardson, an English merchant in 1862. Date: 1863
The Whirl of the town New York 1905A charabanc extremely full of lively American women in Madison Square Gardens, New York. 1905
Chief office of the parcel mail 1849Mail coaches busy outside the main office in Catherine Street, in the Strand, London. Date: 1846
Horse-drawn parcel mail 1849 Horse-drawn parcel mail service 1849A horse-drawn parcel mail service of 1846. Date: 1846
Curtiss-Wright C-46D-15-CU Commando N95445 (msn 33477 - ex 44-78081) of Phenix Airlines
Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, Sussex, the site of many deaths and rescues. Seen here are members of the rescue team at the top of the cliff, transporting a piece of lifting equipment
A wine cart in the outskirts of Rome. Date: 1890s
Moving the Great Bell 1858Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, entering the arch, being propelled by levers upon a tramway. Date: 1858
Herring boats in Yarmouth 1861Early morning arrival of the first herring boats in Yarmouth. Date: 1861
smithfield clubs club christmas cattle cows cowUncarting the cattle at the Baker-Street Bazaar. Date: 1856
Hop market in Borough 1729Hop market in Borough. Date: 1729
Unloading racehorses, Gatwick Airport, SussexUnloading racehorses at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, England, from a Dan Air Douglas DC-7 freighter. Date: 1960s
CUBAN SUGAR CANE 1922Transporting sugar cane in Eastern Cuba. Date: 1922
CHINA CLAY / DOCKYARDTransporting China Clay from Charlestown, near St Austell, Cornwall, to the docks. Discovered in the UK in the 1740s, St Austell is one of the main sources of China Clay. Date: 1930s
WOOL BALES IN ARGENTINAArgentinian wool industry: transporting bales of wool Date: 1885
Embarking elephants at Bombay for the Abyssinian ExpeditionEmbarking elephants at Bombay (Mumbai) for the Abyssinian Expedition Date: 1868
Floods in Paris, France - Quai de Passy - Transport by CartFloods in Paris, France - Quai de Passy - Transporting " the World" (!) by Cart. Date: 1910
Inauguration of Air service between Detroit and ClevelandA Ford Motor Company-sponsored stunt to publicise the inauguration of the commercial Air freight service between Detroit and Cleveland