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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

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Vladivostok. Corner of Svetlanskaya street, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown

Vladivostok. Corner of Svetlanskaya street, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Vladivostok. Corner of Svetlanskaya street, 1900-1904. National Library of Russia

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Irkutsk. General View, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown

Irkutsk. General View, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk. General View, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Irkutsk. General View, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown

Irkutsk. General View, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk. General View, 1900-1904. National Library of Russia

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, [London], 1864....when the embankment is finished, running as it will from Pimlico to Blackfriars-bridge, and beyond it

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. G. Whitaker. The course was three times round the bay

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Walking on the steamer 'Lieutenant Malygin' G.N. Fedotova and members of her group...1897

Walking on the steamer "Lieutenant Malygin" G.N. Fedotova and members of her group...1897. Creator: Unknown
Walking on the steamer "Lieutenant Malygin" G.N. Fedotova and members of her group with the Krasnoyarsk public, 1897

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Steamer 'White Horse' in Five Fingers, 1920. Creator: Unknown. Steamer 'White Horse' in Five

Steamer "White Horse" in Five Fingers, 1920. Creator: Unknown. Steamer "White Horse" in Five
Steamer "White Horse" in Five Fingers, 1920

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Str. Asbury Park, between 1903 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

Str. Asbury Park, between 1903 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Str. Asbury Park, between 1903 and 1905

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, [in London] 1858. A craft, attracting attention by its singular appearance

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Australian Twin Steamer 'Bunyip', 1858. Creator: Unknown. The Australian Twin Steamer 'Bunyip'

The Australian Twin Steamer "Bunyip", 1858. Creator: Unknown. The Australian Twin Steamer "Bunyip"
The Australian Twin Steamer "Bunyip", 1858. Our Engraving represents one of a class of vessels now becoming general on the Murray and other rivers in South Australia

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Royal London Yacht Club Match, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Royal London Yacht Club Match, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Royal London Yacht Club Match, 1858. Sailing on the Thames. The race was with third-class boats only, and three prizes were contended for

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Sketches at the Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race, 1876. Creator: C.R

Sketches at the Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race, 1876. Creator: C.R
Sketches at the Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race, 1876. Annual rowing race on the River Thames in London. The Crews Returning; Off Chiswick Eyot; Clearing the Course

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Prince of Wales landing at the town of New Goa, from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis

The Prince of Wales landing at the town of New Goa, from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1876 Creator: L.B
The Prince of Wales landing at the town of New Goa, from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1876....the Prince embarked with his suite on board the May Frere, the Governor of Bombay's yacht

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Taking soundings on board a steamer on the Indus, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Taking soundings on board a steamer on the Indus, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Taking soundings on board a steamer on the Indus, 1876. The navigation of this great river, which, below the confluence of the Punjaub "five rivers"...has yet a further course of five

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Coastal Scene, 2nd half 19th century. Creator: Alfred Thompson Bricher

Coastal Scene, 2nd half 19th century. Creator: Alfred Thompson Bricher
Coastal Scene, 2nd half 19th century. This seascape shows sailing boats and a steamer billowing smoke while waves crash on a rocky shore

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Screw-steamer Alfonso XII, 1876. Creator: J. R. W

The Screw-steamer Alfonso XII, 1876. Creator: J. R. W
The Screw-steamer Alfonso XII, 1876. This fine new propeller steam-ship, named after the present King of Spain, was built by Messrs. Denny Brothers, of Dumbarton, and the engines were made by Mr

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Steamer on the Mississippi; A Naturalist's Excursion in Wisconsin, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Steamer on the Mississippi; A Naturalist's Excursion in Wisconsin, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Steamer on the Mississippi; A Naturalist's Excursion in Wisconsin, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: On the Way to the Philadelphia Exhibition, 1876. Creator: C.R

On the Way to the Philadelphia Exhibition, 1876. Creator: C.R
On the Way to the Philadelphia Exhibition, 1876. Bringing mails on board; smoking saloon; playing quoits; the Belle of the voyage; New York pilot boat in sight...[View of] the upper deck of

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Romsdal Fiord, 1877. Creator: Adelsteen Normann

The Romsdal Fiord, 1877. Creator: Adelsteen Normann
The Romsdal Fiord, 1877

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: View of Goree; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown

View of Goree; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View of Goree; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Steamboat on the Volga; A Journey on the Volga, 1875. Creator: Nicholas Rowe

Steamboat on the Volga; A Journey on the Volga, 1875. Creator: Nicholas Rowe
Steamboat on the Volga; A Journey on the Volga, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Steamboat travelling on the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Steamboat travelling on the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Steamboat travelling on the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Prince of Wales in Canada - His Royal Highness escorted to Montreal by a fleet... 1860

The Prince of Wales in Canada - His Royal Highness escorted to Montreal by a fleet... 1860. Creator: Smyth
The Prince of Wales in Canada - His Royal Highness escorted to Montreal by a fleet of lake and up-river steamers, 1860. The future King Edward VII visits North America

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: New steam-ship 'Giraffe' for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. Creator: Unknown

New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. On Saturday, July 7, the Lord Provost, Magistrates

