Vehicles; Cruisers (Warships); United States. Navy
U.S.S. Louisville rescuing 465 passengers from the steamship Harvard stranded on reef off California coast on May 30, 1930. Passengers standing on deck. Ship's shadow visible in the calm water. Associated Press caption on back of image: "The...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Street railroads; Pedestrians
View of streets and elevated railroad tracks in New York City. Buildings line the streets on the right, while the railroad tracks run perpendicular to the streets. Carriages, streetcars, and pedestrians are on the streets. Trains run on the tracks....
Three pilots stand near a plane on the tarmac, from which passengers are disembarking. The card is an advertising card for Skychef. The name "Ivan Dmitri" is printed on the bottom right side of the front of the card; this is presumably...
Several passengers ride a trolley in Louisville, Kentucky. The doors are open as a man wearing a white banded hat steps off. A young woman wearing a sleeveless top sits near the front. An African American woman and teenage boy also sit near the...
Steamboat and passengers at Green River landing, Morgantown, Kentucky. Near a shack by the steamboat, and along the intermediate shore, men look towards the water or hoist cargo. Some more men carry cargo off a ramp from the steamer, which runs...
Railroad cars; Railroad employees; Men; Boys; Electric railroads
Interurban with conductor and two passengers, a man and young boy, sits on a railroad track. The railcar has "54" on the front and a "Silver Hills" sign on the top. It probably carried passengers from New Albany, Ind. to Silver...
Small train descending on a set of elevated tracks supported by wooden beams across a steep landscape. The train is crowded with passengers visible through the windows and standing on the rear of the train. Title: 802. The wonder of the Age, Mt....
Steamship Baltic, on the sea, seen from the side. Smoke trails from its two smokestacks. Text printed on verso reads, "This steamship is the principal vessel of the White Star fleet, being one of the largest boats in the world, is 710 feet...
A steamboat passes through a canal in front of a factory. The factory has two smokestacks and what may be a water tower. Some railroad cars are backed up to the factory. The steamboat is multi-level and has a paddle on the back. Two steam chimneys...
Railroad cars; Electric railroads; Indiana Railroad; Transportation
A railroad car sits on a track in a grassy area. A line connects it to wires above. "Indiana Railroad" is written on the side of the car as is an insignia with an I and an R with an arrow through them. The number 50 is also lettered on...
Three passengers ride in a shallow wagon pulled by two mules. Water covers approximately the lower third of the wheels and it is unclear whether the vehicle is travelling down a creek bed or a flooded road. The area is surrounded by trees and...
Transportation; Street railroads; Automobiles; Union Station (Louisville, Ky.); Railroad stations; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Streets
Address: Broadway and Tenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Union Station's impressive stone edifice faces Broadway. A large canopy protects the entryway above which is a large circular stained glass window. A clock tower indicates the time as 9:00....
Transportation; Street railroads; Automobiles; Streets; Stores & shops
Address: Market and Sixth Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Two trolleys approach the intersection of Market and Sixth Streets. Numerous cars are parked and are driving along the road, including one in which two passengers are riding in a rumble seat....
The steamboat America is docked near a shore and crowds of passengers are along the decks and on the shore to observe an event taking place in the water. Three African American men are standing in the water. One is wearing a black robe belted over...
Hotels; Buildings; Automobiles; Streets; Stores & shops; Transportation; Street railroads; Brown Hotel (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 335 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Trolleys and automobiles line the road in front of the Brown Hotel on Broadway. In the middle of the street is a median strip where passengers of the trolleys embark and disembark. Wide sidewalks...
Union Station (Louisville, Ky.); Railroad stations; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Buildings; Transportation
Passengers sit in bench seats or wander through the open area of Union Station. A concession stand appears on the left and men in white hats with dark bands approach the counter. There is a ticket window to the left of the entryway with its three...
Four many-passengered canoes float low in the water on a placid lake glinting in the sun; one woman holds a parasol and some passengers wear hats. Part of a rocky shore is visible in the photograph's lower right corner. The backdrop of the lake is...
Four carts, each led by a mule team and carrying passengers, in front of a small, open-sided shack in the woods, at the base of a large hill covered in bare trees. Four onlookers stand in a row at the edge of the shack, to the left of which is a...
Eleven men and women stand on the top deck of a docked, smoke-blowing ferry boat which is marked "Katherine" and "Cairo. Birds Point. Wickliffe." The boat, two stories with a small enclosure above, is on the Mississippi River,...
Dunbar steamboat at the Burkesville, Kentucky dock on the Cumberland River. The steamer is filled with passengers, including a brass band on the top level. There is also a crowd on the shore and two harnessed horses in the foreground.
