Funnels Collection (page 4)

British ship showing battle damage. circa 1940s

Waterfront and Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1915

Poster, French Line, transatlantic cruise liner
Poster, French Line, Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, design by Albert Sebille. circa 1935

HM Terrible, cruiser, en route to the Cape of Good Hope in 1899. 1899

German battleship SMS Kaiserin, launched 1911. Date: early 1910s

HMS torpedo boat destroyer, Earnest, at full speed off Plymouth. Date: circa 1900

Wine Barrels and boats at the quayside in Marseille with Marseilles Cathedral in
1449105 Wine Barrels and boats at the quayside in Marseille with Marseilles Cathedral in the background, pub. 1890-1900 (colour litho) by French Photographer

Tin Man, John Hinckes, trade card (engraving)
984014 Tin Man, John Hinckes, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tin Man, John Hinckes, trade card)

Builders model of Japanese battleship "Hatsuse", c. 1890-99 (mixed media)
3617508 Builders model of Japanese battleship " Hatsuse", c.1890-99 (mixed media) by English School, (19th century); 132x64x281 cm; Discovery Museum, Tyne & Wear

Builders model of Japanese battleship "Hatsuse", c. 1890-99 (mixed media)
3617506 Builders model of Japanese battleship " Hatsuse", c.1890-99 (mixed media) by English School, (19th century); 132x64x281 cm; Discovery Museum, Tyne & Wear

The Leviathan (engraving)
2771566 The Leviathan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Leviathan. Illustration for The Illustrated Times)

Postcard depicting the Royal Mail Turbine Steamer Alcantara at Rio de Janeiro
STC255005 Postcard depicting the Royal Mail Turbine Steamer Alcantara at Rio de Janeiro, 1930s (colour litho) by Shoesmith

A Sternwheeler on the Mississippi, c. 1880 (b / w photo)
PNP247874 A Sternwheeler on the Mississippi, c.1880 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

On the Mississippi, c. 1866 (colour litho)
PNP247871 On the Mississippi, c.1866 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

On the Mississippi, 1869 (colour litho)
PNP247866 On the Mississippi, 1869 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Robert E. Lee, c. 1870 (coloured engraving)
PNP247859 The Robert E. Lee, c.1870 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Brighton Queen at Night, 1935 (pencil & w / c on paper)
PNH452541 Brighton Queen at Night, 1935 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); 39x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: painted at Newhaven)

Thomas Edison in his laboratory, 1906 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381401 Thomas Edison in his laboratory, 1906 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 25.4x19.2 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

Italian battleship Italia (chromolitho)
2782654 Italian battleship Italia (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian battleship Italia)

The Great Eastern, pub. C. 1859 (hand coloured engraving)
2909724 The Great Eastern, pub. C. 1859 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: designed by Isamabard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 18590)

RMS Lusitania, 1907-15 (b / w photo)
700918 RMS Lusitania, 1907-15 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cunard liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915 with)

Steamboats loading cotton at New Orleans, Louisiana, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
PNP405111 Steamboats loading cotton at New Orleans, Louisiana, c.1890 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

The Far West on the Upper Missouri River, 1876 (b / w photo)
PNP247865 The Far West on the Upper Missouri River, 1876 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tin Man, trade card (engraving)
984015 Tin Man, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tin Man, trade card. Date, c 1756.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Port of Naples, pub. c. 1891 (colour litho)
1449127 Port of Naples, pub. c.1891 (colour litho) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

The Iron Steam Ship Great Eastern 22, 500 tons, pub. Currier & Ives, c
1123839 The Iron Steam Ship Great Eastern 22, 500 tons, pub. Currier & Ives, c.1858 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Erecting the funnels (litho)
3622179 Erecting the funnels (litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erecting the funnels)

L Amerique Pittoresque, A la Nouvelle-Orleans (engraving)
2783428 L Amerique Pittoresque, A la Nouvelle-Orleans (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Amerique Pittoresque, A la Nouvelle-Orleans)

Sur l Ohio (engraving)
2783067 Sur l Ohio (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sur l Ohio. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 8 October 1882.); © Look and Learn

