Steam Boat Collection (page 3)

James Stevens second steam boat, 1850
3359945 James Stevens second steam boat, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting James Stevens second steam boat. Constructed in 1804 by James Stevens (1749-1838)

James Stevens first steam boat, 1850
3359944 James Stevens first steam boat, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting James Stevens first steam boat. Constructed in 1804 by James Stevens (1749-1838)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing representing the superiority of French weapons, 1915
LUX4740584 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a drawing representing the superiority of French weapons, 1915, Map titled: Revenge of Our Weapons; (add.info)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Aix les Bains (Aix-les-Bains): the Gorges du Sierroz with a steamboat walking
LUX4748496 France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Aix les Bains (Aix-les-Bains): the Gorges du Sierroz with a steamboat walking tourists, 1880; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Gresy sur Aix (Gresy-sur-Aix): the gorges of the Sierroz with a steamboat walking
LUX4748377 France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Gresy sur Aix (Gresy-sur-Aix): the gorges of the Sierroz with a steamboat walking tourists, 1870; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73)

First World War: France, Postcard, fantasy card showing spotlights of a war boat in which a soldier couple
LUX4735999 First World War: France, Postcard, fantasy card showing spotlights of a war boat in which a soldier couple and his wife appear

Le Treport, Seine Maritime (76): A freighter leaves port, 1890
LUX4728195 Le Treport, Seine Maritime (76): A freighter leaves port, 1890; (add.info.: Le Treport, Seine Maritime (76): A freighter leaves port, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

EF Farrington testing suspension bridge, 1883
2604026 EF Farrington testing suspension bridge, 1883; (add.info.: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York: EF Farrington, master mechanic on the bridge, testing the first span of wire cables)

Photograph of a drawing depicting a steam schole navigating by a 3-mats, 1860
LUX4717701 Photograph of a drawing depicting a steam schole navigating by a 3-mats, 1860; (add.info.: Photograph of a drawing depicting a steam schole navigating by a 3-mats)

Steamboat on the River Ottawa (Canada) circa 1850 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century
NWI4867877 Steamboat on the River Ottawa (Canada) circa 1850 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century (Steamboat on the Deep River portion of the Ottawa River, Canada)

Tunisia, Bizerte: The port, the cruiser of the Chayla leaving for Morocco in the Bizerte Canal
LUX4765577 Tunisia, Bizerte: The port, the cruiser of the Chayla leaving for Morocco in the Bizerte Canal, 1910 - Cruiser Du Chayla; (add.info.: Tunisia, Bizerte: The port)

United States, Missouri: Steamboat on the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, years 1870
NWI4966550 United States, Missouri: Steamboat on the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

United States, State of Georgia: City of Rome seen from Coosa River, years 1850. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4965186 United States, State of Georgia: City of Rome seen from Coosa River, years 1850. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

The American steamboat "Yantic" capsized by a cyclone, 1880s. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4962297 The American steamboat "Yantic" capsized by a cyclone, 1880s. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: The American steamboat "Yantic" capsized by a cyclone)

Steamships caught in the ice field of the North Atlantic, circa 1880
NWI4962273 Steamships caught in the ice field of the North Atlantic, circa 1880.; (add.info.: Steamships caught in the ice field of the North Atlantic, circa 1880.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

The steamboat Chimborazo, from the eastern line, caught in the tempete, 1880. Colour engraving
NWI4962248 The steamboat Chimborazo, from the eastern line, caught in the tempete, 1880. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: The steamboat Chimborazo, from the eastern line, caught in the tempete, 1880)

Branch in low water preventing a boat (riverboat) from travelling on the Mississippi River, 19th century
NWI4963998 Branch in low water preventing a boat (riverboat) from travelling on the Mississippi River, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: February 1919, entry of a steamboat in the port, 1919
LUX4786864 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: February 1919, entry of a steamboat in the port, 1919; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

United Kingdom, Great Britain, London: the port of London in fog, the Thames, tug, wheeled boat at dawn
LUX4771160 United Kingdom, Great Britain, London: the port of London in fog, the Thames, tug, wheeled boat at dawn, sailing boat and tower-bridge, 1890; (add.info.: United Kingdom, Great Britain)

