Transportation 1850 - 1929

Sample travel clip art from our Victorian collections.

       Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, and pipeline. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles and operations. Transport is important because it enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations.

Automobiles:

1. The Apperson 8
2. The Sports Car
3. A Haynes Suburban, 1920
4. Sunday Morning Drive
5. Antique Fords
6. Victorian Scrap of An Antique Car
7. Sherm Ready For a Spin
8. The Passing of The Horse
9. Buick Touring Car from 1907
10. Automobile Number, Show Edition 1921
11. Drive In The Country 

Carriages, Sleighs and Wagons:

1. Driving the Horse and Buggy
2. Pulling in The Hay
3. Supply Wagon by C. W. Jefferys
4. The Mule Team
5. Early Fire Engine
6. Strange Haberdashery
7. The Doll's Carriage Ride
8. Two-Seater Carriage
9. A Victorian Reclining and Folding Go-Cart
10. The sleigh chase

Equestrianism:

1. A Magnificent Percheron!
2. Lovers on Horseback
3. Chase's Horse Blankets
4. Jumping The Fence
5. Dapple Gray Horse Head

Farm Equipment:

1. speaking of "OATS" advertisement
2. Fruit Harvest
3. Champion Draw Cut Mower
4. "Pride of Washington" Separator
   

Bicycles:

1. Where IS He?
2. A Country Postman
3. A Carrier Tricycle
4. Early Bike Built for Two
5. Wayside Repair in 1893
6. Strange Bicycle Built for Two
7. A Boy's Velocipede from 1891
8. What The Bicycle Might Have Done for Ancient History
9. Boy With a Ranger Bicycle
10. Girl With a Ranger Bicycle
11. Banner: "National Bicycle Week"
12. A Boy's Best Friend

Motorcycles:

1. Mesinger Saddles from 1911
2. Care and Repair of Motorcycles 

Ships and Sailing Vessels: 

1. Ship Sinking Into The Deep...
2. Large Ship at Sea
3. Sloop Used for Short Voyages
4. New Orleans City Harbor
5. New York City's Harbor Lights
6. Big Ship in The Harbor
7. Construction At The Pier
8. Dreaming On Board
9. Greeting Fellow Travelers
10. Old-Time Steam Ships
11. A Whale of A Tale!
12. Illustrated Ship in Black and White
13. Victorian Scrap of A Large Ship
14. Looking Overboard
15. A Sinking Ship

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