Our Victorious Fleets in Cuban Waters, pub. 1898 (colour litho)
2630677 Our Victorious Fleets in Cuban Waters, pub. 1898 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

The Mayflower Steamboat, on the Mississippi, 1855 (colour litho)
PNP247882 The Mayflower Steamboat, on the Mississippi, 1855 (colour litho) by Currier, Nathaniel (1813-88); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

The stern-wheeler Virginia, on the Ohio River, c. 1880 (b / w photo)
PNP247876 The stern-wheeler Virginia, on the Ohio River, c.1880 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

The New Orleans Levee, c. 1870 (engraving)
PNP247864 The New Orleans Levee, c.1870 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: levee breached in Hurricane Katrina)

The City of Louisville steamboat on the Ohio River, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
PNP247863 The City of Louisville steamboat on the Ohio River, c.1870 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Robert Fultons (1765-1815) Clermont steamship, on the Hudson River
PNP248801 Robert Fultons (1765-1815) Clermont steamship, on the Hudson River, New York, 1807 (coloured engraving) by American School

Loading a stern-wheeler on the Ohio River, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
PNP247893 Loading a stern-wheeler on the Ohio River, c.1900 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (colour litho)
6014679 British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes)

View of Havnegade, Copenhagen, pub. 1900 (colour litho)
1449121 View of Havnegade, Copenhagen, pub. 1900 (colour litho) by Danish Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Danish, out of copyright

House of the tides
Marianne Wogeck

Art in the backyard
Peter Pfeiffer

The HMS Shropshire. HMS Shropshire was a Royal Navy (RN) heavy cruiser of the London sub-class of County-class cruisers. She is the only warship to have been named after Shropshire, England

The trawler Cape Palliser seen here leaving a busy St Andrews Dock, Hull for the Northern fishing grounds. 2nd September 1959

World War Two - Second World War - Thames river craft arrive back after helping the evacuation of the BEF from the beaches at Dunkirk. 9th: June 1940

Going home on the last ferry from Bremerton to Seattle, an able bodied seaman and his girl say an hour long goodnight. 2nd March 1942

Passengers wave as they stand underneath the lifeboats on the deck of the Empress of Canada liner on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Quebec. 27th April 1961

Number 9000, the first engine to be completed since VE Day. One of the features is that the frontage lighting is electric instead of the old fashioned oil lamps. here its pictured in the station

The first blooms of spring steam into London Paddington, onboard the the GWRs West of England and Scilly Isles Flower Special in the dark early hours of a February morning in 1937

Lifeboats on board the passenger liner France 7th January 1962

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"Funneling Through Time: A Journey into Maritime History" Step aboard as we embark on a captivating voyage through the annals of maritime history. Our first stop takes us back to the early 20th century, where a painting of the majestic Lusitania captures our imagination. Its towering funnels symbolize power and elegance, reminiscent of an era when ocean liners ruled the seas. Next, we encounter the RMS Mauretania, another marvel from the Hamburg American Line. Its grandeur is immortalized in a vintage passenger ship poster that beckons travelers to explore distant lands. As we venture further, an aviation poster for Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight catches our eye. The sight of planes soaring above picturesque coastal towns reminds us that funnel-like structures are not limited to ships alone; they guide us towards new horizons. Returning to sea-bound adventures, we encounter the iconic RMS Queen Mary from Cunard Line – a floating palace that epitomizes luxury travel. Its imposing funnels stand tall against azure skies as it glides across vast oceans. But let's not forget about naval prowess. The HMS Prince of Wales emerges proudly with its formidable funnels signifying strength and national pride during World War II. Shifting gears once more, we delve into leisurely voyages aboard the RMS Caronia by Cunard Line. This vessel embodies refined elegance and offers passengers unforgettable experiences amidst opulent surroundings. The regal presence continues with RMS Queen Elizabeth – yet another masterpiece by Cunard Lines. Her majestic silhouette adorned with multiple funnels exudes timeless grace while sailing across endless blue waters. Our journey reaches Liverpool's bustling port where the RMS Aquitania majestically docks alongside other vessels. Witnessing this scene evokes nostalgia for an era when these magnificent ships were at their zenith – symbols of progress and adventure. Finally, we take a detour down memory lane with La Marguerite, a charming paddle steamer.