buses outside the Central Lenin Museum, Moscow in USSR days

The Central Lenin Museum in Moscow was the USSR's primary communist propaganda institution from 1936 until 1993. Located on Revolution Square, it used to house a massive 100,000-piece collection. Following the Soviet collapse, the institution closed, though a Virtual Museum of V.I. Lenin was later launched to showcase the artifacts. 

The museum's building in the pic (which served as the city Duma and is located adjacent to Red Square) has since been integrated into the broader State Historical Museum complex. 

Kiev, Ukraine tram, 1950

 "Volodymyrskyi Uzviz, 1950," the report that this pic comes from says.

At that time, trams still ran on Volodymyrskyi Uzviz, and there were very few trees on Trukhanov Island.

Trukhaniv Island is an island on the Dnieper River, opposite the central part of Kyiv between the main riverbed of the Dnieper to the west and its branch Chortory to the east; the area is about 450 hectares. In the mid-19th century, the first houses appeared on Trukhaniv Island, and in the 1880s a workers' settlement appeared. When it was destroyed during World War II, the island was converted into a recreation area.

France--England ferry poster, circa 1920

This was was commissioned of Sandy Hook, obviously by la Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord and the South Eastern & Chatham Railway and shows a paquebot postal in la Manche/English Channel with the chalk cliffs of Dover in the distance. "The shortest and fastest way"

restored steam locomotive, Upper Hutt, NZ

from FB

Silver Stream Railway is open again this Sunday 5 July, featuring steam train rides alongside the iconic Silverstream Spur Reserve, behind our Barclay steam locomotive #1749. This loco was used to construct and rebuild railway lines in the North Island for the Public Works Department and New Zealand Railways before it was retired and saved by Sir Len Southward. Ride in the open wagon (the open wagon will be substituted for an enclosed guards van in poor weather) and step back in time to when the loco was working to build some of New Zealand's important infrastructure.

We open at 11 am regardless of weather, with rides running on demand through out the day. Entry tickets allow as many rides as you want on the day of issue. The last train leaves at approximately 3:45 pm.

For more information on where to find us, ticket prices, and information about the railway and the historic items that call it home, please check out our website www.silverstreamrailway.org.nz

Our next operating day will be 2 August.

1924 Vauxhall 30-98

Known for its silver aluminum body, this example in NZ's Southwards Museum is rare and only 313 OE models were manufactured.

More info

'a friend put this good real book in my box'

cars outside Poitiers station, France, 1958

replica 16th century sailing ship 'Karaka'

The Karaka ship is a high-standard replica of a merchant vessel originally used by the historic Dubrovnik Republic in Croatia. The traditional carrack-style wooden galleons feature tall masts and sprawling rigging. Today, this famous replica is based in Dubrovnik and a popular tourist attraction for scenic sailing, sunset cruises, and pop-culture tours.

Lots more pics

traffic in Kiev, Soviet Union, under German occupation, 1942

It's likely private cars were banned except for authorities.

DSB 3-car 'Lyntog' set from 1935 in Berlin-Tiergarten, 1973

It likely came via the Copenhagen-Gedser-Warnemünde route, Tiergarten is the station between Zoologischer Garten and Bellevue.

See earlier posts on the Lyntog.