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Trucks Collection (page 4)

Background imageTrucks Collection: Aerial view of Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA

Aerial view of Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA, with the railroad depot in the foreground. Date: 1940

Background imageTrucks Collection: Pacific coast railway terminus, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico

Pacific coast railway terminus, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico
Pacific coast railway terminus and docks (part of the Tehuantepec National Railway), Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico. Date: circa 1907

Background imageTrucks Collection: Americans unloading at a port in France, 1918

Americans unloading at a port in France, 1918
Teams of trucks bring American soldiers to unload cargo from the US ship arrived at port in France, during World War One. Date: 1918

Background imageTrucks Collection: Maritime Station, Genoa, Italy

Maritime Station, Genoa, Italy
The new Maritime Station, Genoa, Italy, with ships on the water in the background. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTrucks Collection: Balloons taking off near Newquay, Cornwall

Balloons taking off near Newquay, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageTrucks Collection: The West Bottoms, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

The West Bottoms, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
View of the West Bottoms, an industrial area in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: 1905

Background imageTrucks Collection: Blackwell Mill Cottages, Millers Dale, Peak District

Blackwell Mill Cottages, Millers Dale, Peak District
A very rare photograph of Blackwell Mill Cottages with the railway line with a goods train in view. One of the trucks identifies its owner as Brunner Mond, the forerunner of I.C.I. chemicals

Background imageTrucks Collection: Army supply trucks, WW1

Army supply trucks, WW1
The driver of a First World War army supply truck takes a moment to rest and enjoy a cigarette. Accompanied by a quote from Tennyson, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad. Date: 1916

Background imageTrucks Collection: Blitz in London -- GWR yard, Millwall, London

Blitz in London -- GWR yard, Millwall, London
Blitz in London -- the Great Western Railway yard, Preston Road, Millwall, 7 September 1940. General view with the West India Dock in the background. Date: 1940

Background imageTrucks Collection: LMS building damaged by fire, Millwall, London

LMS building damaged by fire, Millwall, London
A building of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway damaged by fire, Millwall, London

Background imageTrucks Collection: Attrition - or the Driver Who Was Tired by H. M. Bateman

Attrition - or the Driver Who Was Tired by H. M. Bateman
Humorous, sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman, showing an army driver oblivious to the shell fire that gradually entirely obliterates the truck he is driving on the Western Front. Date: 1918

Background imageTrucks Collection: Fighting in Lens, Northern France, 1914

Fighting in Lens, Northern France, 1914
With the French army : a scene during the fighting between French and Germans among the coal trucks of the mining town of Lens in Northern France, 1914. 1914

Background imageTrucks Collection: Reversing station, Darjeeling Railway, India

Reversing station, Darjeeling Railway, India
Reversing station on the Darjeeling Railway, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTrucks Collection: Chinese artillery practice

Chinese artillery practice
In India troop trucks tow heavy field pieces into position for artillery practice by Chinese troops under the command of U.S. General Joseph Stilwell, known as Vinegar Joe Date: 1942

Background imageTrucks Collection: British 15-inch shells in transit, Western Front, WW1

British 15-inch shells in transit, Western Front, WW1
British 15-inch shells in transit on a light railway track on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageTrucks Collection: British light railway, Western Front, WW1

British light railway, Western Front, WW1
A British light railway engine and trucks on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageTrucks Collection: The Mustang plane by G. H. Davis

The Mustang plane by G. H. Davis
The Mustang: fastest army cooperation plane in the world, in use during the Second World War. A hard-hitting, amazingly fast reconnaissance aircraft. Date: 1942

Background imageTrucks Collection: Japanese military supplies

Japanese military supplies
Japanese trucks during the war with China, taking munitions and food supplies to the front line and returning empty to re-load. Date: 1937-1945

Background imageTrucks Collection: Bullock-drawn carts, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Bullock-drawn carts, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Bullock-drawn carts on a road in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTrucks Collection: The Limited and Freight Car of a mining comany

The Limited and Freight Car of a mining comany. Old fashioned freight vehicles

Background imageTrucks Collection: Railway with supplies for British troops, WW1

Railway with supplies for British troops, WW1
A railway train bringing supplies for British troops on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageTrucks Collection: Japanese army trucks

Japanese army trucks during the Sino-Japanese War Date: 1938

Background imageTrucks Collection: Howitzers being unloaded at a railway station, 1939

Howitzers being unloaded at a railway station, 1939
Station porters at a small country station at an undisclosed location in Britain, unloading heavy calibre howitzers from railway trucks. Date: 1939

