Travelling Collection (page 8)

Edward VIII leaving Windsor Castle, after his abdication speech, 11 December, 1936. King Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor, (1894-1972)

US President Warren G Harding returning from his inauguration, Washington DC, USA, 4th March 1921. After the inauguration, Harding (1865-1923) and his wife

Interior of an Eighth Avenue subway carriage, New York, USA, early 1930s

Feet of passengers on the New York subway, USA, early 1930s

Commuters from New Jersey crossing West Street from the Hoboken ferry, New York, USA, early 1930s. On the way to their jobs in Manhattan

Shoe shiners working on board the Staten Island Ferry, New York, USA, c1920s-c1930s

Rail commuters, New York, USA, c1920s-c1930s

Train Number One, July 1925. A re-enactment of the first train journey, made by George Stephensons Locomotion no 1 on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825

President Woodrow Wilson on the bridge of the George Washington, 4 December, 1919. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was the 28th President of the United States, holding office from 1913 until 1921

Presidents Wilson and Harding travelling to the Capitol, Washington DC, USA, 1921. The Inauguration of Warren G Harding (1865-1923), 29th President of the United States, 4 March 1921

Example of the way that Okies travelled west, 1937. This family (from Missouri) reported, Broke-baby sick-car trouble. Okies was the name given to people from the American prairie states

Woodrow Wilson returns from Paris after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919. Riding through New York City, President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), with his wife Edith (1872-1961)

The Polish emigrant exodus, early 20th century

French troops on the road to the trenches, France, World War I, 1916. Soldiers of the French 6th Army, commanded by General Marie Emile Fayolle (1852-1928)

Hudson River subway train, New York, USA, c1901. Artist: Edwin Levick
Hudson River subway train, New York, USA, c1901. The subway was built to conect New York and New Jersey. Note this car is reserved for women only

Chicago Worlds Fair, Illinois, USA, 1893. The event, known as the Columbian Exhibition, was held to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovery of America

Mark Twain, American author, in the back of a horse and ox drawn cart, c1900. Artist
Mark Twain, American author, in the back of a horse and ox drawn cart, c1900. Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910)

The Night Sleeper, 1920

The Tunnel, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
The Tunnel, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Near Liverpool, looking towards Manchester, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Taking in Water at Parkside, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

View of the Railway across Chat Moss, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. Artist: SG Hughes
Trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. A train of wagons (top) and a train of cattle, sheep and pigs (bottom), on the worlds first intercity railway

Scarborough, Yorkshire, 1822. Artist: William Daniell
Scarborough, Yorkshire, 1822. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

The Length of the Missouri, 1922. Artist: Georges Barbier
The Length of the Missouri, 1922. Pochoir print

Steam boat on the Clyde near Dumbarton, Scotland, 1829. Artist: William Daniell
Steam boat on the Clyde near Dumbarton, Scotland, 1829. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

A Sand Wind on the Desert, 1821. Artist: Denis Dighton
A Sand Wind on the Desert, 1821. In 1818 George Francis Lyon and Joseph Ritchie undertook an expedition to try to map the course of the River Niger and locate the city of Timbuktu

Hannibal and his war elephants crossing the Alps, 218 BC (19th century). During the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian general Hannibal led his army, including elephants

The Great Wall of China, 1843. Artist: Thomas Allom
The Great Wall of China, 1843. From China in a series of Views by George Newenham Wright

The Camel Train, 1855. From Constantinople and the Black Sea

Camel Conveying a Bride to her Husband, 1821. Artist: Denis Dighton
Camel Conveying a Bride to her Husband, 1821. Plate 16 from A Narrative of Travels in Northen Africa by Captain George Francis Lyon, 1821

Holmes gave me a sketch of the Events, 1901. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Holmes gave me a sketch of the Events, 1901. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on a train to Devon to investigate a murder and the disappearance of a famous racehorse

London omnibus, early 20th century. The London Omnibus Company was founded in 1855 to run horse-drawn bus services in the city

King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on their way to the State Opening of Parliament, 1900s
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on their way to the State Opening of Parliament, London, 1900s. Edward VII (1841-1910) and Alexandra (1844-1925) riding in the Royal coach

To Philae in a Felucca, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
To Philae in a Felucca, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Ancient and Modern, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
Ancient and Modern, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Round the Pyramids, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
Round the Pyramids, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Lord Carnavons first visit to the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922
Lord Carnavons first visit to the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1923. Lord Carnavon (1866-1923) and a party in a motor car. Carnarvon was archaeologist Howard Carters financial backer in his

Ancient Egyptian coloured bas reliefs, 1822. Artist: Antoine Phelippeaux
Ancient Egyptian coloured bas reliefs, 1822. Plate 12 from Vol II of Descriptions of Egypt by Henri Joseph Redoute

2 Samuel 6: 1-5: David brings the Ark to Jerusalem
2 Samuel 6:1-5: David brings the Ark to Jerusalem. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Queen Elizabeth I in procession with her courtiers, c1600-1603 (1825). Artist: Sarah
Queen Elizabeth I in procession with her courtiers, c1600-1603 (1825). After an oil painting attributed to Robert Peake (c1592-1667) at Sherborne Castle

The Flying Scotsman passing under a bridge at speed, near Selby, North Yorkshire, 1968. The Flying Scotsman, seen passing under a bridge on the A19 between Selby and York

A canal boat passing under a lift bridge on the Llangollen Canal, 1970. Lift bridges were cheaper to build than stone bridges

New road development beside the Old Market Hall, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1970. A Morris Minor makes its way up the new road development which bypassed the centre of the town

Wedding couple crossing the river Don, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Wedding couple crossing the river Don, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. Photographer Michael Walters with his new bride Patricia wave after they crossed the river Don on a rope pulled ferry boat

Ferry boat wedding party, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Ferry boat wedding party, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. A wedding party crosses the River Don on a trditional rope pulled barge

Canary Wharf, London, 2009. The redevelopment of the Canary Wharf area of Londons docklands began in the 1980s. It saw the construction of a complex of several large office blocks

Sunset at 35, 000 feet above La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, 2009

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