United Kingdom, Great Britain, London: Tower-Bridge, the Thames, barges, steamers and tug
LUX4769441 United Kingdom, Great Britain, London: Tower-Bridge, the Thames, barges, steamers and tug. A man rowing in a small boat in the middle of the river, 1895; (add.info.: United Kingdom)

France: Cross the Channel to England, on a steamer with wheels at dawn. On deck, passengers, sailors
LUX4769417 France: Cross the Channel to England, on a steamer with wheels at dawn. On deck, passengers, sailors, air handle and chimney, 1895; (add.info.: France: Cross the Channel to England)

Tunisia, Sfax: The port. Camel boarding for Italians in a boat departing for Tripoli, 1900 - boat: Findos
LUX4765838 Tunisia, Sfax: The port. Camel boarding for Italians in a boat departing for Tripoli, 1900 - boat: Findos; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: The port)

Greece, Chania, CR: The port with sailing boats and steamboat. Active port, barrel cargo on wharf, 1906
LUX4765170 Greece, Chania, CR: The port with sailing boats and steamboat. Active port, barrel cargo on wharf, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, CR: The port with sailing boats and steamboat)

Greece, Crete, Crete: Crete's military campaign, the return to the country aboard the ship "Taurus"
LUX4764355 Greece, Crete, Crete: Crete's military campaign, the return to the country aboard the ship "Taurus", 1909 - boat: the Taurus; (add.info.: Greece, Crete)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: View of the port with warship
LUX4807772 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: View of the port with warship and of Notre Dame de la Garde, 1900; (add.info.: France)

Italy, Venetie, Venice: A view of the great canal with gondolas, vaporetto and peniches, 1902
LUX4807863 Italy, Venetie, Venice: A view of the great canal with gondolas, vaporetto and peniches, 1902; (add.info.: Italy, Venetie, Venice: A view of the great canal with gondolas)

France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Dahouet: September 2, 1906, failed English steamer Puvoir
LUX4783238 France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Dahouet: September 2, 1906, failed English steamer Puvoir, on the Pointe de la Guette, 1906; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22)

France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Dahouet: September 2, 1906, failed English steamer Puvoir
LUX4783190 France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Dahouet: September 2, 1906, failed English steamer Puvoir, on the Pointe de la Guette, 1906; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Toulon: warships in the harbor Toulon
LUX4797187 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Toulon: warships in the harbor Toulon, personalites on Latin sailing boats between warships, 1901; (add.info.: France)

Italy, Sicily, Palermo: entrance to the port of Palermo at dusk, with liner
LUX4779681 Italy, Sicily, Palermo: entrance to the port of Palermo at dusk, with liner, sailing boats with Latin sails and in the foreground a boat, 1890; (add.info.: Italy, Sicily)

United States, Tennessee: American Navy Base at Memphis, Tennessee, Mississippi River, 1850
NWI4967429 United States, Tennessee: American Navy Base at Memphis, Tennessee, Mississippi River, 1850. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Rescue at night during the Mississippi flood in 1882. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4963981 Rescue at night during the Mississippi flood in 1882. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Rescue at night during the Mississippi flood in 1882)

Load mat (crane) placing a pallet shaft, equipment for the deroulement of the Atlantic cable
NWI4962808 Load mat (crane) placing a pallet shaft, equipment for the deroulement of the Atlantic cable, on the deck of the steamboat Great Eastern, England, circa 1850

Steamboat on the Ohio River to Marietta, Ohio States, United States, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4964057 Steamboat on the Ohio River to Marietta, Ohio States, United States, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Steamboat on the Ohio River to Marietta, Ohio States)

Steamboat and boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, circa 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4963955 Steamboat and boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, circa 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Steamboat and boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans)

Steam boat at sea, late 19th century. Colour engraving
NWI4962429 Steam boat at sea, late 19th century. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Steam boat at sea, late 19th century. Colour engraving.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

River traffic on the East River in the Port of New York (USA), circa 1880 - Colorisee engraving 19th century - East
NWI4966992 River traffic on the East River in the Port of New York (USA), circa 1880 - Colorisee engraving 19th century - East River boat traffic in New York harbor

The steamboats moored along the docks on the Mississippi River in Saint Louis
NWI4966543 The steamboats moored along the docks on the Mississippi River in Saint Louis, circa 1870 - Colorized engraving 19th century - Steamboats docked along the levee on the Mississippi River at

