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Curator, Northwestern University Transportation Library. All scanned images are from NUTL’s collections, unless otherwise indicated. Banner photo is from a promotional packet for the L-1011.

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Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · Jan 29

All reports in this thread are from the collections of Northwestern University's Transportation Library. Materials we've digitized can generally be found in HathiTrust. Learn more and search our catalog here: www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-co...

Text "United States Department of Agriculture. Transporting Watermelons in Bulk and Bin by Truck." Illustration of a semi truck with a watermelon as its trailer.

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 6d

From the Transportation Library's Instagram - go Cubs! www.instagram.com/p/DPT4IapEYe...

Cover of 1980s era CTA brochure with title "go CTA to see the Cubs go" and photo of Wrigley Field.

Detail from CTA 1980s era brochure with Rapid Transit system map, Addison & Clark bus routes, and detail about using the CTA to visit Wrigley Field.

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 8d

From the Transportation Library's Instagram: 1893 Western Wheel Works bicycle catalog. www.instagram.com/p/DPO6pVSEXgS/

Cover of Western Wheel Works Bicycle Manufacturers 1893 catalog with an illustration of cyclists in front of the entrance to the Transportation Building at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 9d

Cover of British Rail report "Motorail" from 1977. Illustration shows a train moving through rolling countryside with labeled cars for “Car Park,” “Bedroom,” “Lounge,” “Restaurant,” and “Bar.”

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 12d

Cover of "Virginia Traffic Crash Facts 1970" with a graphic illustration of a car crash scene

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 12d

Cover of "Virginia Crash Facts 1977" with an illustration of a person being loaded into an ambulance, with a wrecked car in the background

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 13d

Cover of the report "Virginia Traffic Facts 1969" depicting a graveyard surrounding a state flag flying at half-mast

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 16d

Cover of the report "Recycling Historic Railroad Stations: A Citizen’s Manual" published by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The design features a line art illustration of a historic railroad station.

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 16d

From the Transportation Library's Instagram: Blue Bird No.1. www.instagram.com/p/DO63AI2ART6/

Photograph of a school bus painted "Blue Bird no. 1 Built 1927." with children posing around and inside the bus.

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 22d

Interior of brutalist church

Pattered tile sidewalk and mural

Yellow pipes on a wall with plants

VW Bus with “oh! Gloria” stickers on windshield

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 22d

Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

Ipanema Beach with beachgoers and umbrellas

Stairs of record shop painted with artists’ names

Wall mural that reads ‘ta na hora de tocst sua musica’ with a clock that has musical styles in place of numbers

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 22d

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx

A child on a bench looking out at tropical gardens

An interior of a room with painted tablecloth and pottery

A concrete wall

A tiled wall

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 22d

A short thread of photos from a trip to Rio earlier this year

A traffic bollard painted to look like a street tram in Rio de Janeiro

A painting of street trams with hearts on a streetpost in Rio de Janeiro

A street planter painted with a face

A street corner with a bicycle, lush foliage, and a flower stand

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 23d

You say that about the Pacer like it’s a bad thing! 😉

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 23d

From the Transportation Library's Instagram: the Mercury Antser electric concept car www.instagram.com/p/DOoPDvBEXe...

Black and white photographs of the Mercury Antser concept car

Black and white photograph of the instrument panel and map display of the Mercury Antser concept car

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 23d

Cover of ULI Special Report "Density: Five Perspectives" with an abstract geometric design of stacked cubes.

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 26d

Book cover of Transportation for Cities by Wilfred Owen. Illustration features an arrow branching into three directions; inside the arrow is a densely packed crowd of people in black & white.

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 28d

Did you know that the NU Transportation Library also has an Instagram account? You can follow us here: www.instagram.com/transportati...

Grid of various posts from Instagram

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 28d

Cover of the 1956 Annual Report from the Chicago City Council Committee on Traffic and Public Safety. A line graph titled “Chicago’s Score in Traffic Deaths” spans from 1945 to 1956, showing a decline in deaths. The graph is illustrated with a cartoon of two cars colliding and a grim reaper figure looming over the scene.

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · Sep 3

Cover of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration report "People Movement for Downtown Improvement" with a black & white photo of a busy city sidewalk in the background

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · Aug 28

Cover of US Bureau of Public Roads report "A book about space" with illustration of abstracted intersecting highways

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · Aug 26

Cover of "What's happening to the railways?" with a black & white photograph of converging railway tracks as the background

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · Aug 25

Cover of the report “Street Livability Study” by the San Francisco Department of City Planning, featuring a line drawing of densely packed city buildings

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · Aug 20

Cover of the pamphlet “What Do Your Highways Cost?” with an illustration of vehicles traveling on a highway.

Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · Aug 19

Book cover titled "The Story of Cement: The Magic Powder" by Earl J. Hadley. The illustration shows a large, stylized figure bending over and pouring white powder from their hands, which streams down into a cityscape with tall buildings and a bridge.