Category Archives: Motorcycle

A must SEE

Posted by admin on August 5, 2011 4 comments

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Arthur Butler’s Comper Swift aeroplane G-ABRE, 1931
motorcycle

Image by Powerhouse Museum Collection
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection

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Persistent URL: www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=401748

Probably Arch Tuckett’s Midget speedcar with Henderson motorcycle engine, having engine work, in lane behind William Street, East Sydney/Woolloomooloo, next to C.A. Martin, decorator, late 1934 / Sam Hood
motorcycle

Image by State Library of New South Wales collection
Format: Glass negative

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Posted by admin on August 4, 2011 11 comments

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Arthur Chapple (LOC)
motorcycle

Image by The Library of Congress
Bain News Service,, publisher.

Arthur Chapple

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
 Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11737

Call Number: LC-B2- 2537-14

Fred Loudon’s motorcycle shop with Francis-Barnett motorcycles, corner Elizabeth and Goulburn Street, Sydney, 1 March 1938, by Sam Hood
motorcycle

Image by State Library of New South Wales collection
Format: Photograph

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Meal break for teamsters and horses

Posted by Mark A on August 3, 2011 33 comments

A few nice motorcycle images I found:

Meal break for teamsters and horses
motorcycle

Image by Powerhouse Museum Collection
Format: Glass plate negative.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Tyrrell Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=The_Tyrrell_Photographic

Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection

General information about the Powerhouse Museum Collection is available at www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database

Persistent URL: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=31989

Acquisition credit line: Gift of Australian Consolidated Press under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1985

Signallers inside headquarters of R.E.S.S. in France, during World War I
motorcycle

Image by National Library of Scotland
Two signals engineers hard at work on the companys phone system, in a room just like the inside of a telephone exchange. Judging by the numerous lines and large quantity of equipment in the room, this HQ certainly appears to house quite a complicated network of communications. It is likely that a system of field telephone lines, radio wireless sets and motorcycle despatch riders linked the front line with this company HQ.

The two soldiers in this photograph would have been members of The Royal Engineer Signals Service. The R.E.S.S. was formed in 1908, and provided communications during World War I. It was at this time that motorcycle wireless sets, field telephones and despatch riders, came into prominence on the Western Front. Near the end of the war there was agreement among the general staff that a separate Signal Corps regiment should be established, and the Royal Corps of Signals was established in July 1920.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. H.Q. Signals.']

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Signallers working at the headquarters of R.E.S.S. in France, during World War I
motorcycle

Image by National Library of Scotland
Just like a team of operators working at a busy telephone switchboard, this image shows the network of communications at company HQ that was required to co-ordinate an armys activities. The object immediately in front of the signaller on the right looks like a mouthpiece, which suggests that they are using wireless sets or field telephones to communicate.

The Royal Engineer Signals Service was formed in 1908, and provided communications during World War I. It was at this time that motorcycle despatch riders, wireless sets and field telephones came into prominence on the Western Front.
Towards the end of the war there was agreement that a separate Signal Corps regiment should be established, and the Royal Corps of Signals was established in July 1920.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. H.Q. Signals.']

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Nifty Motorcycle from a long, long time ago

Posted by admin on August 3, 2011 8 comments

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Abernathy kids (LOC)
motorcycle

Image by The Library of Congress
Bain News Service,, publisher.

Abernathy kids

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
 Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.13514

Call Number: LC-B2- 2752-13

Jim Flynn (LOC)
motorcycle

Image by The Library of Congress
Bain News Service,, publisher.

Jim Flynn

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
 Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Photo shows boxer Jim Flynn (1879-1935) who was born Andrew Chiariglione. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.12195

Call Number: LC-B2- 2594-14

View these awesome Motorcycle images

Posted by admin on July 31, 2011 1 comment

A few nice motorcycle images I found:

May 19, 1922
motorcycle

Image by National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Mr Cordner, interior, cycle show-room

NLI Ref.: P_WP_3020

For more information on the Cordner family, see 1911 Census online.

Motor machine gunner in France fixing a belt of ammunition to his gun
motorcycle

Image by National Library of Scotland
Machine-gun crew on motorbike, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a machine-gun team. The gun, which appears to be a Vickers, is mounted on the front of a motor-cycle side car. The Vickers was a heavy gun, weighing around 45kg loaded, so the motorbike transport was efficient although awkward in the muddy conditions of the Front.

Both soldiers are wearing their steel helmets but the parked lorries in the background suggest that this was a posed shot.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. A motor machine gunner in France fixing a belt of ammunition to his gun.']

