Steam Power Collection (page 9)

Steam engine of James Watt
Schematic drawing of James Watts steam engine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gurney and his wonderful engine (litho)
976593 Gurney and his wonderful engine (litho) by Skinner, Edward Frederick (1865-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gurney and his wonderful engine)

A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Creator: Unknown
A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Man smoking a pipe, and a Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire

Stephensons (1833) Locomotive, (1887). Creator: Unknown
Stephensons (1833) Locomotive, (1887). Diagram showing fire box, smoke box, steam head, boiler, wheels and flanges etc. The Patentee steam locomotive was introduced by pioneering British railway

The first steam fire engine, c1830. Invented and built by Braithwaite and Ericsson in 1830. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Munitions Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c1870s. Artist: Theodore R Davis
Munitions Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c1870s. Machines speeded up production after the Civil War. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Machine for Raising Dough at Messrs. Carr and Co.'s Works, Carlisle, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Machine for Raising Dough at Messrs. Carr and Co.'s Works, Carlisle, 1857. The process which has just been perfected by Dr

United States Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, six boys doing laundry, 1901. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
United States Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. six boys doing laundry, 1901. (Boarding school for Native American students, founded in 1879 under US governmental authority)

The International Exhibition: Tuxford's road traction-engine, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Tuxford's road traction-engine, 1862. This firm, in fact, holds, according to the trials of the Royal Agricultural Society

The International Exhibition: Messrs. Harrison and Son's power-loom for weaving flax, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Messrs. Harrison and Son's power-loom for weaving flax, 1862. This loom combines many important improvements

The International Exhibition: Ransome and Sims ten-horse power engine, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Ransome and Sims ten-horse power engine with Biddell and Balk's boiler, showing the method of withdrawing the tubes, 1862

Smith's locomotive battery, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Smith's locomotive battery, 1862. This is a design for a small one-gun battery intended to travel on common roads. It. is the invention of F

Engraving depicting a cross-section of Henry Bessemers cross-channel steamer. Dated 19th Century

England, Dorset, Blanford, The Great Dorset Steam Fair, Historical Steam Roller

Lord Brougham's railway nightmare
3733967 Lord Brougham's railway nightmare. by Leech, John (1817-64); (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Lord Brougham's railway nightmare)

Railway Amalgamation
3734000 Railway Amalgamation. by Leech, John (1817-64); (add.info.: Cartoon titled Railway Amalgamation'. Passengers appear in a panicked state as a train is coming in quickly behind them)

Diagram of a Laval steam turbine, Victorian Swedish engineering, 1890s, 19th Century history technology
Vintage illustration of Diagram of a Laval steam turbine, Victorian Swedish engineering, 1890s, 19th Century history technology. German text

Diagram of arrangement of the tubes in the steam boiler on steam powered tram, Victorian German engineering, 1890s
Vintage illustration of Diagram of arrangement of the tubes in the steam boiler on steam powered tram, Victorian German engineering, 1890s, 19th Century history technology

Diagram of Steam Generating Apparatus on steam powered tram, Victorian German engineering, 1890s
Vintage illustration of Diagram of Steam Generating Apparatus on steam powered tram, Victorian German engineering, 1890s, 19th Century history technology

Gustaf de Laval steam turbine, Victorian Swedish engineering, 1890s, 19th Century history technology
Vintage illustration of a Gustaf de Laval steam turbine, Victorian Swedish engineering, 1890s, 19th Century history technology. German text

Leon Serpollet's steam powered tram wagon, Victorian French engineering, 1890s, 19th Century history transport
Vintage illustration of Leon Serpollet's steam powered tram wagon, Victorian French engineering, 1890s, 19th Century history transport. German text

Marc Seguin
3585735 Marc Seguin by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Portrait of Marc Seguin (1786-1875) a French engineer, inventor of the wire-cable suspension bridge

James Watt
3586199 James Watt by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist

Charles Brooks Hoard of New York, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Chas. B. Hoard of N.Y. between 1855 and 1865. [Politician and businessman: manufacturer of portable steam engines]

The raising of train fares
3733998 The raising of train fares. by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the raising of train fares caused by cartels and lack of competition)

The frequency of accidents on excursion trains
3733936 The frequency of accidents on excursion trains. by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the frequency of accidents on overcrowded excursion trains)

Finishing Processes, Bleaching etc (engraving)
5221718 Finishing Processes, Bleaching etc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finishing Processes, Bleaching etc)

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor (engraving)
5233725 James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor

Denis Papin, French physicist and inventor (chromolitho)
972078 Denis Papin, French physicist and inventor (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Denis Papin (1647-c1712), French physicist and inventor

