Steamboat Collection (#8)

Murray Barges and Steamboats at Echuca, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Murray Barges and Steamboats at Echuca, 1901. Echuca on the banks of the Murray River From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Loading a Cargo of Cotton, c1948. Creator: Unknown
Loading a Cargo of Cotton, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, c1890. Creator: Unknown
The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, c1890. From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol. V." [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne

Monongahela Wharf, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Monongahela Wharf, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c1897. Monongahela Wharf on the Monongahela River was a busy port for steamboats, tugboats and riverboats

Deep Creek, Florida, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Deep Creek, Florida, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

On the Ocklawaha River, Florida, c1897. Creator: Unknown
On the Ocklawaha River, Florida, c1897. The river was used extensively in the 19th century and early 20th century for steamboat transportation

River Front, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. Creator: Unknown
River Front, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1897. The John A. Roebling or Cincinnati-Covington Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati, an American boomtown

Levee and Steamboat Landing, New Orleans, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Levee and Steamboat Landing, New Orleans, c1897. Landing quay for steambots on the Mississippi river. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N

Hanoi. Bords Du Fleuve Rouge, (Hanoi. On the Banks of the Red River), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Hanoi. Bords Du Fleuve Rouge, (Hanoi. On the Banks of the Red River), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VIII". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Tourist Steamer in Trold Fjord, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Tourist Steamer in Trold Fjord, 1914. Trollfjord in Hadsel, Nordland, Norway is a popular tourist attraction only accessible by boat. From " Norge - Turistruter I 65 Billeder"

The Jungfernstieg, Hamburg, Germany, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Jungfernstieg, Hamburg, Germany, 1895. Boulevard along the shore of Lake Binnenalster. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

View on the Lane Cove River, c1900. Creator: Unknown
View on the Lane Cove River, c1900. From " 50 Picturesque Photographic Views of Sydney and Surroundings". [Swain & Co. Sydney]

Mosmans Bay, from Cremorne Jetty, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Mosmans Bay, from Cremorne Jetty, c1900. From " 50 Picturesque Photographic Views of Sydney and Surroundings". [Swain & Co. Sydney]

Sydney Heads, at the Gap at Watsons Bay, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Sydney Heads, at the Gap at Watsons Bay, c1900. From " 50 Picturesque Photographic Views of Sydney and Surroundings". [Swain & Co. Sydney]

Ismailia - Lac Timsah, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Ismailia - Lac Timsah, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Die Loreley, (Lorelei), 1923. Creator: Nikolai of Astudin
Die Loreley, (Lorelei), 1923. Lorelei is a steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge (or Middle Rhine) at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany

London-On-Sea: The Daily Excursion Boat Heads Into The Sunset On Its Return From Margate, c1935. Steamboat on the River Thames in London, returning from the town of Margate on the Kent coast

Bhamo - Irrawaddy Flotilla Mail Steamer at the Ghat, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Bhamo - Irrawaddy Flotilla Mail Steamer at the Ghat, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Leaving Odde for an excursion down the picturesque mountain-walled Sorfjord, Norway, c1905
Leaving Odde for an excursion down the picturesque mountain-walled Sorfjord, looking N. Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Gudvangens outlook over the Naerofjord where the sea reaches far in among the mountains, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Steamboat at the quay by the Grand Hotel, Stockholm, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Steamboat at the quay by the Grand Hotel, Stockholm, c1928. Steamers for island-hopping in Stockholm, Sweden. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album

Steamboat climbing a hill beside Vrang waterfall, by locks in Bandak-Nordsjo, Norway, c1905
Steamboat climbing a hill beside the Vrang waterfall, by locks in Bandak-Nordsjo, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

The Maria Wood, 1876, (1897). Creator: Unknown
The Maria Wood, 1876, (1897). The Maria Wood, a steamboat built in 1816, was the last of the city barges owned by the Corporation of London. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury

Clementinas Bow showing collision damage and loss of bowsprit, 1913

River Front, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
River Front, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, c1900. Steamers on the Ohio River. The introduction of steamboats in 1811 opened up the citys trade to faster shipping and commercial ties with St Louis

Mississippi Paddle Steamer, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Mississippi Paddle Steamer, USA, c1900. Steamboat on the River Mississippi. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co. c1900]

The steam yacht Honor at anchor. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Honor at anchor. Honor was built in 1905 by Ramage & Ferguson at Leith for the Baron de Forest

Levee and Steamboat Landing, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Levee and Steamboat Landing, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, c1900. Wooden decking on the banks of the Mississippi. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co

Monongahela Wharf, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Monongahela Wharf, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, c1900. Wharf on the Monongahela River, used by steamboats and the Gateway Clipper Fleet until the dam was built in the Ohio river

Margate, Arrival of the Husbands Boat, 1856. Artist: Swain
Margate, Arrival of the Husbands Boat, 1856. Crowds at the port of Margate in Kent. From the Illustrated Times, 6 September 1856

The Koh-I-Noor Nearing Harwich, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
The Koh-I-Noor Nearing Harwich, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

A full load of Cotton often mounts high over the decks of the Mississippi steamboats, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

The Prince of Wales inaugurating the London Steamboat Service, River Thames, London, 1905. The future King George V and the rest of the royal party can be seen disembarking onto the pier

The western entrance to Pentonville Tunnel, Regents Canal, London, c1905. Artist
The western entrance to Pentonville Tunnel, Regents Canal, London, c1905. The Regents Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse, was opened in 1820

Boats on Regents Canal, London, c1905. The Regents Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse, was opened in 1820

Tower Bridge, London, c1907. View of the bridge with bascules closed and various river vessels in the foreground. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones

A paddle steamer disembarking passengers at Greenwich Pier, London, c1890. Artist
A paddle steamer disembarking passengers at Greenwich Pier, London, c1890

Passengers boarding the steamer Earl Godwin, London, c1905. The steamer is next to the Victoria Embankment. Cleopatras Needle and Waterloo Bridge can be seen in the background

Ferry Gordon on the Thames, London, c1905. The ferry, which was free to travel on, ran across the river between North Woolwich and Woolwich

Steam tug moving between barges on the Thames, London, c1905

Launch of HMS Thunderer, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1831. King William IV and Queen Adelaide were among those attending the ceremony. Thunderer was an 84 gun second rate ship of the line

St Katharines Dock, London, 1834. Artist: James Tingle
St Katharines Dock, London, 1834. View of the dock framed by a decorative border including motifs of anchors and fishing nets. The docks opened in October 1828

The Palace of Westminster, 1892. Artist: George Vicat Cole
The Palace of Westminster, 1892. View from the River Thames

View of Hungerford Suspension Bridge and boats on the River Thames, London, 1854

View of Hungerford Bridge from the east, London, 1854

Water craft on the River Thames with Vauxhall Bridge in the distance, London, 1821. In the foreground a figure in a boat is gathering in a fishing net

View of Vauxhall Bridge with a steamboat on the Thames, London, c1847

Palace of Westminster, London, c1860. Artist: Roberts Groom
Palace of Westminster, London, c1860. View of the Palace of Westminster from the River Thames showing sailing boats, steam boats and rowing boats

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