Trans Atlantic Collection (page 2)

Olympic, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Olympic, 1911. Shows the arrival of the White Star ocean liner Olympic in New York, June 21, 1911 after her maiden transatlantic voyage.

Capt. and crew of MACKAY-BENNETT, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. and crew of MACKAY-BENNETT, between c1910 and c1915.

Life boat drill, Holland America Line - putting boats over the side, between c1910 and c1915.

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: Sir Robert Peel addressing bystanders...at Valencia, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: Sir Robert Peel addressing the bystanders after the taking of the shore end of the cable to the Telegraph House at Valencia, 1865

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: watching the Caroline going out to sea..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: watching the Caroline going out to sea with the shore end of the cable, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: landing the shore end of the cable...Valencia, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: landing the shore end of the cable from the Caroline at Foilhommerum, Valencia, 1865

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: receiving messages from the Great Eastern...Valencia, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: receiving messages from the Great Eastern in the instrument-room of the Telegraph House at Foilhommerum, Valencia, 1865

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable:...workmen on the road between Killarney and Valencia, 1865 Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: encampment of workmen on the road between Killarney and Valencia, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley

The midships saloon of the City of New York, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The midships saloon of the City of New York, 1864. 'The steam-ship City of New York, one of the ships belonging to the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company

The French Transatlantic Company's steam-packet Washington, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The French Transatlantic Company's steam-packet Washington, 1864. 'This large and beautiful paddle-wheel steamer, the first of a line of mail-packets

The City of New York steam-ship on Daunt's Rock, at the entrance of Queenstown Harbour, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The City of New York steam-ship on Daunt's Rock, at the entrance of Queenstown Harbour, [Ireland], 1864. 'The steam-ship City of New York, one of the ships belonging to the Liverpool

Captain Lott of the Persia, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Captain Lott of the Persia, 1864. 'The Portrait which we give of the well-known commander of the Cunard mail steamship Persia will be acceptable to all those who

Telegraph House, 1857
3478753 Telegraph House, 1857; (add.info.: Telegraph House, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, 1857.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable at Foilhommerum Bay, 1865
3478899 Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable at Foilhommerum Bay, 1865; (add.info.: Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable at Foilhommerum Bay, near Valentia, Ireland, 1865.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Atlantic telegraph message being received from the Great Eastern in the instrument room in Valencia, 1870
3478892 The Atlantic telegraph message being received from the Great Eastern in the instrument room in Valencia, 1870; (add.info)

The Cunard Trans Atlantic Asia, 1850
3331163 The Cunard Trans Atlantic Asia, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Cunard Trans Atlantic Asia'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable, 1857
3478754 Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable, 1857; (add.info.: Valentia 1857-1858, the first attempt to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable at Foilhommerum Bay, near Valentia)

The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858
3478896 The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, 1858, at the time of the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable)

Interior of Telegraph louse, 1858
3478755 Interior of Telegraph louse, 1858; (add.info.: Interior of Telegraph louse, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, 1858.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable at Foilhommerum Bay, 1865
3478900 Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable at Foilhommerum Bay, 1865; (add.info.: Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable at Foilhommerum Bay, near Valentia, Ireland, 1865.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Workmen's camp at Killarney in Ireland, 1865
3478898 Workmen's camp at Killarney in Ireland, 1865; (add.info.: Workmen's camp at Killarney in Ireland as the Atlantic telegraph is opened in 1865.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable, 1865
3478906 Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable, 1865; (add.info.: Laying the Trans-Atlantic cable at Foilhommerum Bay, near Valentia, Ireland, 1865.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The second attempt to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1865
3478894 The second attempt to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1865; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, 1865, at the time of the second attempt to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable)

The Atlantic telegraph is opened, 1865
3478897 The Atlantic telegraph is opened, 1865; (add.info.: The Atlantic telegraph is opened as Sir Robert Peel addresses a crowd after the connection of the shore end of the cable at Valencia)

Atlantic telegraph, 1866
3478907 Atlantic telegraph, 1866; (add.info.: Atlantic telegraph: The forge on board the Great Eastern 1866.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858
3478895 The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, 1858, at the time of the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable)

First attempt to lay a transatlantic undersea telegraph link, 1857
3478752 First attempt to lay a transatlantic undersea telegraph link, 1857; (add.info.: Taking the cable on board HMS Agamemnon in July 1857)

