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Steam Ship Collection (page 8)

"From I K Brunel to the RMS Titanic

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: The Harbor, Norfolk, Va. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

The Harbor, Norfolk, Va. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Harbor, Norfolk, Va. c.between 1910 and 1920

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Canadian S.S. Manitoba, c1908. Creator: Unknown

Canadian S.S. Manitoba, c1908. Creator: Unknown
Canadian S.S. Manitoba, c1908

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: A State room, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?)

A State room, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?). Creator: Unknown
A State room, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?)

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Main deck, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?)

Main deck, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?). Creator: Unknown. Main deck, Str
Main deck, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?)

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 28. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 28. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 28

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 17. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 17. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 17

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Complete battery of boilers for Str. Seeandbee, six single- ended, three double-ended

Complete battery of boilers for Str. Seeandbee, six single- ended, three double-ended, 1912 Nov 23. Creator: William H
Complete battery of boilers for Str. Seeandbee, six single- ended, three double-ended, 1912 Nov 23

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Str. Seeandbee just after the launch, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee just after the launch, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee just after the launch, 1912 Nov 9

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Launching party, Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson

Launching party, Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson
Launching party, Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Nov 9

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Str. Seeandbee, the christening, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee, the christening, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, the christening, 1912 Nov 9

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Str. Seeandbee on the ways, broadside, 1912 Nov 8. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee on the ways, broadside, 1912 Nov 8. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee on the ways, broadside, 1912 Nov 8

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Str. no. 190, main engine in shop, 3 cyln. compound-inclined type, between 1910 and 1920

Str. no. 190, main engine in shop, 3 cyln. compound-inclined type, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. no. 190, main engine in shop, 3 cyln. compound-inclined type, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Transfer steamer Detroit, between 1900 and 1905

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Launch of the 'Torino', at Blackwall, 1856. Creator: Edwin Weedon

Launch of the "Torino", at Blackwall, 1856. Creator: Edwin Weedon
Launch of the "Torino", at Blackwall, 1856. Steamship on the River Thames in London, ...built by Messrs. C. Mare and Co. for the Genoese Transatlantic Navigation Company...designed by Mr

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: The Running Down of Lord Alfred Paget's Yacht 'Alma' off Dover, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Running Down of Lord Alfred Paget's Yacht "Alma" off Dover, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Running Down of Lord Alfred Paget's Yacht "Alma" off Dover, 1856. Collision at sea. Lord Alfred Paget describes the loss of his yacht

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Reception of Colonel Lake and Captain Thompson, at Hull, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Reception of Colonel Lake and Captain Thompson, at Hull, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Colonel Lake and Captain Thompson, at Hull, 1856. Event to welcome the return of...two of the heroic defenders of the city of Kars [Crimean War]

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Progress of the Great Ship, building at Millwall, for the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, 1856

Progress of the Great Ship, building at Millwall, for the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the Great Ship, building at Millwall, for the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, 1856. Scene by the River Thames in London: Brunel's SS Great Eastern, an iron sail-powered

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: S.S. Dakota, broadside, between 1890 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

S.S. Dakota, broadside, between 1890 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
S.S. Dakota, broadside, between 1890 and 1910

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Launch of the Floating Battery 'Thunderbolt' at Millwall, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Launch of the Floating Battery "Thunderbolt" at Millwall, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the Floating Battery "Thunderbolt" at Millwall, 1856. Warship at Messrs. Samuda's Works on the River Thames in London

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: The Naval Review: the Signal for the Gun-Boat Attack, 1856. Creator: Ebenezer Landells

The Naval Review: the Signal for the Gun-Boat Attack, 1856. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
The Naval Review: the Signal for the Gun-Boat Attack, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy take part in a mock naval battle off the coast of Hampshire near Southsea Castle

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Light Draught Gun-Boats of the White Division of the Flotilla

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Light Draught Gun-Boats of the White Division of the Flotilla - Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Light Draught Gun-Boats of the White Division of the Flotilla - sketched by E. Weedon, 1856

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Liberty-Men going on Shore - sketched by J. W

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Liberty-Men going on Shore - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856 Creator: W Thomas
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Liberty-Men going on Shore - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire....the entrance to

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Her Majesty's Gun-Boat, 'Flying-Fish', 1856. Creator: G. W. Her Majesty's Gun-Boat

Her Majesty's Gun-Boat, "Flying-Fish", 1856. Creator: G. W. Her Majesty's Gun-Boat
Her Majesty's Gun-Boat, "Flying-Fish", 1856. This fine vessel, of 6 guns, 850 tons, 350 h. p. Commander Rhoderick Dew, belongs to the largest class of dispatch gun-vessels

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Launch of 'The Genova' Steam-ship, at Messrs. Mare's, Blackwall, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Launch of "The Genova" Steam-ship, at Messrs. Mare's, Blackwall, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Launch of "The Genova" Steam-ship, at Messrs. Mare's, Blackwall, [London], 1856. This splendid iron screw-steamer...[was] built for the Genoese Transatlantic Company...for the purpose

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: The Fire at the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Millbank, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Fire at the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Millbank, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Fire at the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Millbank, 1856. The moment the plugs of the Lambeth, Vauxhall, and Southwark Companies mains were drawn

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: The Escanaba ore docks, c1898. Creator: Unknown

The Escanaba ore docks, c1898. Creator: Unknown
The Escanaba ore docks, c1898

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Captain Hewlett, C.B. of H.M.S. 'Edinburgh', directing the movements of the 'Snapper'

Captain Hewlett, C.B. of H.M.S. "Edinburgh", directing the movements of the "Snapper" and "Stork" Gun-Boats at a Russian Three-Decker between Gustafsvern

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: 'Whaleback' leaving Poe Lock, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, c1899. Creator: Unknown

"Whaleback" leaving Poe Lock, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, c1899. Creator: Unknown
"Whaleback" leaving Poe Lock, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, c1899

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: The Attack on Sveaborg, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Attack on Sveaborg, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Attack on Sveaborg, 1856. Incident during the Crimean War; Russian-held town [now part of Helsinki, Finland] comes under fire from the French-English-Ottoman alliance

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Steamer Toronto at Gananoque, Thousand Islands, (1901?). Creator: Unknown

Steamer Toronto at Gananoque, Thousand Islands, (1901?). Creator: Unknown
Steamer Toronto at Gananoque, Thousand Islands, (1901?)

