Tag Archives: Trains

1862: Traveling Companions

Posted on August 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Augustus Leopold Egg: The Travelling Companions (1862) The city in the background of this painting is Menton, on the Côte d’Azur, which had become a popular destination for sufferers of tuberculosis following the 1861 publication of Dr. James Henry Bennet’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1937: Underground

Posted on August 28, 2017 by corvusfugit

Emil Otto Hoppé: British Museum Underground Station, London, 1937

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1920s: Fast • Reliable

Posted on July 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Posters commissioned by the Chicago Rapid Transit Company in the 1920’s to encourage Chicagoans to use mass transit to explore the city, not just for getting to and from work. Click to see full-size. (source)

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

1892: How to Deal with Scabs

Posted on May 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

CLEVERLY CAPTURED A very clever piece of work was recently done by Thomas I. Kidd in preventing the bosses putting an end to the strike of the St. Louis machine woodworkers for a shorter working day. Mr. Kidd is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

2014: A Train Goes Somewhere

Posted on May 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Animated gif by Julien Douvier; more here. This one isn’t dated; 2014 is my best guess.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment