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Travel and Transportation Postcards: Trains, Railroads, Automobiles, Planes, Ships, and Canals

In the late 19th century, the advancement of transportation spurred a travel boom around the world. Thus, many postcards depicted transportation vehicles, usually in motion, with an attractive landscape or cityscape in the background.

Hotel Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA.

Hotel Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA. Curt Teich & CO.

Hotel Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA.

Hotel Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA. Published by Herbert M. Paul.

Sun Inn Hotel, South Main Street, Bethlehem, Pa.

Sun Inn Hotel, South Main Street, Bethlehem, Pa. Curt Teich & Co.

The New Merchants Hotel, South Bethlehem, Pa.

The New Merchants Hotel, South Bethlehem, Pa. G.V. Millar & Co.

Wyandotte Hotel, Bethlehem, Pa.

Wyandotte Hotel, Bethlehem, Pa. The Acmegraph Co.

Caffrey's Hotel, Cor. 3rd & New Sts., South Bethlehem, Pa.

Caffrey's Hotel, Cor. 3rd & New Sts., South Bethlehem, Pa. C.H. Schmid, Allentown, Pa.

Kurtz Restaurant and Café, 55 to 65 East Broad St., Bethlehem, PA.

Kurtz Restaurant and Café, 55 to 65 East Broad St., Bethlehem, PA. Published by Leo Meyer.

Residences on Prospect Avenue, Bethlehem, PA.

Residences on Prospect Avenue, Bethlehem, PA. Post Card Distributing Co.

Main Street, Looking North, Bethlehem, PA.

Main Street, Looking North, Bethlehem, PA. Sabold-Herb Co.

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Airport.

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Airport. The Mesane Greeting Card Co.

Old Wooden Bridge over Lehigh River, Bethlehem, PA.

Old Wooden Bridge over Lehigh River, Bethlehem, PA. Post Card Distributing Co.

Going to a Fire, Third Street, South Bethlehem, Pa.

Going to a Fire, Third Street, South Bethlehem, Pa. G.V. Millar & Co.

[""Sunshine Line"" Crash]

["Sunshine Line" Crash]. 1918.

[""Sunshine Line"" Crash]

["Sunshine Line" Crash]. 1918.