Road steamer and omnibus for the Indian government (engraving)
728579 Road steamer and omnibus for the Indian government (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Road steamer and omnibus for the Indian government)

Brays Traction Engine (engraving)
602367 Brays Traction Engine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brays traction engine)

Brays Patent Traction-Engine (engraving)
1609576 Brays Patent Traction-Engine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brays Patent Traction-Engine)

Agricultural Implements at the Smithfield Club Show (engraving)
1608405 Agricultural Implements at the Smithfield Club Show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural Implements at the Smithfield Club Show)

Lord Willoughby d Eresbys Steam Plough, at Grimsthorpe (engraving)
1607515 Lord Willoughby d Eresbys Steam Plough, at Grimsthorpe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Willoughby d Eresbys Steam Plough, at Grimsthorpe)

Portable steam engine, designed by Maudsley, Sons & Field
Ma388921 Portable steam engine, designed by Maudsley, Sons & Field, 1828 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); 60x90.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

R Fulton (engraving)
2775135 R Fulton (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Fulton (1765-1815), American engineer

Ricketts Steam-Carriage for Common Roads (engraving)
2773087 Ricketts Steam-Carriage for Common Roads (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ricketts Steam-Carriage for Common Roads)

The plea for a block signalling system to be made compulsory
3734153 The plea for a block signalling system to be made compulsory. by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the plea for a block signalling system to be made compulsory)

Steam Sewing-Machines (engraving)
1607943 Steam Sewing-Machines (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam Sewing-Machines. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 16 December 1854)

Locomotive Steam-Carriage for Common Roads, built for the Earl of Caithness (engraving)
1612641 Locomotive Steam-Carriage for Common Roads, built for the Earl of Caithness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Captain Dick arrives at the toll-gate (litho)
976602 Captain Dick arrives at the toll-gate (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Dick arrives at the toll-gate)

Thomas Newcomens atmospheric steam engine, 1712 (chromolitho)
968388 Thomas Newcomens atmospheric steam engine, 1712 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Newcomens atmospheric steam engine, 1712)

The first steam railway, 1825 (chromolitho)
968387 The first steam railway, 1825 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first steam railway, 1825)

Coal Keel on the Tyne (pencil & w / c on paper)
1214630 Coal Keel on the Tyne (pencil & w/c on paper) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); 20.7x14.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

Steam Cultivation, Crosskills Romaine Cultivator (engraving)
1609123 Steam Cultivation, Crosskills Romaine Cultivator (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam Cultivation, Crosskills Romaine Cultivator)

Design of a Losh and Stephenson Locomotive Steam Engine, c. 1826 (pen & ink and wash on paper)
3697578 Design of a Losh and Stephenson Locomotive Steam Engine, c.1826 (pen & ink and wash on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Steam-Roller for the Streets of Liverpool (engraving)
1620596 Steam-Roller for the Streets of Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam-Roller for the Streets of Liverpool)

James Watts First Idea of Steam (engraving)
1620661 James Watts First Idea of Steam (engraving) by Stone, Marcus (1840-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Watts First Idea of Steam)

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"Unleashing the Power of Steam: A Journey through Time and Innovation" Step back in time to 19th century England, where the birthplace revolutionized transportation and industry. The iconic steam engine, a symbol of progress and ingenuity, propelled the United Kingdom into a new era. In October 1829, the Rainhill Trials showcased the incredible potential of steam engines. Engineers from all over Europe gathered to witness this groundbreaking event that would shape the future of locomotion forever. Across the country, marvels like the Manchester Ship Canal emerged in this era. Constructed during the 19th century, it connected Manchester to Liverpool and facilitated trade on an unprecedented scale – all thanks to steam-powered vessels. Venturing beyond England's borders, we find ourselves in Dorset at The Great Dorset Steam Fair. This annual spectacle celebrates our industrial heritage with magnificent displays of vintage machinery that once powered farms and factories alike. But let us not forget those who dared to conquer vast oceans using steam power. In 1819, history was made as a steamship successfully completed its first Atlantic crossing – marking a turning point for global travel and communication. Closer to home on Ohio River's Marietta in the 1870s, another chapter unfolded as paddlewheelers navigated these waters with ease – showcasing how steam power brought prosperity along America's waterways. Meanwhile, across New York State in 1831 came yet another milestone: Mohawk and Hudson Railroad became one of America's first successful railway systems driven by powerful locomotives fueled by none other than steam. The innovation did not stop there; Bristol introduced us to Fairbairn Steam Crane - an engineering marvel that transformed heavy lifting operations across industries worldwide. As we fast forward through time to Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule from 1843 or witness workers cheering California’s first train traversing mountains – it becomes evident how essential steam power was in shaping the American landscape.