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: H.M.S. 'Colossus', with the Gun-Boat Flotilla, leaving the Motherbank for Portland, 1856

H.M.S. "Colossus", with the Gun-Boat Flotilla, leaving the Motherbank for Portland, 1856. Creator: Smyth
H.M.S. "Colossus", with the Gun-Boat Flotilla, leaving the Motherbank for Portland, 1856. Warships of the Royal Navy off the coast at Portsmouth:.the Colossus, 81 guns, Captain the Hon

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: The Running Down of the Brigantine 'Virtue' by the 'Resolute' Transport, in Kingstown Harbour

The Running Down of the Brigantine "Virtue" by the "Resolute" Transport, in Kingstown Harbour, 1856. It appears that the transport screw-steam-ship Resolute...arrived in Kingstown

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat 'The Hardy', at Bristol, 1856. Creator: Unknown. Launch of H.M

Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "The Hardy", at Bristol, 1856. Creator: Unknown. Launch of H.M
Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "The Hardy", at Bristol, 1856. This fine vessel was launched from the Albion Dockyard of Messrs Charles Hill

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: H.M. New Dispatch Gun-Boat 'Wanderer', 1856. Creator: Unknown. H.M

H.M. New Dispatch Gun-Boat "Wanderer", 1856. Creator: Unknown. H.M
H.M. New Dispatch Gun-Boat "Wanderer", 1856. Crimean War: Royal Navy ship. This fine gun-boat, of a new class, has just been fitted out at the Chatham Dockyard

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Launch of Three Iron Screw Steam-Vessels, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Launch of Three Iron Screw Steam-Vessels, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Launch of Three Iron Screw Steam-Vessels, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1856. Ships launched...from the building-yard of Messrs. C. Mitchell and Co...The first vessel launched was a screw steam-yacht for Mr

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Corsair, 1891 Oct 10. Creator: Johns Johnston

Corsair, 1891 Oct 10. Creator: Johns Johnston
Corsair, 1891 Oct 10

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Navigation of the Elbe - the Steamer 'Pollux' cutting through the ice at Altona, 1856

Navigation of the Elbe - the Steamer "Pollux" cutting through the ice at Altona, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Navigation of the Elbe - the Steamer "Pollux" cutting through the ice at Altona, 1856. A novel and important experiment has just been made on the Elbe

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: The Royal British and North American Mail-Packet Company's New Steam-Ship 'Persia', 1856

The Royal British and North American Mail-Packet Company's New Steam-Ship "Persia", 1856. Creator: Smyth
The Royal British and North American Mail-Packet Company's New Steam-Ship "Persia", 1856. This leviathan vessel

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Baltimore, Maryland, unloading banana steamer, between 1890 and 1906. Creator: Unknown

Baltimore, Maryland, unloading banana steamer, between 1890 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Baltimore, Maryland, unloading banana steamer, between 1890 and 1906

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Str. Eastern States, between 1901 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Str. Eastern States, between 1901 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Str. Eastern States, between 1901 and 1910

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: S.S. John Ericson [sic], between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

S.S. John Ericson [sic], between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
S.S. John Ericson [sic], between 1900 and 1910

Background imageSteam Ship Collection: Whaleback entering Weitzel Lock, Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Whaleback entering Weitzel Lock, Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Whaleback entering Weitzel Lock, Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. between 1900 and 1910




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"From I K Brunel to the RMS Titanic: A Journey through Steamship History" Step back in time and embark on a captivating voyage through the fascinating world of steamships. Let's start our journey with Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the visionary engineer who stood proudly before the hauling chains of his magnificent creation, the Great Eastern. This iconic moment marked a turning point in maritime history. As we sail further into this captivating narrative, we encounter the Union-Castle Line, renowned for its luxurious voyages connecting Britain and South Africa. The Barry Island poster beckons us to explore exotic destinations and experience unparalleled adventures aboard their majestic vessels. The British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd takes center stage next, offering an enchanting blend of elegance and exploration across vast oceans. Liverpool Docks come alive with bustling activity as these grand ships set sail towards distant horizons. Our eyes are then drawn to a mesmerizing painting capturing the tragic fate of Lusitania - a poignant reminder that even amidst opulence, danger lurks at sea. Yet resilience prevails as Lancastria Steamship emerges from adversity, symbolizing hope and strength during challenging times. Across borders, French Line Normandie entices travelers with its glamorous allure showcased in vibrant posters that transport us to an era filled with sophistication and style. Boulogne sur Mer awaits our arrival; its charm immortalized by an enticing advertisement inviting us to discover France's coastal gem. With each chapter unfolding like waves crashing against sturdy hulls, steamships have left an indelible mark on human history. They embody not only technological advancements but also tales of triumphs and tragedies etched forever within their decks. So let us celebrate these marvels that connected continents, bridging cultures while carrying dreams upon their mighty shoulders. From Brunel's pioneering spirit to Titanic's ill-fated voyage from Southampton in 1912 – steamships continue to captivate our imagination long after their final voyage.