Vintage Travel

Discover the beauty of vintage travel with SuperStock's gallery of stock images. Take a journey back in time and explore how we used to traverse the world. Our collection of vintage travel images captures the essence of a bygone era, from classic cars to old-fashioned planes and ships. Whether you're looking for a nostalgic remi...Read more

Scalzi, Interior, Venice, Italy, Photochrome Print, Detroit Publishing Company, 1900

Paradise Bridge, Venice, Italy, Photochrome Print, Detroit Publishing Company, 1900

General View, Porlezza, Italy, Photochrome Print, Detroit Publishing Company, 1900

Tomb of Victor Emmanuel, Rome, Italy, Photochrome Print, Detroit Publishing Company, 1900

Certosa di Pavia, the Back, Milan, Italy, Photochrome Print, Detroit Publishing Company, 1900

Mount of Olives and Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, 1860's

Street Scene, Columbo, Sri Lanka

Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, 1860's

Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, India, 1900's

General View of Bazaars, Istanbul, Turkey

Mosque of St. Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 1860's

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam, India

Group of Buddhist Monks in Prayer, Sri Lanka

Aceldama, Field of Blood, Jerusalem, 1860's

Stage Coaches at Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Office, C Street, Virginia City

Steamship Manitou at Dock, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA, Detroit Publishing Company, 1900

Akron, Ohio: October 10. 1962. Sister John Bosco of the St. Sebastian School in Akron having fun tooling around a go-kart track.

London, England: May 9, 1935 Two orphaned youngsters have traveled from Australia to England, and are now preparing to board the train at Euston Station that will take them to Scotland to live with an aunt.

New York, New York: May, 1966 Early morning rush hour traffic on the West Side Highway with the George Washington Bridge in the background.

United States: c. 1958 Two women with a bicycle model vacation fashions in cotton for traveling or sightseeing. They are styled by Miss Pat of California.

MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE THAMES BELOW LONDON BRIDGE, SHOWING THE ADVANTAGES AFFORDED BY THE NEW BRIDGE, LONDON, UK, 1886; A. THAMES TUNNEL. B. TOWER SUBWAY. C. THE NEW TOWER BRIDGE.

Cologne, Germany: December 14, 1925 Members of the British Army of Occupation rejoice at leaving Cologne in a boxcar after the signing of the Locarno Pact in Switzerland.

Flora, Indiana: 1917 Two college students are prepared for a cold ride in an open car.

Riverboat Excursions, Detroit, Michigan, USA, circa 1910

United States: c. 1960 An unsual looking concept car.

California: 1923 Two stylish young women with their Essex automobile.

Harrisburg, Illinois: January 27, 1937 The engineer looks out over a 10 mile pond of Ohio River flood waters as his train on the railway right-of-way ploughs on with relief supplies.

Burmese Prince on Visit of State, With his Wife, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

Vietnam: c. 1967 A flight of Hueys moves into the landing zone to disembark its troops. Each one hovers less than six seconds as the troops hit the ground running and disappear among the trees.

New York, New York: c. 1934 New York city street scene.

New York, New York: c. 1901 A view of the Harlem River Speedway with the Washington Bridge in the background. It was initially open only to carriages and sulkies so the wealthy could parade their trotting horses down the 2.5 mile dirt roadway. Pedestrians, horseback riders, and cyclists were prohibited.

United States: c. 1952 Passengers in the dining car on a Rio Grande streamliner train.

Washington, D.C.: 1939 Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, right and Queen Elizabeth, in an automobile leaving the train station for the White House.

London, England: September 13, 1942 Members of the U.S. Army Air Force boat crew row out for the start of a race against the London Metropolitan Police Club over a half mile on the Thames.

Mediterranean Sea: February 25, 1937 Seamen of the British Navy lay on the oars as they go through a drill in a cutter of the H.M.S. Royal Sovereign seen in the background.

New Jersey: c. 1936 A new water sport, speedboat polo, being played under the auspices of the South Jersey Speedboat Association. Spills and thrills add to the excitement.

New York, New York: c. 1923 A couple showing how they get to work on their autoped during the latest transit strike.

Seattle, Washington: c. 1933 Three passengers enroute from the Orient to Seattle on the SS President Jefferson honor the traditional Japanese monkey gods of Hear, See, and Speak No Evil.

New Orleans, Louisiana: c. 1931 The car ferry boat "Algiers" crossing the Mississippi River.

A PEEP AT ST. PAUL'S AND "THE TIMES" OFFICE FROM UNDERGROUND, LONDON, UK, 1875

Yokohama, Japan: c. 1910 People on the docks where the Pacific Mail steamer, the SS China has arrived.

Gilbert Islands, Pacific Ocean: 1943 United States Marines on a landing barge share viewing a pin-up girl as they approach the Japanese held island of Tarawa.

Miami, Florida: January 15, 1934 Noted airman Frank Hawks in the cockpit of his plane at the Miami Air Meet.

The 'Rail Central' railway, established in 1866, on the Mont Cenis

The 'Great Western' and 'Sirius' steamships entering the port of New York after crossing the Atlantic

geography / travel, USA, American Civil War 1861 - 1865, soldiers, recruiting station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, wood engraving by E. Maulberger, 1862,

transport / transportation, navigation, sailing ships, caravel, caravel from the 15th century, wood engraving, 19th century,

transport transportation cars Benz gas powered car 1888 wood engraving,

georgraphy travel Mexico French Intervention 1861 - 1867 French reinforcement embarking in Cherbourg engraving 1862,

transport transportation aviation balloon ""Thousand Meters over Munich"" wood engraving 19th century after painting by Theodor Pixis (1831 - 1907),

slavery transport transportation Arabian dhow at a ride in the night wood engraving 1860,

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: December 17, 1903 Orville Wright flying during the first powered and sustained flight while Wilbur is on the ground at right.

Roosevelt Field, New York: May 20, 1927 Captain Charles Lindbergh with his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, just before he departed on his record setting non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Long Island, New York to Paris.

Chicago, Illinois: March 5, 1930 Executives celebrate the joining of New York and Chicago by the longest stretch of the heaviest rail in the world.

United States: c. 1934 A fleet of fifteen Cadillacs driving down the street in a 'V' formation.

Burbank, California: 1934 Amelia Earhart in her Lockheed Vega plane flying over Burbank. She later flew the same plane from Honolulu to Oakland.

Baby on Unicycle, Classic Photography

United States: c. 1940. Passengers on a train in the dining car for dinner.

Los Angeles, California: c. 1928. The unveiling of the 'continous rail' crossing in Los Angeles, which is a noiceless turntable to provide a continous rail at railroad crossings. It is called the greatest achievement in railroading since the invention of the block signal. It was secretly tested in LA for six months.

London, England: c. 1931. A happy English couple on an outing on the Thames. They are in a rubber lifesaving boat outfitted with an American outboard motor to push it along.©Underwood Archives

Loss of White Star Line's Olympic-class RMS Titanic which struck an iceberg on 12 April 1912 on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Titanic's lifeboats on their way to the Carpathia. More than 1,500 lives lost. Disaster

Airplane stewardess serving meals to passengers in an airplane

USA, Illinois, Chicago, Steam locomotive on railroad track, 1939

Amelia Earhart, American Aviator (1898-1937)

Young woman posing on the beach

California Zephyr

Newport Harbor California USA 1946

Glider 1883

1950's

Low angle view of a teenage boy holding a airplane