Ummm, could we try to count to....infinity

Hughes XH-17 Flying Cane   #50-1842    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_XH-17

Sikorsky HG-34 G

The SCOTTISH MAID was one of the fastest sailing ships of her time, with large sail area and sleek lines. The schooner was built 1839 by Alexander Hall & Sons, Aberdeen, Scotland. The SCOTTISH MAID was one of the first ships with the so-called Aberdeen bow. She sailed about 40 years until she ran aground in 1880 and was lost.

1838

12-pdr field howitzer model 1838

Up!   Verlinden kit #vpi1837

Here are some models kits and models of the Alamo

Alamo

Rhodesian Air Force DH-100 Vampire  #R1835

Furuno fmd 1832, a bit of a familiar piece of equipment

Cyrus McCormick's mechanical reaper invented in 1831

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp

Stephenson's 1829 Rocket  The first passenger steam locomotive     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson%27s_Rocket

1827

Maudslay's 1827 paddle steam engine

USS Dolphin built in 1836     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dolphin_(1821)

The bottom painting shows her in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii where she was involved in the "Battle Of Honolulu"  The dates are skewed, stating that it took place in1826, but the first USS Dolphin was commissioned in 1836. http://totakeresponsibility.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-battle-of-honolulu-1826.html

The Alamo Flag 1824                   The battle was fought in 1836.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_1824

Mercedes 1823 Atego

Curtis HS 2 L

Revell model kit H-1821

I use Bing or Google and enter the number then select images. From there, if an image that I can use doesn't come up, I'll refine the search using "model kit" "air force" "navy" or whatever.

Hmmmm,...another locomotive. But it is not from me, so...I guess... I am not on my own just yet.

Wright R-1820

1818

subfixer

I hope that there are better choices than locomotives and lawn tractors or you will be on your own.

Sub, I would be sorry to see you leaving this close to the finish line.

The thing is, when I enter the number  or "photos of number xyz", or "photos with number xyz" into the Google image search, of few hundred pictures that appear I get only few that have the given number on them, and they are almost always trains. I agree that they are very repetitive and I avoid them when I can. Quite a few of the pictures are ships that were built or lost on a given year (as the numbers now are the years of sailing ships) but I prefer photos with the number showing.

So could you share how do you find your photos?

Thanks...

Royal Saudi Air Force KE-3A    #1816