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It’s quite something to look back at how the daily journey to work used to be. Long before smartphones and instant traffic updates, getting to the office or the factory was often an adventure in itself, a routine that shaped the start and end of every working day. These 30 remarkable old photographs offer a fascinating window into those times, showcasing a world that operated at a different pace. From packed streetcars and bustling train platforms to the determined stride of pedestrians, it all paints a vivid picture of a largely vanished era. One can't help but marvel at the daily routines and the sheer determination captured in these images from yesteryear, a true testament to how life has evolved.
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Two-Wheeled Cart Drawn By Two Buffalo, Java Method Of Transportation, 1890-1900
#4
Carriage Drawn By Oxen, Turkey, Between 1890 And 1925
*raspberry sound 3 weeks ago
I had to read that sentence several times, thinking Oxen and turkeys were pulling that cart.
#7
World Transportation Commission) Members On The Nizam's Elephants, 1895
#8
Sleds, Ronne, Denmark
DennyS (denzoren) 3 weeks ago
I mean, it looks super cool. Once the...horse I assume isn't under strain.
#10
Camel Drawn Carriage, India, Between 1890 And 1923
#11
Hand Chairs, Korea, Between 1890 And 1923
#12
Covered Wagon With Side Curtains, 1865 July 5
#13
Troika, In Snow, Russia, Between 1880 And 1924
#19
Taking A Boat Taxi, Paris, 1910
Forrest Hobbs 3 weeks ago
Paris was flooded for two months in 1910, causing the death of five people. More here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36443329
#20
Boat Transporting Bananas, Panama, Between 1890 And 1923
#21
Raft Of Blanket Boats Ferry, 1862 Or 1863
Forrest Hobbs 3 weeks ago (edited)
"Blanket boat": frame covered in a rubber blanket. Lash several together to make the raft in the picture. More here: https://deadconfederates.com/2010/08/26/blanket-boats/ The author writes: "how often were blanket boats used in actual operations? Did they ever develop much beyond the testing phase, as seems to be the case in the photo?"
#22
Donkey With Cart, Egypt, Between 1867 And 1899
#23
Transportation Waterplane On Shore
Forrest Hobbs 3 weeks ago
I think that's a Grumman G-21 Goose, which first flew in 1937. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_G-21_Goose. A firm proposed building new ones in 2007 - based on the 1968 turboprop "Turbo Goose" conversion. And who wouldn't want a turbo goose? 🤣
#26
Indian Hospital Cart, South Africa, Between 1899 And 1902
Forrest Hobbs 3 weeks ago
"An Indian hospital cart used by British in South Africa, South African War, 1899-1902"
#28
Pangborn On Railway Section Car, 1895
#29
World Transportation Commission Members Posed In Special Car At Railway Station, 1895
#30
Street Railroad Cars, 1895
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Forrest Hobbs 3 weeks ago (edited)
A lot of these photos are from the "World's Transportation Commission" which was organised by US railway publicist Joseph Gladding Pangborn to collect information about foreign transport, especially railways, for the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago. "Besides Pangborn, the Commission included a railroad engineer, a graphic artist, and photographer William Henry Jackson" "The Commission began its tour in Tunis in late 1894" More here: https://www.loc.gov/collections/worlds-transportation-commission/about-this-collection/
Forrest Hobbs 3 weeks ago (edited)
A lot of these photos are from the "World's Transportation Commission" which was organised by US railway publicist Joseph Gladding Pangborn to collect information about foreign transport, especially railways, for the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago. "Besides Pangborn, the Commission included a railroad engineer, a graphic artist, and photographer William Henry Jackson" "The Commission began its tour in Tunis in late 1894" More here: https://www.loc.gov/collections/worlds-transportation-commission/about-this-collection/
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