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Masques Parisiens, 1889. Creator: Félicien Rops

Masques Parisiens, 1889. Creator: Félicien Rops
Masques Parisiens, 1889. Shows version of the coat of arms of the city of Paris with steamboat instead of sailing ship. From Masques Parisiens, frontispiece

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Steam-gondola for Coniston Lake, Lancashire, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Steam-gondola for Coniston Lake, Lancashire, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Steam-gondola for Coniston Lake, Lancashire, 1860....a most elegant and novel vessel...in its outward form and internal fittings a perfected combination of the Venetian gondola

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Farina, with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope... August 29, 1860

Farina, with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope... August 29, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Farina [sic], with a man on his back, crossing the Niagara on a tightrope - from a sketch taken by the late master H. Ingram, from Clifton House balcony, August 29, 1860....Mr

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Royal West India Mail Steamer 'Tyne' on shore at St. Alban's Head, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Royal West India Mail Steamer "Tyne" on shore at St. Alban's Head, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Royal West India Mail Steamer "Tyne" on shore at St. Alban's Head, 1857....the Brazilian mail steam-ship Tyne, on her homeward voyage, ran aground on the Isle of Purbeck

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: City of Erie (Pennsylvania), c1900. Creator: William H. Jackson

City of Erie (Pennsylvania), c1900. Creator: William H. Jackson
City of Erie (Pennsylvania), c1900

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Levee, Baton Rouge, La. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

The Levee, Baton Rouge, La. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Levee, Baton Rouge, La. c.between 1910 and 1920

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: New steam-ship 'Giraffe' for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. Creator: Unknown

New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. On Saturday, July 7, the Lord Provost, Magistrates

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Canal harbor, Buffalo, N.Y. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: William H. Jackson

The Canal harbor, Buffalo, N.Y. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: William H. Jackson
The Canal harbor, Buffalo, N.Y. c.between 1910 and 1920

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Steamer Sagamore, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson

Steamer Sagamore, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson
Steamer Sagamore, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Steamer Horicon, Lake George, N.Y. (1904?). Creator: William H. Jackson

Steamer Horicon, Lake George, N.Y. (1904?). Creator: William H. Jackson
Steamer Horicon, Lake George, N.Y. (1904?)

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Steamer Mohican, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson

Steamer Mohican, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson
Steamer Mohican, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Boat house at Roger's Slide, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson

Boat house at Roger's Slide, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson
Boat house at Roger's Slide, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Steamer approaching Rogers Rock landing, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910

Steamer approaching Rogers Rock landing, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson
Steamer approaching Rogers Rock landing, Lake George, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Beaver Dam Lake, Wis. Camp Dixon, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

Beaver Dam Lake, Wis. Camp Dixon, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Beaver Dam Lake, Wis. Camp Dixon, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Advance of the Anglo-Egyptian Force Upon Omdurman, 1898, (c1900). Creator: C Wilkinson

The Advance of the Anglo-Egyptian Force Upon Omdurman, 1898, (c1900). Creator: C Wilkinson
The Advance of the Anglo-Egyptian Force Upon Omdurman, 1898, (c1900). The Battle of Omdurman was fought during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan between a British-Egyptian expeditionary force

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Sunset from the Battery, New York, c1901. Creator: Unknown

Sunset from the Battery, New York, c1901. Creator: Unknown
Sunset from the Battery, New York, c1901

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Niagara, Horseshoe Fall from Goat Island, c1898. Creator: Unknown

Niagara, Horseshoe Fall from Goat Island, c1898. Creator: Unknown
Niagara, Horseshoe Fall from Goat Island, c1898

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Harbor entrance, Charlevoix, Michigan, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Harbor entrance, Charlevoix, Michigan, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Harbor entrance, Charlevoix, Michigan, c1900

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: View from Kay's (i.e. Kayes) Park, Lake Geneva, Wis. c1898. Creator: Unknown

View from Kay's (i.e. Kayes) Park, Lake Geneva, Wis. c1898. Creator: Unknown
View from Kay's (i.e. Kayes) Park, Lake Geneva, Wis. c1898

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: The Levee, Louisville, Ky. c.between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

The Levee, Louisville, Ky. c.between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
The Levee, Louisville, Ky. c.between 1900 and 1910

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Put-In-Bay, the Kirby, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

Put-In-Bay, the Kirby, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Put-In-Bay, the Kirby, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Upper Steel Arch Bridge, Niagara, between 1898 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

Upper Steel Arch Bridge, Niagara, between 1898 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Upper Steel Arch Bridge, Niagara, between 1898 and 1899

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Lake Gogebic, Mich. steamboat 'Brand', between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown. Lake Gogebic, Mich

Lake Gogebic, Mich. steamboat "Brand", between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown. Lake Gogebic, Mich
Lake Gogebic, Mich. steamboat "Brand", between 1880 and 1899

Background imageSteam Boat Collection: Lake Geneva, Wis. from Kay's [sic] Park, c1898. Creator: Unknown

Lake Geneva, Wis. from Kay's [sic] Park, c1898. Creator: Unknown
Lake Geneva, Wis. from Kay's [sic] Park, c1898




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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.