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Red Cross mountain rescue exercise at Bwlch Cwmhafodoer above Tal-y-llyn
motorcycle

Image by LlGC ~ NLW
Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title: Ymarferiad achub o’r mynydd gan y Groes Goch ym Mwlch Cwmhafodoer uwchlaw Tal-y-llyn
Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Geoff Charles (1909-2002)
Dyddiad/Date: March 15, 1956.
Cyfrwng/Medium: Negydd ffilm / Film negative
Cyfeiriad/Reference: (gch09224)
Rhif cofnod / Record no.: 3369233

Rhagor o wybodaeth am gasgliad Geoff Charles yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

More information about the Geoff Charles Collection at the National Library of Wales

A must SEE

Posted by admin on July 28, 2011 3 comments

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Rookworst na testrit van 25.000 km. / Smoked sausages after 25.000 km. testdrive
motorcycle

Image by Nationaal Archief
Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo, SFA001018115

Motoren: de New Imperial (bijnaam: Blauwe Prins), een Engels motorrijwielmerk. Drie deelnemers die de duurzaamheidstest van 25.000 km van de motorfiets hebben uitgereden, krijgen in Gorsel, na een ereronde (door Nederland), een Gelderse rookworst. Nederland, Gorsel, 1931.

Motorcycles: the New Imperial (also called: the Blue Prince). Three man eating smoked sausages after finishing a 25.000 km. test drive. The Netherlands, Gorsel, 1931.

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Motorcycles requisitioned, Paris (LOC)
motorcycle

Image by The Library of Congress
Bain News Service,, publisher.

Motorcycles requisitioned, Paris

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
 Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Subjects:
 Paris

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.16957

Call Number: LC-B2- 3200-13

Motorcycle display, possibly Invercargill, 192?
motorcycle

Image by National Library NZ on The Commons
Samuel Heath Head
Motorcycle display, possibly Invercargill, 192?
Reference No. 1/1-011119-G
Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand

See a zoomable image on the Timeframes website

Harley-Davidson motorcycle display, ca 1920

Posted by Mark A on July 26, 2011 7 comments

A few nice motorcycle images I found:

Harley-Davidson motorcycle display, ca 1920
motorcycle

Image by National Library NZ on The Commons
Samuel Heath Head
Harley-Davidson motorcycle display, ca 1920
Reference No. 1/1-011084-G
Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand

See a zoomable image on the Timeframes website

Volcanic Dunes Criss-Crossed with Tracks of Motorcycles and Dune Buggies
motorcycle

Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: Volcanic Dunes Criss-Crossed with Tracks of Motorcycles and Dune Buggies

U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-1935

Photographer: Eiler, Terry, 1944-

Subjects:
Painted Desert (Coconino county, Arizona, United States) plain
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA

Persistent URL: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=544428

Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

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Harley-Davidson motorcycle display, Olympia Motor Show, King Edward Barracks, Christchurch, November 1921
motorcycle

Image by National Library NZ on The Commons
Samuel Heath Head
Harley-Davidson motorcycle display, Olympia Motor Show, King Edward Barracks, Christchurch, November 1921
Reference No. 1/1-007199-G
Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand

See a zoomable image on the Timeframes website

Motocycle Photos Part 2

Posted by Mark A on July 18, 2011 28 comments

Some cool motorcycle images:

Motorcycle rally, New Brighton beach, Christchurch, ca 1920
motorcycle

Image by National Library NZ on The Commons
Samuel Heath Head
Motorcycle rally, New Brighton beach, Christchurch, ca 1920
Reference No. 1/1-009258-G
Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand

See a zoomable image on the Timeframes website.

Vacationer From Ohio Relaxes near His Motorcycle During Sightseeing Tour of the Keys.
motorcycle

Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: Vacationer From Ohio Relaxes near His Motorcycle During Sightseeing Tour of the Keys.

U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-6203

Photographer: Schulke, Flip, 1930-2008

Subjects:
Key West (Key West, Florida Keys, Monroe county, Florida, United States) inhabited place
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA

Persistent URL: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=548690

Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html

Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html

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Nice Motorcycle photos

Posted by admin on July 18, 2011 No comments

A few nice motorcycle images I found:

Motorcycle leaving hospital
motorcycle

Image by The Library of Virginia
Title: Motorcycle leaving hospital

Creator: Stimson, Benjamin Alston

Date: 1918

Notes: Part of an album containing 134 photographs and 47 postcards relating to U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 45 (Medical College of Virginia unit), Toul, France, in World War I.

Call No: P & P C1:81

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Virginia, Special Collections, Prints and Photographs, 800 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23219, USA. Contact: 804-692-3703.

Motorcycle Parking near Battery Park in Lower Manhattan These Machines Belong to People Who Work in Downtown Offices 05/1973
motorcycle

Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: Motorcycle Parking near Battery Park in Lower Manhattan These Machines Belong to People Who Work in Downtown Offices 05/1973

U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-6830

Photographer: Blanche, Wil

Subjects:
New York (New York state, United States) inhabited place
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA

Persistent URL: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=549316

Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html

Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html

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Motorcycles Came Out of Summer Vacation Retirement During the Fuel Crisis in the Pacific Northwest During the Fall of 1973. This Person Is Riding in Portland 11/1973
motorcycle

Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: Motorcycles Came Out of Summer Vacation Retirement During the Fuel Crisis in the Pacific Northwest During the Fall of 1973. This Person Is Riding in Portland 11/1973

U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-12981

Photographer: Falconer, David

Subjects:
Portland (Multnomah county, Oregon, United States) inhabited place
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA

Persistent URL: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=555433

Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html

Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html

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