Collection: Trains & Travel
Railways made many parts of the world more accessible to middle class travelers beginning in the 19th century, as did commercial airlines in the 20th century. The romance of visiting a faraway location or experiencing a different culture continues to appeal for the purpose of adventure or leisure.
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Unattributed "The 'Atlantic' Balloon in which the Voyage from St. Louis will be made."/"Cutting Loose, in Case the Balloon falls into the Sea" & "The 'Nineteenth Century' Balloon for the Voyage from San Francisco."/"Gage's Patent Halyard Kedging Disc."
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Unattributed "M. Dupuy de Lome's New Navigating Balloon -- The Ascent at Fort Vincennes"
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Lanos, H. "Visitors to the Earl's Court Exhibition on the Great Wheel and the Captive Balloon 'Rivals: A Greeting in Mid-Air.'"
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Parsons, Charles "The Great Ocean Yacht Race. Between the Henrietta, Fleetwing & Vesta. The 'Good Bye' to the Yacht Club Steamer 'River Queen,' 4 Miles East of Sandy Hook Light Ship, Dec. 11th 1866"
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Currier & Ives "The Mammoth Iron Steam-Ship 'Great Eastern' 22,500 Tons, 3000 Horse Power"
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Reid, Gil "A northbound Amfleet train, powered by a new AEM-7 locomotive meets an upgraded Metroliner consist on the Susquehanna River bridge between Havre de Grace and Perryville, MD"
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Reid, Gil "Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal highlights Amtrak’s double salute to intermodal rail-bus transportation and to the City of Los Angeles on its 200th birthday"
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Reid, Gil "East meets West at America’s railroad Hub City of Chicago. The Superliner- equipped San Francisco Zephyr and the New York bound Broadway Limited..."
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Reid, Gil "Amtrak Boston-bound AEM-7 powered New England Metroliner passing museum-bound passing GG-1 on New York’s historic Hell Gate Bridge"
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Reid, Gil "Amtrak’s California Zephyr en route from Chicago to San Francisco, travels through the heart of the Rocky Mountains on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad west of Denver"
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Kuhler, Otto "Gateway to the New World"
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Lemon, Frank. “With one beat of his wing, Charles Lindbergh goes to Paris! 1927.”
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Lemon, Frank. “The conqueror of one pole attempts the other: Commander Byrd, the Antarctic, 1929.”
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Lemon, Frank. “Crossing the States in the span of the same sun, Lieutenants Macready & Kelly, 1923.”
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Le Breton, Louis "Le Péreire, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. Ligne du Havre a New-York."
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Collins & Sons, Willam "Passenger Locomotive by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, Patterson, New Jersey, U.S."
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Calvert, W. Walter "Visit Washington. Go By Train. Pennsylvania Railroad"
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