Passengers Collection (page 5)

Medieval Travellers
A toll is exacted from a group of medieval travellers by armed guards to allow them to be taken by boat across the river to the city

French Line Cruise Ships
Advertisement for the French Line transatlantic crossing on board the Ile de France : " come aboard for all the fun of France"

Children Arrive Station
Children arriving at a terminus are met by their relatives

Stagecoach / Shepherd Boy
The Dover coach passes a shepherd boy and his sheep

Thames / Blackfriars
General view of activity on the Thames at Blackfriars Bridge

Western passengers on a Nile steamer
A group of western passengers on a Nile steamer, listening to a young woman play the piano

Interior, Birmingham Railway Station
Passengers await their train beneath Birmingham Stations soaring canopy, upheld by a lattice of girders providing a wide span over the tracks

Chauffeur driving a blue car on a greetings card
Chauffeur driving a blue car with two passengers on a greetings card -- A mile a minute. Date: circa 1900s

Vale Of Rheidol Railway Aberystwyth to Devils Bridge

Cartoon by Charles Addams
A group of passengers on the New York subway look in alarm at the growing garment appearing from the knitting needles of one old lady - a sweater with two neck holes. Date: 1955

A journey by train 4
Subhajit Das

Sopwith & Mrs. Chudoba, woman passenger, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Sopwith & Mrs. Chudoba, woman passenger, 1911. Shows aviator Thomas Sopwith (1888-1989) in an airplane.

Remains of wrecked "20th C." [train], 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Remains of wrecked "20th C." [train], 1912. Shows passengers and crew outside of one of the rail cars of the Twentieth Century Limited at Hyde Park

5th Ave. N.Y.C., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
5th Ave. N.Y.C., between c1910 and c1915.

Penn. R.R. Station from Gimbel shop N.Y., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Penn. R.R. Station from Gimbel shop N.Y., between c1910 and c1915.

Scott, Kieber, Zacker, Lush, and Merkel on boat deck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Scott, Kieber, Zacker, Lush, and Merkel on boat deck, 1910.

Hospital boat, mothers and children on upper deck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Hospital boat, mothers and children on upper deck, 1910.

Henry Cleews [i.e., Clews] III, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Henry Cleews [i.e., Clews] III, 1911. Shows Henry "Bamboo" Clews III sitting atop a steamer trunk with his dog and parrot in a small cage upon his return trip from France

Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi no sekiyo o miru (Viewing sunset over the Ryo goku bridge..., 1950)
Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi no sekiyo o miru (Viewing sunset over the Ryo goku bridge from the Onmaya embankment), 1950

Greeks departing on MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Greeks departing on MADONNA, 1912. Photo taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912.

En promenade, 1932. Creator: Edmund Blampied
En promenade, 1932.

Gen. Obregon, El Paso, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Obregon, El Paso, 1916. Shows General Alvaro Obrego´n (1880-1924)(left) the Mexican Minister of War, and General George Bell Jr.

Mary Moore and Sir Chas. Wyndham on boat deck, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Mary Moore and Sir Chas. Wyndham on boat deck, 1916.

Rabasa [and] Rodriguez, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Rabasa [and] Rodriguez, 1914. Shows Mexican delegates to the Niagara Peace Conference of 1914 including Mexican writer and diplomat Jose´ Emilo Rabasa Estebannell (1856-1930) and Agustin Rodriguez.

Barrientos, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Barrientos, 1917. Shows Spanish soprano opera singer Maria Barrientos (1883-1946) on board the Swedish liner Saga, bound for South America.

Plougastel, The Ferry Crossing, 1873. Creator: Eugene Louis Boudin
Plougastel, The Ferry Crossing, 1873. When this picture was painted in 1873, the town of Plougastel in Brittany was linked to the city of Brest by ferry--probably the rowboat, filled with people

Prince Alexis Karageorgevich, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Prince Alexis Karageorgevich, between c1910 and c1915.

