Transportation

"Cape to Cairo
[Egypt]." Portraits of Rhodes and Kitchener. Train, air hot balloon, Boer war. Published by Geo Stewart & Co., Edin. Used 1900 England to Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Learn More

"This Balloon Was Sent Aloft at the Open House of the Laclede Steel Company, Alton, Illinois." This postcard was attached to a helium balloon and sent aloft. The finder mailed it back (pre-addressed to Laclede, St. Louis, Missouri) and a prize was awarded for the most distant. Used 1954 Marion, Indiana (with added "Via Balloonpost" rubber-stamp. Note punch hole. Learn More

Balloon contest ascension in Europe. "Million Population Club, St. Louis, Missouri." Pioneer aviation, transportation. Learn More

The Swiss Automobile, Bicycle and Motorboat Exposition, 1907, Zurich, Switzerland. Transportation. Used 1907 Munchen, Germany. Learn More

Trans-Atlantic crossing flight by pilot Raid in the Plus Ultra. Real photo by Gonzales-Ferrol. Airplane, pilot, flags, transportation. Learn More

"Shorty Templeman, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1958". Real photo "Groganized", Danville, Illinois. Automobile, sports, Mobil oil gasoline, Firestone. Learn More

"Mike Magill, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1958." Sports, automobile, Mobil oil gasoline, Firestone. Real photo "Groganized", Danville, Illinois. Learn More

"Dick Rathman, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1958." Sports, automobile, Mobil oil gasoline, Firestone. Real photo "Groganized", Danville, Illinois. Learn More

"Ed Elisian, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1958." Automobile, sports, Mobil oil gasoline, Firestone. Real photo "Groganized", Danville, Illinois. Learn More

"Ventzki. Maximum cultivation for minimum work. Tubercle-sterilizer." Advertising, horses-drawn plow, tuberculosis, medical, pig, duck, chicken, dog. Learn More

Advertising for Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. Sports, automobile, course, fishing, medical. Pre-addressed to the Chas. H. Phillips Chemical Co., New York City. Learn More

"Wheel Metallic Gallia." Artist signed. Published by Imp. E. Allegre, Grenoble, France. Advertising, sports. Learn More

"Art Bisch. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1958." Real photo by Groganized, Danville, Illinois. Sports, car, Firestone. Learn More

"Jack Turner. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1958." Real photo by Groganized, Danville, Illinois. Sports, car, Mobil Oil, Firestone. Learn More

Modernist art design. Car, automobile, gasoline. Learn More

"Dirigible Near Sunset Cliffs. Ocean Beach, California." Real photo, transportation, LTA, light than air, pioneer aviation, zeppelin, blimp. Learn More

"Miss Suman, Seven Pearls, Mr.R ussell." Hand-tinted, transportation, sports, sidecar. Learn More

Talking on the telegraph. Published by Doyen & L. Simondetti, Torino, Italy. Hot air balloon, transportation, pioneer aviation, LTA, light than air, lighthouse,sword, art nouveau, Italian, helmet. Learn More

"Hans Ritter, German Champion in Weight Lifting." Real photo by Zwicker & Breitenberger, Munchen, Germany. Sports, transportation, strongman. Learn More

"Bundestag German cycling ...to Dresden 1901." Artist signed G. T. Published by Paul Suss, Dresden, Germany. Sports, transportation, art nouveau. Used 1901 Germany. Learn More

Printed on back "Philippine Clipper, sister ship of Pan American Airways' China Clipper and Hawaii Clipper in fight over San Francisco. These ships take off from Alameda...for Manila..." Commercial aviation, transportation, airplane, California. Learn More

"Lockheed 'Lodestar' a 14 passenger...all metal two engined high speed Plane fastest large transport in regular Airline service in the world. Lockheed Aircraft Co., Burbank, California." Transportation, commercial aviation, airplane, Continental Airlines, real photo. Learn More

Inauguration parade. Real photo, horse-drawn wagon, patriotic, political campaign, automobile, transportation, flag, store front, policemen, Washington DC. Learn More

"Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Woolf at camp on the 101 Ranch with the chief of the Ponca Indians (Present trip)." Wigwam, rifle, dog, western, Buffalo Bill, Wild West, horse-drawn wagon, Oklahoma. Learn More

