Driver Collection (page 45)

Ostriches attacking a car, California, USA, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th January 1904

Frenchman Leon Thery, winner of the Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing, 1904. The Gordon Bennett Cup was first held in 1900

Serious accident caused by bicycles, Paris, 1900
Serious accident causes by bicycles, Paris, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th May 1900

Leon Bollees Voiturette car, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
Leon Bollees Voiturette car, 1896. Leon Bollee (1870-1913) was a French automobile manufacturer and inventor. He invented his three-wheeled Voiurette in 1895

Franco-Russian Alliance, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Franco-Russian Alliance, 1893. Dual Alliance was a political and military pact that developed from friendly contacts in 1891 to a Military Convention in 1892 and a formal Treaty in 1894

Battle of Flowers Parade, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Battle of Flowers Parade, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 13th June 1891

The Duke of York playing golf in 1934, (1937). A photograph from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937)

Departure to Oudjda officers wounded... (20th century)
Departure to Oudjda of the officers wounded in Meharidja on 17th & 18th april 1912, (20th century). French postcard

A petrol-powered Phaeton, by Panhard and Levassor, 1896. Artist: Goupil
A petrol-powered Phaeton, by Panhard and Levassor, 1896. French engineer and inventor Rene Panhard and Emile Levassor became partners in 1886

The Decauville Voiturelle, c1898-1903. Artist: Goupil
The Decauville Voiturelle, c1897-1901. A small petrol-engined car manufactured by the Decauville company around the turn of the 20th century. A print from L Automobile

The royal drive of Leopold II, King of the Belgians, c1900s. Leopold II (1835-1909) pictured being driven in an early motor car

French Grand Prix, Circuit de Touraine, Tours, France, 1923. The race was won by Britains Henry Segrave, driving a Sunbeam. Illustration from Le Petit Journal 1 July 1923

Night of the departure, Paris to Vienna race, 1902. One of the classic early motor races, the Paris-Vienna was won by Frenchman Marcel Renault, driving a Renault car

The Farman Brothers, 20th century. Artist: Lucien Faure
The Farman Brothers, 20th century. Maurice Alain Farman (1877-1964) and Henri Farman (1874-1958) were French aviators and aircraft designers and manufacturers

A print from the German magazine Simplicissimus, 10th June 1907. Simplicissimus was a satirical German weekly magazine started by Albert Langen in April 1896 and published until 1944

French Grand Prix, cover of the magazine La Vie au Grand Air, 1908. The third edition of the French Grand Prix was held at Dieppe in 1908

150 per hour, 20th century. Artist: Fernel
150 per hour, 20th century

The new chauffeur, French motoring cartoon, 1913. Artist: Jean Villemot
The new chauffeur, French motoring cartoon, 1913. An illustration from the car magazine Omnia, 1913

Ces voiturettes!, French motoring cartoon, 1913. Artist: Jean Villemot
Ces voiturettes!, French motoring cartoon, 1913. Steam rising from the radiator cap of a car as its driver chats to a cyclist. An illustration from the car magazine Omnia, October 1913

Poster, Lorraine, Societe Generale Aeronautique, 1928. Artist: Roger Soubier
Poster, Lorraine, Societe Generale Aeronautique, 1928

Hubert le Blon, in his Gardner-Serpollet steam car, Nice, 1903. Gardner-Serpollet was a French manufacturer of steam-powered cars in the early 1900s

Leon Serpollet in his Gardner-Serpollet steam car, Nice, 1903. Serpollet set a world land speed record in 1902, driving along the promenade at Nice at 75.06 kmh in a steam-powered car

Front cover illustration from the magazine Omnia Salon, July 1922. Artist: Frederic Auer
Front cover illustration from the magazine Omnia Salon, October 1930

Dutch sleigh, 17th century, (c1900)
Dutch Sleigh, 17th century, (c1900). French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

The First Benzine Automobile, 1875, (c1900). French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

Omnibus, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

Bicycle taxi, German-occupied Paris, 1940-1944. Petrol was in short supply during the occupation and what was available went to the Germans

Mercedes 35 hp motor car, 1901. Designed by Wilhelm Maybach and manufactured by the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft of Cannstatt, Germany, these cars marked a great leap forward in design

Armand Peugots first motor car, 1890. Fitted with a Daimler V-twin engine, this was the first petrol-driven car built in France

Volunteer women drivers in a Wolseley, donated towards the war effort, Cambridge, World War I, 1915

Volunteer English woman driver washing down her ambulance, Cambridge, World War I, 1915. The ambulance, a converted Wolseley, was donated towards the war effort

Automobile reliability trial between Paris and Rouen, sponsored by Le Petit Journal, 1894. First prizes were awarded to Panhard and Levassor and to Peugeot. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 6 August 1894

Cyclist in busy London traffic riding a machine of the Rover safety type, 1895. Artist: Stephen T Dadd
Cyclist in busy London traffic riding a machine of the Rover safety type, 1895. A police constable looks on as the cyclist rides alongside a horse bus (omnibus)

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with his family in the park of Tsarskoye Selo, Russia, 1900s. Artist: K von Hahn
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with his family in the park of Tsarskoye Selo, Russia, early 1900s. Nicholas (1868-1918) with his mother

Au Volant ( At the Wheel ), 1918. Motorised transport towards the end of World War I. After a watercolour by Georges Scott (1880-1947), French war artist. ARTISTs COPYRIGHT MUST ALSO BE CLEARED

Womens Land Army lifting a crop, World War II, 1940. The Womens Land Army was established to meet the demand for agricultural labour caused by the absence of male farm workers on active service

British girls of the Womens Land Army learning to plough with a tractor, World War II, 1939-1945. The Womens Land Army was established in June 1939 to meet the demand for agricultural labour caused

Robert Peel, British statesman, arriving at the House of Commons, London, January, 1846. Peel (1788-1850) receives an enthusiastic welcome from onlookers

Edinburgh-London Royal Mail. Artist: D Dally
Edinburgh-London Royal Mail. The improvement in the road network in the mid 18th century led to the introduction of the mail coach in 1784, providing a combined passenger and mail delivery service

Bicycle taxis in the Place d Etoile by the Arc de Triomphe, German-occupied Paris, August 1943. Petrol was in short supply during the occupation and what was available went to the Germans

Mail coach on the Bath to London run, c1840. The Mail Guard leans out from the coach to collect mail from the Postmaster (right in nightcap) without stopping

Two Drops of Comfort, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Two Drops of Comfort, 1871. A publican holds up a notice detailing the latest proposed government measures whilst one of his regulars keeps a firm grip on his beer with one hand

Lessons in the Vacation, 1866. A public school-man says He-ar Cabby, We ll Give you Eighteen-Pence to take us to Brixton. The cabby replies Well, I generally do carry Children Alf Price

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