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Human labor
1Rickshaws
2Japan: Jinrikisha, rickshaw or ricksha
Horse and ox-drawn
3Chariots
4Wagons, carts, carriages and buggies
5Wagon trains
6Sleighs, sleds and toboggans
Powered
7Cars
8Trucks
9Peter Keetman: Volkswagen Factory, Wolfsburg (1953)
10Buses
11Motorcycles and scooters
Trains and railroads
12Trains, railroads and railways
13Trains: Central Pacific Railroad
14Alexander Gardner and others: Across the continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad
15A.J. Russell: Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point, Utah (10 May 1869)
Documenting road quality
16Documenting the quality of roads in the USA (1891)
Studio foregrounds and backgrounds
17Studio backgrounds and foregrounds: Carts
18Studio backgrounds and foregrounds: Cars
19Studio backgrounds and foregrounds: Railways

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