Transportation

Blog posts about events or people associated with railroads, highways and automobiles, airplanes and other modes of travel.

  • The First Trans-African Flight

    The first trans‑African flight of 1920 stands as one of the most revealing technological and political milestones of the early twentieth century. Attempted by General Sir Pierre van Ryneveld and…

  • A black and white photograph depicting the small town of Nome, Alaska. It is covered in snow. Most of the buildings are very small, with a church steeple rising above the rest of the structures. There are no paved roads pictured in the town. The picture was taken in 1916, less than ten years before the 1925 Serum Run.

    The Nome Serum Run

    Overview Discovering the Epidemic Established as a Gold Rush town in the late 1800s, Nome, Alaska was home to roughly 1,800 people in 1925. Only one of them was a…

  • The Death of Bessie Coleman, The First Black Woman Pilot

    The Life of Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman was a culmination of ‘firsts’ in one person. She was the first African American to be awarded an international pilot’s license, the first…

  • The Roaring 20s and Beyond: A Preliminary Look at the 1920s

    Naturally, when I think about the 1920s, the first thing to come to mind is the idea of the roaring 20s. Although I understand this to be an inaccurate caricature…

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    The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921

    Overview The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 was an act that on its surface further structured the increasing number of plans for a national highway system within the U.S.…

  • Charles Lindbergh and the first solo, non-stop Trans Atlantic flight

    In the entire record of aviation history, few feats capture the imagination quite like Charles Lindbergh’s solo transatlantic flight. On May 20th, 1927, a young airmail pilot who had dropped…

  • Web Review: NYCSHS Archives

    The New York Central System Historical Society online database, https://nycshs.omeka.net/, is a collection of primary and secondary sources put together by the society for everyone to access freely. The society…

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    Amelia Earhart Becomes the First Women to Fly Across the Atlantic

    Overview  Amelia Earhart  Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Kansas. She was the first child of Samuel “Edwin” and Amelia “Amy” Earhart. She had one younger…

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    The Fifteen Millionth Ford Model T Rolls off the Assembly Line

    Fun Fact: The leftover wood from the production of the Ford Model T was recycled into charcoal, and sold as Ford Charcoal. When Ford stopped using wood for production, the…

  • The Founding of Delta Air

    Introduction Delta Airlines is one of the world’s largest airlines, with a rich history spanning over 90 years. Founded in 1924, Delta has grown from a crop-dusting operation to a…

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