Waggons Collection

Isandlwana Mountain, 1879 (b / w photo)
NAM261154 Isandlwana Mountain, 1879 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: from a photograph album containing photographs of scenes in India)

The Zulu War, Isandhlwana revisited, fetching away the Waggons, 21 May (engraving)
1099970 The Zulu War, Isandhlwana revisited, fetching away the Waggons, 21 May (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War)

The Zulu War, Fort Melvill, near Isandhlwana (engraving)
1106701 The Zulu War, Fort Melvill, near Isandhlwana (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War, Fort Melvill, near Isandhlwana)

A line of waggons and broken German troops march through Belgium in their retreat at the end of World War One
3502794 A line of waggons and broken German troops march through Belgium in their retreat at the end of World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Presidential electioneering in New York: torchlight procession of the M'Clellan party, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. C. D. Shanly

Railway Station at the Franklin Petroleum Oil Works, Pennsylvania, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Railway Station at the Franklin Petroleum Oil Works, Pennsylvania, 1864. 'The casks or barrels of crude oil are conveyed from the Franklin and Titusville stations by the Atlantic

Six Mois Dans la Somme; Dans les lignes anglaises: Contalmaison (septembre 1916), 1916. Creator: Charles Hoffbauer
Six Mois Dans la Somme; Dans les lignes anglaises: Contalmaison (septembre 1916), 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Six Mois Dans la Somme; Releve d'infanterie de nuit un village, 1916. Creator: Charles Hoffbauer
Six Mois Dans la Somme; Releve d'infanterie de nuit un village, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Victoire Italienne; Le ravitaillement d'eau pour les troupes. Creator: Unknown
Victoire Italienne; Le ravitaillement d'eau pour les troupes. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les Fuyards; Officiers russes et anglais des automobiles blindees arretant un convoi de... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Fuyards; Officiers russes et anglais des automobiles blindees arretant un convoi de soldats qui fuyaient le front sur des chars enleves a l'Intendance, 1917

Six Mois Dans la Somme; Sur la route, entre Maricourt et Suzanne (octobre 1916), 1916. Creator: Charles Hoffbauer
Six Mois Dans la Somme; Sur la route, entre Maricourt et Suzanne (octobre 1916), 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Preparatifs d'offensive; Le remplissage des caissons assurant le transport des munitions... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Preparatifs d'offensive; Le remplissage des caissons assurant le transport des munitions entre le depot et les batteries en ligne, 1917

Le repli allemand et l'intervention Americaine; Les voitures regimentaires dans une gare de ravitai Creator
Le repli allemand et l'intervention Americaine; Les voitures regimentaires dans une gare de ravitaillement, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Jerk-line 12, on the Old Freight Road, Milestone, Montana, 1883. Creator: Laton Alton Huffman
Jerk-line 12, on the Old Freight Road, Milestone, Montana, 1883

The Bahia Railway, Brazil: Paripe Valley - from a photograph by B. Mulock, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Bahia Railway, Brazil: Paripe Valley - from a photograph by B. Mulock, 1860. View of...the heavy works to carry the railway across the valley of Paripe

'La Bataille de la Somme; Projectiles d'artillerie lourde transportes vers le front, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La Bataille de la Somme; Projectiles d'artillerie lourde transportes vers le front, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Etats-Unis et Mexique; pres du camp americain de San-Antonio: troupes americaines... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Etats-Unis et Mexique; pres du camp americain de San-Antonio: troupes americaines masses le long d'une voie ou stationne un train charge de reguliers mexicains que le president Carranza envoyait

South Street and Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, c1901. Creator: Unknown
South Street and Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, c1901. Photo shows the square rigger ship Antilla in foreground and the Cambuskenneth behind it. (Source: C. Seavey, 2022)

Victoria Docks - general view, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Victoria Docks - general view, 1856. The whole of the south side of the Dock, comprising nearly a mile of water frontage, will be devoted to the accommodation of timber

Woronzoff, or Little Kamiesch - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Woronzoff, or Little Kamiesch - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Soldiers at Kamiesch, a sea inlet on the Khersones peninsula, near Sevastopol

Unloading ore at Conneaut, Ohio, Brown conveying hoists, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Unloading ore at Conneaut, Ohio, Brown conveying hoists, ca 1900

Harbor entrance, Conneaut, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Harbor entrance, Conneaut, Ohio, ca 1900

L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. ore docks, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown. L.S. & M.S
L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. ore docks, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900

Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1904. Isthmian Canal - Looking North from Sta. K547 - Culebra. Dec. 20, 1904'. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest

Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1913. Railway lines with earthmoving equipment. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken

'Lord Randolph Churchill in South Africa; The Oxen Outspanned in Camp, 1891. Creator: Major Giles
'Lord Randolph Churchill in South Africa; The Oxen Outspanned in Camp, 1891.. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

'Ecrases par le Nombre; Louvain est evacue le 18 aout, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Ecrases par le Nombre; Louvain est evacue le 18 aout, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

China - Natives On Railroad Tracks, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. China - Natives On Railroad Tracks, 1913
China - Natives On Railroad Tracks, 1913. Goods wagons in winter. People carrying baskets of pastries at bottom left

