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Monday, October 15, 2012

Motoring Memories from the early 1900's to the 1930's



Members of the Denver Motor Club (Colorado) prepare for a rally, 1912




Woman poses for a photograph with her Ford Model T, 1921




Man and women pose in a Maxwell car, c1915




Two smartly dressed women sit in a battery powered car. c1900s




Curious pedestrians gaze in awe at a convertible car on the streets of Chicago, 1907




A driver prepares to race his specially modified car at the Harlem Race track, Illinois, 1904




A group of men prepare to set off on a car trip with the driver wearing goggles, 1906




Wartime congestion. Esnes, France. 1918




A teenage girl inspects the damage from a serious road accident, 1920s




New Ford cars on parade, 1928




Driver and passenger ride in a Locomobile steamer, 1899




New Rover Sportsman coupe, parked on roadside, 1929




 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural labourers repair a car in Vermont, 1935


 

A crowd of spectators admire an Austro-Daimler race car before it sets off in competition. 1922

 

Family holiday, 1930




Native American family in a Chalmers car, 1916


 
 
A US parking lot packed with a large number of Ford Model Ts, 1920
 
 

 
 
US car show, 1916
 

 

Pioneering motor race driver, 1901




Cadillac showroom, Washington DC, 1927


 

A female motor racing competitor prepares her Stutz Weightman Special car, 1916


 

Spectators await the main racing action at the Ascot Speedway, Los Angeles, 1916


 
 
Leading driver Ralph Beardsley at the wheel of his Simplex racecar, Indianapolis, 1911
 

 

24 girls sit in the same automobile, 1905



 

Motor race at Washington DC, 1926


 
 
 Start of a road race at Elgin, Ilinois, 1914
 



Motor race in Chicago, 1920s


 

24 hour endurance race at the Harlem Race track, Chicago, 1924




Motoring enthusiasts enjoy a day in the country, 1930s


 
 
The wife of the photographer poses near to a new open touring car, 1910s
 



A trip along a typical unpaved road, New Mexico, 1910


 

Young women take a rest next to an Essex Tourer, Brisbane,1929




Driver and passenger pose for the camera in a French made, Darracq car, 1909


 

 
Proud driver and passenger in a French made de Dion-Bouton, 1908
 

 
 
Pioneering motorist in a rare Holsman highwheeler, 1908
 

 

Proud owners of a Linon motor car, 1907


 
 

Driver, passengers and luggage use all the available space of a Buick service car, 1909
 

 

Driver and passengers prepare for a journey in an International Harverster motor buggy, 1909



 


 

A stripped down Willys Overland car is on a record breaking run between Sydney and Brisbane, Australia, 1924




Young children pose next to a Buick "Standard Six" 1925


 
 
Austin Tourer car on a reliability trial, 1924
 

 

Motorist prepares to go for a drive in an Austin Seven, 1924
 
 


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