"Japanese Garden, 1909." Artist signed M. Yasuda. Published by Hubert Kohler, Munich, Germany. Pioneer aviation, flowers, hot air ballooon, transportation, LTA, lighter than air. Learn More

"Off again', Mr. Russell, and Mr. Roldan. Sports, Japan, sidecar, transportation. Learn More

Advertising for Purfina motor oil, Brussels. Belgium, gasoline, racing, automotive, sports. Learn More

Sign on the wagon for "Grocery Schneider & Co. Bakery." Occupation. Learn More

"Continental Tires." Printed on back "Anonymous Society for Industry of the Rubber. Milan." Advertising, dog, transportation, sports, camping, backpack, straw hat, Italy, Italian. Learn More

Advertising for gasoline. Artist signed Raoul Vion. Transportation, sports, automobile, policeman, France. Learn More

"U. S. Custom House & Post Office - Los Angeles Equipped with 4-Sweeper Invincible Vacuum Cleaning System." Real photo, automobile, horse-drawn wagon, Coca-Cola, soda, architecture. Used 1914 Boston, Massachusetts. Learn More

"View of the Harbor - Curacao. Greetings from Curacao." Circa 1898. Transportation, steamship, boat, flag. Learn More

"Lufthansa." Published by Lipp & Neuschuz, Munchen, Germany. Artist signed. Commercial aviation, transportation. Learn More

"Clipper off for South America." Printed on back "Pan American's fleet of flying Clipper Ships link the Americas on swift and regular schedules spanning the Caribbean Sea in a day." Hydroplane, commercial aviation, transportation, boat. Learn More

Fold-out opens to an advertising "1000 miles up the Amazon. The forest tours by Booth Line..which will convey you to far-off lands and to the Mighty Amazon. The Booth Steamship Co. LTD, London." Monkey, advertising, transportation, ocean liner, England. Learn More

"Libereo, Post and Synagogue." Jewish, transportation, bicycle, umbrella, sports, architecture. Learn More

"Remembrance of the visit of the Graf Zeppelin to Brazil." Transportation, pioneer aviation, German, dirigable, ocean liner, steamship, bridge. Learn More

"Toneline oils for cars. Company French - Egyptian." Artist signed. Transportation, automobile, car, sports,advertising, French, Egypt, Africa, gasoline, art nouveau. Learn More

"Grand Exposition Marine 1944." Transportation, steamship, battleship, navy, yacht, commercial aviation, sea gull, fair, flag. Commemorative cancellation of The Grand Marine Exposition, 1944 Argentina. Learn More

The Viktoria Louise airship. Transportation, pioneer aviation, zeppelin, LTA, lighter-than-air, sports. Learn More

"Airmail Service Argentina - Uruguay - Brazil - Africa - Europe. Official Inauguration 1928." Artist signed Gillar, Lima, Peru. Transportation, angel, mail bag, train, railroad, ocean liner, ship, South America. Learn More

"Johnny Thomson. Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1958." Real photo, sports, automobile, car, tire Firestone. Learn More

"Billy Garrett. Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1958." Sign on the tires Firestone. Sports, automobile, car, transportation. Learn More

"Sports and transportation." Artist signed C. H. Beauvais. LTA, lighter than air, pioneer aviation, France, navy, anchor, dirigible. Learn More

"Continental-Pneumatic." Sports, racing. Learn More

Flying together forever. Real photo by Veloube, France. Fantasy, transportation, pioneer aviation, Hand-Tinted. Learn More

"Eagles, Seeing The Soo Auto, unloading tourists at The Yellow Front Curio Store." Published by The Yellow Front Curio Store, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Transportation, automobile, car, deltiology, Indian chief, native American. Learn More

"Clipper in Flight. Real photo by Pan American Airways Photo. Commercial aviation, transportation, flying boat, airplane, New York City. Learn More

Printed on back "The Sykorsky S-42. Powered with Pratt & Whitney Hornet Engines and equipped with Hamilton Standard Controllable Pitch Propellers. This seaplane established ten world's records and recently made a scheduled flight from San Francisco, California, to Honolulu." Published by The Collotype Co., Elizabeth, New Jersey and New York. Commercial aviation, flying boat, transportation. Used 1935 Milford, Connecticut. Learn More