The new screw steam-ship Cuba, of the Cunard Liverpool and New York Line, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The new screw steam-ship Cuba, of the Cunard Liverpool and New York Line, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by Mr. Hugh Aird

On LA LORRAINE, 8/5/14, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
On LA LORRAINE, 8/5/14, 1914. Shows group on the deck of the French ship La Lorraine, which left New York City in August 1914 for its last transatlantic crossing before World War I

Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination of the City Hall, 1858. Firework display, with inscription: All Honour to Cyrus [?] Field'

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end of the Cable, 1858. View of Valentia

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, from the North, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, from the North, 1858. View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic Telegraph

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, the Landing-Place of the Atlantic Cable, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, the Landing-Place of the Atlantic Cable, 1858. View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, 1858. View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic Telegraph

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - the "Agamemnon" in a Storm, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - the "Agamemnon" in a Storm, 1858. Ship struggling in...the great storm on the 20th of June...the Agamemnon rolled so heavily

The Atlantic Telegraph Paying-Out Machine, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Paying-Out Machine, 1858. In the Engraving, which is taken from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank, the paying-out machine is shown in perspective nearest to the observer

The new steam-ship Australia, 1876. Creator: J. R. W
The new steam-ship Australia, 1876. Ocean-going steamer in the South West India Dock, River Thames. A number of state rooms on the upper or hurricane deck are arranged for two passengers only

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

The R.M.S. Oceanic, 1901. Creator: Norman Wilkinson
The R.M.S. Oceanic, 1901. RMS Oceanic was a transatlantic ocean liner built for the White Star Line. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 6 September 1899

The Atlantic Cable, ready for shipment, Morden Wharf, East Greenwich, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Cable, ready for shipment, Morden Wharf, East Greenwich, [London], 1857. The core is conveyed to [Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s works at] East Greenwich upon large reels

Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable Wire, at the Gutta Percha Company's... 1857
Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable Wire, at the Gutta Percha Company's Works, Wharf-Road, [London], 1857

Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East Greenwich, [London], 1857. The firm has...undertaken to complete 1250 miles within a specified period...The

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

Les routes l'Atlantique; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Les routes l'Atlantique; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Le "Deutschland"; le submersible allemand "Deutschland" dans la baie de Chesapeake, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Le "Deutschland"; Le capitaine Koenig, commandant du "Deutschland", 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le "Deutschland"; Le capitaine Koenig, commandant du "Deutschland", 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Launch of the "Vittorio Emanuele" Iron Screw Steamer, at Blackwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the "Vittorio Emanuele" Iron Screw Steamer, at Blackwall, 1854. Steamship on the Thames in London. The Vittorio Emanuele has been constructed under the superintendence of Messrs

The "Helena Sloman" Steam-Ship, 1850. Creator: Unknown. The "Helena Sloman" Steam-Ship, 1850
The "Helena Sloman" Steam-Ship, 1850. This splendid screw steamer was built at the works of Messrs. T. and W. Pim

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"Trans-Atlantic: A Journey Through Time and Luxury" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the golden era of transatlantic travel. From the iconic Normandie Poster to the captivating poster advertising Holland America Line, these vintage artworks transport us to a bygone era where elegance and grandeur ruled the seas. Imagine boarding a Cunard White Star liner, feeling the excitement build as you set sail across the vast Atlantic Ocean. The allure of adventure beckons with every stroke of paint on a Zeppelin to South America poster or an enticing Hamburg American line passenger ship advertisement. The RMS Mauretania, launched in 1938, stands as a testament to innovation and engineering prowess. Its sleek design epitomizes luxury travel at its finest. Yet amidst this opulence lies tragedy - symbolized by TITANIC's haunting menu for third-class passengers on that fateful night in 1912 when destiny collided with an iceberg. As aviation took flight, Pan American World Airways soared above oceans, connecting continents like never before. A simple luggage label from a Zeppelin journey to South America evokes images of floating through clouds towards distant horizons. Cunard's enduring legacy is beautifully captured in their timeless posters that enticed travelers aboard their majestic ships. And who can forget The Queen Mary liner? Majestic and regal, she sailed gracefully across the Atlantic Ocean carrying dreams and aspirations within her hull. Finally, we pay homage to SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - an embodiment of early 20th-century maritime marvels that paved the way for future voyages across treacherous waters. Transatlantic journeys have shaped history while leaving indelible imprints on our collective imagination. These hints offer glimpses into extraordinary tales woven together by human ambition and wanderlust – stories waiting to be discovered anew with each passing generation.