History: TRANSPORTATION: Aviation, Maritime, Railroad ...
From foot to carts to cars to ships and airplanes, transportation has multiplied drastically over the ages, making life approachable, feasible, and connectable.
Includes Advertisements and Promotional Material from the industry.
Advertisement for Cruises on the S.S. Patricia Queen of the Swedish Lloyd Line for the 1954-1955 Winter Season
New York: Swedish Lloyd, 1954. Folded Advert. The S.S. Patricia launched on November 8, 1950 and was delivered after running her sea trails to her new owners on May 4, 1951. Swedish Lloyd had decided to operate her out of New York as a cruise ship to the Caribbean, and.....
The All About Labrador Straits Book
L'Anse au Clair [Nfld.]: Tourist Association of the Labrador Straits, 1982. Very Good in Stapled Wraps. Labrador is a geographic and cultural region within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the primarily continental portion of the province. It is separated from the island of Newfoundland by the.....
America's Favorite Boat Ride. Cruise Guide. New York City. Circle Line
The Circle Line yacht sailed completely around Manhattan Island.
![Item #16880 [Aviation] 1934 Miami Skyline with a Salute from the Army's Fastest Fighters...](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/16880.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684266760)
[Aviation] 1934 Miami Skyline with a Salute from the Army's Fastest Fighters [Illustrated Current News - January 31, 1934]
New Haven, Conn: [Illustrated Current News], 1934. Each issue of the Illustrated Current News consisted of a single sheet with photographs of a particular event or subject of current interest.
Blueprint Schematics for a Taylor Water Tube Boiler from 1890
The Detroit Screw Works was established in 1877 as a partnership between F.W. Clarkson, G.G. Clarkson, and H.H. Taylor, and was incorporated as the "Detroit Machine Screw Works" in a plant at 68-70 Champagne Street The company stayed at this site until 1892, at which time they expanded into a......
Britain's Vauxhall Original Advertising for Victor Estate Wagen and the Victor Super c1960
Vauxhall sold passenger cars, electric and light commercial vehicles under the Vauxhall marque, and formerly sold vans, buses, and trucks under the Bedford Vehicles brand. Vauxhall had been the second-largest selling car brand in the UK for more than two decades.
Cape Map-Lewes Ferry [New Jersey - Delaware]
The Cape May–Lewes Ferry is a ferry system in the United States that traverses a 17-mile crossing of the Delaware Bay connecting North Cape May, New Jersey with Lewes, Delaware. The ferry constitutes a portion of U.S. Route 9 and is the final crossing of the Delaware River-Delaware Bay waterway.....
Century of Progress Exposition Street Card Service Flyer. [Chicago World's Fair 1933-34]
A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a World's Fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934.Background Information:Originally intended to commemorate Chicago's past, the Century of Progress Exposition came to symbolize hope for Chicago's and America's future.....
Early 20th Century Original Photograph of Steam Ship Jessie Harkins which operated on the Columbia River, Oregon
Brief History of the Jessie Harkins The Jessie Harkins was a propeller-driven steamboat that operated on the Columbia River starting in 1903. It was rebuilt at least twice. Originally Jessie Harkins was one of the larger gasoline-engined vessels. Jessie Harkins was built at the Portland Shipbuilding Company for Captain Hosford.....
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Gulf Stream Cruise Tours. Nassau and Miami Beach. [Casablanca Hotel] [S.S. Nassau]
1954. Near Fine Folded Brochure. The Bahamas trip was to be on the S. S. Nassau and several hotel choices are pictured and described. The Miami Beach stay would be at the classic Casablanca on "America's Riveria"
Kanagawa & Tokyo Railway Guide with Tokyo Subway Map.
A Tokyo railway map and the city's train and subway system can seem like looking at a messy ball of yarn! It's a complicated web of JR East and other private railway companies, plus subways, that intertwines seemingly endlessly, making it hard to understand for anyone who's not a local.This.....
Norway and Shipping; c1965 [Brochure Promoting Free Shipping]
A promotion highlighting Norwegian shipping concluding with 'Freedom of Shipping' and softly protesting 'Flag Discrimination'.
Seeing Yellowstone Park Through Gardiner Gateway
Minneapolis, Minn: Northern Pacific Railway;, c1910. Stapled wraps. A lovely promotional piece of railroad memorabilia with Toned photos on each page bordered with drawings and each section has a decorative title.
Sights to See Along the Santa Fe [Railroad Travel Guide]
Chicago: Rand McNalley, 1915. Stapled Wraps. Detailed descriptions of what may be seen along the routes. Mention of the San Francisco Exposition on the rear cover.
Travel 'as well as' Ship Cunard. Getting There is Half the Fun.
USA: Cunard, 1961.
United Airlines Breakfast Menu Cover by Artist Peter Hayward c1960
Peter Hayward was an American artist best known for his realistic landscape and cityscape paintings. Spanning from Indonesia, to Hawaii, and New York his works were made with thick palette knife marks and bright colors.
Vintage Car Advert. 1926 Color Auburn 8-88 Brougham Automobile Ad with Tareyton Cigarette on rear
Vintage Car Ad. 1926 Color Auburn 8-88 Brougham Automobile Advert with Tareyton Cigarette on rear. Auburn Automobile Co., Auburn, Indiana Auburn 8-Eighty-Eight Sedan. 9.25 by 11.5 inches. Auburn was a brand name of American automobiles produced from 1900 through 1937. Tareyton was perhaps better known for its advertisements than its.....
Vintage Photo Album of Ocean Liners and Wooden Speed Boat
Metal Ring-Bound Hardcover. Consisting of Five, 10 by 8 of b/w Ocean liners; Nineteen, 4.75 by 3.5 of Ocean liners and Tugs; 35 b/w photos of a wooden pleasure craft. One page of 6 photographs show the process of getting a boat of or a garage through the second story!.....
Winter Outings on Summer Seas. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Co.
Chicago: Poole Bros. for P&O Steamship Company, [c1910]. Stapled Color Illustrated Wraps. Written as a travelogue finishing with travel instructions and brief explanations of the steamer coast. Travel from and to Havana, Cuba; Knights Key - Key West, Tampa, Miami and St Petersburg Florida; Nassau, Bahamas.Includes information on these other.....
Yellowstone National Park. Northern Pacific Railway - Burlington Route
Chicago: The Wallace Press, c1926. Saddle-stapled wraps. A Travel Guide produced by the Northern Pacific for the prospective tourist. Illustrated with Haynes photographs and maps. Contains the essay 'An Appreciation of Yellowstone National Park' by Emerson Hough and introductory comments by Hubert Work, Secretary of the Interior.
AMA 50th Nationals Ohio 1976. National Airplane Championships - Program
Washington, D.C. Academy of Model Aeronautics, 1976. Stapled wraps. Founded in 1936, the AMA is the official national body for model aviation in the United States. They sanction more than one thousand model competitions, and an increasing number of non-competitive Fly-in events for member aeromodelers throughout the country each year.....
![Item #16340 The Log of an Aeromarine. A Modern Adventure in Pathfinding. [Aviation History]....](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/16340.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1670008505)
The Log of an Aeromarine. A Modern Adventure in Pathfinding. [Aviation History]
New York: [The Schilling Press, Inc.], 1920. Near Fine in Stapled Wraps. An uncommon piece of early aviation history. We found 12 in institutions, though several may be digital copies.Published for the Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co. of Keyport New Jersey to promote their plane with a history of a......