France: War boat along the coast of Brittany, 1900
LUX4811906 France: War boat along the coast of Brittany, 1900; (add.info.: France: War boat along the coast of Brittany, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Algeria, Oanie, Oran: March 1904, view from inside a boat arriving at the port of Oran, 1904
LUX4780197 Algeria, Oanie, Oran: March 1904, view from inside a boat arriving at the port of Oran, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Oanie, Oran: March 1904)

Egypt: Cook Cruise, on the Nile a boat with paddle wheels, the temple of Philae, domain of the goddess Isis, 1900
LUX4778024 Egypt: Cook Cruise, on the Nile a boat with paddle wheels, the temple of Philae, domain of the goddess Isis, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook Cruise, on the Nile a boat with paddle wheels)

Egypt: Cook cruise, trip on the Nile, Cook boat is at the dock next to a village
LUX4777853 Egypt: Cook cruise, trip on the Nile, Cook boat is at the dock next to a village. Construction of a boat on the edge of the Nile with workers sawing along wood

France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Dahouet: September 2, 1906, failed English steamer Puvoir
LUX4783226 France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Dahouet: September 2, 1906, failed English steamer Puvoir, on the Pointe de la Guette, 1906; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22)

First voyage of Fulton's steamboat "Clermont" on the Hudson River, USA, 1807
NWI4953778 First voyage of Fulton's steamboat "Clermont" on the Hudson River, USA, 1807. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Lake Erie Steamboat "Walk-in-the-Water, " 1818
NWI4954320 Lake Erie Steamboat "Walk-in-the-Water, " 1818.; (add.info.: Lake Erie Steamboat "Walk-in-the-Water, " 1818.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Courier boat in a whirlwind, delivering mail to a White Star Line transatlantic steamboat off Sandy Hook, New Jersey
NWI4960106 Courier boat in a whirlwind, delivering mail to a White Star Line transatlantic steamboat off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, circa 1870

Tunisia, Sfax: Walk aboard the torpedo. When a torpedo encounters another torpedo with sailors on deck, 1900
LUX4765834 Tunisia, Sfax: Walk aboard the torpedo. When a torpedo encounters another torpedo with sailors on deck, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: Walk aboard the torpedo)

Greece, La Chania, Chania, Crete: Captain Pillafort lays a horse on the dock with the lighthouse and a boat at sea
LUX4763862 Greece, La Chania, Chania, Crete: Captain Pillafort lays a horse on the dock with the lighthouse and a boat at sea, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Chania)

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"Unleashing the Power of Steam: A Journey through Time" Step aboard and embark on a captivating journey as we delve into the fascinating world of steamboats. From thrilling races to majestic ocean liners, these vessels have left an indelible mark on history. In 1870, the Great Mississippi Steamboat Race between the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez captivated audiences with its fierce competition. The Robert E. Lee emerged victorious after traversing from New Orleans to St. Louis in an impressive time of 3 days, 18 hours, and 14 minutes. Fast forward to 1934 when the magnificent Ocean Liner Queen Mary graced the seas with her presence. This grand vessel, captured beautifully by William McDowell's painting, symbolized luxury and elegance during a golden era of travel. Travel back even further to Rome, Georgia in the mid-1800s where steamboats played a vital role in transportation along its rivers. These vessels brought life and prosperity to this charming city nestled amidst picturesque landscapes. The allure of steamboats extended beyond America's borders as depicted in a lithograph showcasing Louisiana's Bayou by Torchlight in 1865. Illuminated by flickering flames, these boats navigated through enchanting waterways evoking mystery and intrigue. Crossing over to Brooklyn Bridge's opening day in 1883, witness how steam-powered innovation connected cities like never before. This architectural marvel united communities while providing breathtaking views for those fortunate enough to traverse it. Venturing down south towards Shreveport in the 1870s reveals bustling riverbanks adorned with elegant riverboats gracefully gliding across shimmering waters - a sight that epitomizes Southern charm at its finest. Across continents lies Dundee Harbor in 1912; here steam power facilitated trade and exploration as ships set sail towards new horizons - their billowing smokestacks leaving trails behind them like whispers of progress.