Scene from Mr. Woodin's Entertainment, "Elopement Extraordinary," at the Polygraphic Hall, 1864. A carriage on '...the London, Tilbury

"The Ramsgate Life-boat: Morning after a Heavy Gale - Weather Moderating"...by E.W Cooke
"The Ramsgate Life-boat: Morning after a Heavy Gale - Weather Moderating" - from the picture by E.W Cooke. R.A., 1864. Engraving of a painting

Two-storied third-class carriage on the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Two-storied third-class carriage on the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway, 1864. [This type of carriage] '...was first tried in the early part of the year 1862

Winter Mood
Tal Paz-Fridman

Black and White
Tal Paz-Fridman

Window
WangPeng

An Interesting Scene on board an East-Indiaman, showing the Effects of a Heavy Lurch, pub.1818 (coloured etching)
3526876 An Interesting Scene on board an East-Indiaman, showing the Effects of a Heavy Lurch, pub.1818 (coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); The Stapleton Collection

The passenger liner Great Britain (1843) at Brandon Warf, Bristol, 1844 (salted paper print, paper)
7342531 The passenger liner Great Britain (1843) at Brandon Warf, Bristol, 1844 (salted paper print, paper) by Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800-77); 6.8x8.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Woodcut engraving of the passenger liner Schiller (1873), c.1875 (gelatine dry plate)
7341205 Woodcut engraving of the passenger liner Schiller (1873), c.1875 (gelatine dry plate) by British School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

PAH1223; Sketch of the passenger liner Majestic (unfinished) (drawing)
7342478 PAH1223; Sketch of the passenger liner Majestic (unfinished) (drawing) by Everett, John (1876-1949); National Maritime Museum, London

A passenger train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad
5308302 A passenger train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a passenger train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad. Dated 19th century)

Passengers taking lunch in a dining car
5308398 Passengers taking lunch in a dining car.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting passengers taking lunch in a dining car on the Great Northern Railway. Dated 19th century)

The abolition of second-class carriages
5308183 The abolition of second-class carriages.; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the abolition of second-class carriages. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

A female passenger sitting in a train carriage
5308180 A female passenger sitting in a train carriage.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a female passenger sitting in a train carriage wait to start her journey)

A mother and child on a train journey
5308179 A mother and child on a train journey.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a mother and child on a train journey - a luncheon basket is on the seat beside them. Dated 19th century)

Viaduct at Slade, Devon, c.1850 (hand coloured lithograph on paper)
7426818 Viaduct at Slade, Devon, c.1850 (hand coloured lithograph on paper); 20x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Engraving depicting a scene at a country railway station
5308909 Engraving depicting a scene at a country railway station; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene at a country railway station)

An engraving depicting passengers riding in bicycle carriages, 19th century
5310790 An engraving depicting passengers riding in bicycle carriages, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1878); Universal History Archive/UIG

Landing-Stage, the Lido, c.1910 (b/w photo)
FTB103660 Landing-Stage, the Lido, c.1910 (b/w photo); Collezione Naya-Bohm, Venice, Italy; © Francesco Turio Bohm

Arizona stage-coach and passengers (b/w photo)
8652976 Arizona stage-coach and passengers (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arizona stage-coach and passengers)

London Underground passengers on the Bakerloo and Piccadilly Lines (colour litho)
8635471 London Underground passengers on the Bakerloo and Piccadilly Lines (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Journeying through time and space, they have always been the lifeblood of transportation. In 1967, Waterloo Station in London bustled with activity as Jamaicans boarded the Empire Windrush, embarking on a new chapter in their lives. Meanwhile, William Heath Robinson's ingenious Kinecar promised a whimsical future for commuters. Backtracking to 1903, the RMS Carpathia sailed proudly across vast oceans, carrying hopeful passengers towards distant shores. And high above ground, the Vauxhall Royal Balloon soared into the sky during its first ascent, offering breathtaking views to those brave enough to venture upwards. In post-war 1947, love was in the air as a couple strolled arm in arm on a railway platform beside the luxurious 'Golden Arrow' locomotive. This train connected London to Dover where eager passengers caught ferries bound for Calais – an enchanting gateway to France. Stepping further back into history reveals Croydon Airport bustling with excitement in 1934; travelers eagerly awaiting their next airborne adventure. Platform 1 at Paddington Station witnessed countless comings and goings throughout different eras - from bustling crowds in 1929 to steam-powered marvels transporting passengers back in time to 1904. But not all journeys relied on conventional means – enter the gyrocopter. Beating traffic jams and soaring above city skylines like something out of science fiction. A true testament to human ingenuity. Even before motorized vehicles dominated urban landscapes, horse-drawn buses carried people through quaint streets such as Coinagehall Street in Helston around 1900. The clattering hooves echoing through time remind us that passenger transport has always evolved alongside society's progress. From grand stations and elegant ships to futuristic inventions and humble horse-drawn carriages – these snapshots capture moments when ordinary individuals became extraordinary passengers navigating their way through history.