'Richmond, Yorkshire and the Surrounding Neighbourhood; The Market Place, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'Richmond, Yorkshire and the Surrounding Neighbourhood; The Market Place, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

'The Pioneer Corps of the British South Africa Co's Forces on their way to Mashonaland; Crossing th Creator
'The Pioneer Corps of the British South Africa Co's Forces on their way to Mashonaland; Crossing the Big Drift on the Lundi River on the road to Mashonaland, 1890. From "The Graphic

'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, October 25, 1890, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, October 25, 1890, 1890.From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

'The Pioneer Corps of the British South African Company on the way to Mashonaland; A common occurre Creator
'The Pioneer Corps of the British South African Company on the way to Mashonaland; A common occurrence on the road, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

'The Pioneer Corps of the British South African Company on the way to Mashonaland; A Laager of the Creator: Unknown
'The Pioneer Corps of the British South African Company on the way to Mashonaland; A Laager of the Expeditionary Force showing portable Engines for the Electric Search Light, 1890

Treasury Department wagon, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Treasury Department wagon, between 1910 and 1917. Horse-drawn vehicles, Washington, DC

Bandbox, c. 1936. Creator: Stewart Wheeler
Bandbox, c. 1936

Moldavian Transport Wagons, 1854 Creator: Unknown
Moldavian Transport Wagons, 1854 From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Colonial Rifles - Reunion of G.A.R. And Confederate Veterans Who Had Fought At Gettysburg... 1913
Colonial Rifles - Reunion of G.A.R. And Confederate Veterans Who Had Fought At Gettysburg, On The Battlefield, 1913. Camp for old soldiers from the Union

'Lord Randolph Churchill in South Africa; A Sketch of the Country from Matipi's Kraal, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'Lord Randolph Churchill in South Africa; A Sketch of the Country from Matipi's Kraal, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

'L'exode des paysans serbes.'. Creator: Unknown
L'exode des paysans serbes'. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

'Convoi de l'armee serbe en retraite dans le defile de Bagrdan, au Nord-Est de Kragouyevats
Convoi de l'armee serbe en retraite dans le defile de Bagrdan, au Nord-Est de Kragouyevats, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Au debut de l'Invasion de la Serbie. --Scenes de l'exode des populations serbes devant... 1916. Creator: R
Au debut de l'Invasion de la Serbie. --Scenes de l'exode des populations serbes devant les Bulgares, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Printed Cotton, c. 1939. Creator: Michael Trekur
Printed Cotton, c. 1939

Printed Textile: Genre Scene, c. 1939. Creator: Michael Trekur
Printed Textile: Genre Scene, c. 1939

The Road to Sebastopol - Commissariat Waggons, Conveyances of Fascines, etc, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Road to Sebastopol - Commissariat Waggons, Conveyances of Fascines, etc, 1854. Crimean War: equipment being moved to forward positions

The threshing of oats, Clayton, Indiana, south of Indianapolis, 1936 Creator: Dorothea Lange
The threshing of oats. Clayton, Indiana, south of Indianapolis

Desert mountains surround Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Desert mountains surround Escalante, Utah

Japanese relocation, California, 1942. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Japanese relocation, California. Baggage belonging to evacuees of Japanese ancestry at an assembly center in Salinas, California, prior to a War Relocation Authority center

Studies of Slovakian Peasant Wagons with Oxen and Horses, n.d. Creator: Rudolf von Alt
Studies of Slovakian Peasant Wagons with Oxen and Horses, n.d

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"Waggons: A Journey Through Time and Terrain" Step back in time to the Isandlwana Mountain in 1879, as captured in a captivating black and white photo. The Zulu War unfolds before your eyes, with an engraving showcasing the retrieval during the Isandhlwana revisit on May 21st. Venturing further into history, we find ourselves at Fort Melvill near Isandhlwana. Engraved details transport us to this significant location during the Zulu War. Meanwhile, a Victorian-era haulage advertisement from London to West Country reminds us of the bustling transportation networks that connected cities. Nightfall takes us to India, where a daring sortie and attack on baggage wagons unfold under moonlit skies. The chaos and bravery are palpable through this vivid depiction. In Cheltenham, Tanner & Baylis entice travelers with their advert, promising unforgettable journeys filled with adventure. Traveling even further back in time brings us to Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1831. SG Hughes' creation captures the excitement of early railway travel—a glimpse into how it all began. South Africa beckons next as ivory is brought forth to be loaded onto wagons around 1863. Music fills our ears as we uncover "The Excursion Train Galop" sheet music cover from around 1860—an ode to train travel's exhilaration during those times. Shifting gears towards America's railroad history, tank cars at Proviso Yard in Chicago catch our attention alongside sulphur-loaded railroad cars at Hoskins Mound, Texas. Finally, we meet the dedicated section crew of Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Pacific R. R. , hard at work maintaining tracks in Bensenville—reminding us that behind every successful journey lies diligent efforts by unsung heroes. From war-torn battlefields to exotic landscapes; from bustling cities to remote corners of nature—wagons have been the lifeline of transportation, connecting people and places throughout history.