THIS HISTORICAL REVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION REPRESENTS AN EXPERIMENTAL BOOKLET OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND SINGLE TEXT FOR USE BY TEACHERS TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN READING AND IN RELATED MECHANICAL SUBJECT MATTER AREAS. IT AIMS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN BASIC PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS OF MECHANICS AND TECHNOLOGY. PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS, SELECTED FROM THE 1900 TO 1918 ISSUES OF THE "SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN," SHOW AIRPLANES, TRAINS, AUTOMOBILES, SHIPS, BALLOONS, DIRIGIBLES, HELICOPTERS, RIFLES, BULLETS, AND FIRE ENGINES OF THAT PERIOD. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR AUTOMOBILES ARE ALSO GIVEN. THE SIZE OF THE BOOKLET IS 11 INCHES X 17 INCHES. RELATED DOCUMENTS ARE VT 004 454 THROUGH VT 004 471. (EM)