Background imageTrucks Collection: Southern steam engine with trucks

Southern steam engine with trucks
A Southern steam engine with trucks attached

Background imageTrucks Collection: Great Western steam engine

Great Western steam engine
A Great Western steam engine on a railway track, with tender and trucks

Background imageTrucks Collection: LMS steam engine

LMS steam engine
An LMS (London, Midland and Scottish) steam engine on a railway track

Background imageTrucks Collection: Little boy playing with his toys

Little boy playing with his toys
A little boy playing with his toys and riding a hobby horse

Background imageTrucks Collection: View of trains leaving London Bridge Station

View of trains leaving London Bridge Station
View of trains leaving Platforms 9 and 10 of London Bridge Station, with passenger carriages on the left, and cargo trucks on the right. Date: 20th century

Background imageTrucks Collection: Namibia - The Consolidated Diamond Mines at Elisabethbucht

Namibia - The Consolidated Diamond Mines at Elisabethbucht. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageTrucks Collection: Salgneleglier, Switzerland - The Railway Station

Salgneleglier, Switzerland - The Railway Station. Date: 1910s

Background imageTrucks Collection: Kemmendine - basha fire - Rangoon

Kemmendine - basha fire - Rangoon - Fire-fighting equipment arrives promptly and Doug and I got to watch it extinguished and surrounding houses being wet down by hoses from water trucks

Background imageTrucks Collection: Essen Coal Mine / Germany

Essen Coal Mine / Germany
The huge Zeche (= colliery) Victoria Mathias at Essen, Germany, with rail trucks loaded with coal Date: early 20th century

Background imageTrucks Collection: GLC-LFB - Breakdown Lorry at Croydon HQ

GLC-LFB - Breakdown Lorry at Croydon HQ
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageTrucks Collection: British Expeditionary Force arrive in France, 1939

British Expeditionary Force arrive in France, 1939
A British column of Army lorries is cheerily greeted by French military motor cyclists as it moves through a French village in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939

Background imageTrucks Collection: Richard Boss Crokers horses, Dublin, Ireland

Richard Boss Crokers horses, Dublin, Ireland
Horses belonging to Richard Boss Croker, an Irishman who emigrated to America as his family fled the potato famine, and worked successively as barman

Background imageTrucks Collection: Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales

Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
One of the coal-carrying trucks in Llanelli, Wales, which rioters wrecked during the railway strike. 1911

Background imageTrucks Collection: British Army transport trucks, 1939

British Army transport trucks, 1939
Transport trucks of the British Army in France, laden with equipment and food, starting out for the days journey. Date: 1939

Background imageTrucks Collection: Women transport drivers, World War Two, 1939

Women transport drivers, World War Two, 1939
A female driver handling a big Army Service Corps lorry during World War II. Date: 1939

Background imageTrucks Collection: Vigo, Spain - the Railway Goods Yards

Vigo, Spain - the Railway Goods Yards Date: circa 1907

Background imageTrucks Collection: Slingsby Truck - 3

Slingsby Truck - 3
Undertakers bier carriage (This is just one of 100s of trucks etc in this catalogue) Date: circa 1900

Background imageTrucks Collection: British troops boarding a train, Western Front, WW1

British troops boarding a train, Western Front, WW1
British troops of a Midland Regiment boarding a train on the Western Front during the First World War, after a spell in the trenches of Flanders. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageTrucks Collection: British troops waving from a train, Western Front, WW1

British troops waving from a train, Western Front, WW1
British troops waving from a train on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageTrucks Collection: Slingsby Truck - 4

Slingsby Truck - 4
Jinrikisha [sic} (also known as rickshaw) (This is just one of 100s of trucks etc in this catalogue) Date: circa 1900

Background imageTrucks Collection: Commer Van 1914

Commer Van 1914
Commer Braintree chassis for a 2-ton load. Date: 1914

Background imageTrucks Collection: Commer Laundfry Van

Commer Laundfry Van
The Van illustrated here ran 66, 570 miles up to June 1st 1914 and is as good as when first delivered... Date: 1914

Background imageTrucks Collection: COMMER VAN 1914 - 2

COMMER VAN 1914 - 2
Commer Leeds chassis for a 4 1/2-ton load. Date: 1914

Background imageTrucks Collection: Slingsby chemists truck

Slingsby chemists truck
Chemists truck. (This is just one of 100s of trucks etc in this catalogue) circa 1900

Background imageTrucks Collection: Slingsby Truck - 5

Slingsby Truck - 5
Express carrier tricycle (This is just one of 100s of trucks etc in this catalogue) Date: circa 1900



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