Steamboat Collection (#9)

View of Tower Bridge, London, c1964
View of Tower Bridge, Stepney, London, c1964. Various types of boat are visible on the river, including a sailing ship passing under the bridge

Its most hinfamous to let these here steamers out on a Sunday... 1834. Artist
Its most hinfamous to let these here steamers out on a Sunday. If this is Chelsea Reach, I am afraid it will make me wery sick, 1834

Royal Aquatic Excursion to Greenwich Hospital, 1838. The River Thames is crowded with colourful barges and steamboats, with the Royal Naval Hospital on the opposite bank

The Blackwall Railway Terminus and Brunswick Pier, Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1840
The Blackwall Railway Terminus and Brunswick Pier, Blackwall, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London, c1840. On the busy River Thames steam vessels pass up and down, including the Brunswick and the Propeller

London Bridge (Old), London, 1820. Artist: Robert Havell
View of old London Bridge, London, 1820. On the left is the Custom House, with Margate steam yachts and other boats on the River Thames in the foreground

Thames Embankment - Steam Boat Landing Pier at Waterloo, London, 1864. Artist
Thames Embankment - Steam Boat Landing Pier at Waterloo, London, 1864. A steamboat full of passengers arrives at the quay by Waterloo Bridge

Deptford Pier and the River Thames, Greenwich, London, c1835. Sailing boats and steamboats sail on the Thames in front of new buildings put up as part of improvements to the city

The fleet of the City steamboats passing in review order off Chelsea, London, c1860. A convoy of steamships proceeds up the river watched by crowds in the foreground

Passengers on the London Steamboat Service, River Thames, London, 1907. The London County Council steamboat Thomas More with passengers on board, moored at a floating pier

London Steamboat Service, River Thames, London, 1907. The London County Council steamboat Thomas More with passengers on board viewed head on, moored against the pier next to a bridge being rebuilt

Passengers boarding the London Steamboat Service, River Thames, London, 1905. Crowd of people at Westminster Pier waiting to board the London County Council steamboat

Tower of London, c1860. Artist: R Canton
Tower of London, c1860. South view of the Tower of London with boats on the River Thames. including a paddle steamer, the Ruby

Sinking of the Princess Alice on the River Thames, 1878. Scene showing the paddle steamer sinking, surrounded by drowning figures

Custom House and River Thames, 1839. Artist: Frederick James Havell
View of the Port of London showing the Custom House and shipping on the River Thames, London, 1839

Custom House, London, c1840. Artist: John Newman
View of the Custom House and quay from the River Thames, London, c1840. Showing various boats on river

Custom House and River Thames, London, 1854. Artist: Louis Julien Jacottet
View of the Custom House from the River Thames, London, 1854

Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1835
View of Blackfrairs Bridge, London from the south, 1835; with figures, carriages and carts crossing. Also showing boats, including a steamboat, on the River Thames and buildings on the north bank

Hungerford Pier and Footbridge, c1850. Passengers disembarking from steamboats tied up in mid-stream at Hungerford Pier and ascending by stairs to footbridge level

Loading Cotton on the Mississippi, Currier & Ives, pub. 1870 (colour lithograph)

Wooding Up On The Mississippi, pub. 1863, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Low Water In The Mississippi, pub. 1868, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

City workers lunching at Tower wharf, seated on old cannons, c1920s-c1930s. Artist
City workers lunching at Tower wharf, seated on old cannons, c1920s-c1930s. The wharf was built during the reign of Henry III (1207-1222)

Steamers on the Mississippi, USA, 19th century

Steam boat on the Clyde near Dumbarton, Scotland, 1829. Artist: William Daniell
Steam boat on the Clyde near Dumbarton, Scotland, 1829. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

Copenhagen roads, 1905. Creator: Vilhelm Arnesen
Copenhagen roads, 1905

Rough Sea with a Steamer near the Coast of Norway, 1847-1850. Creator: Peder Balke
Rough Sea with a Steamer near the Coast of Norway, 1847-1850

Tug boats tied to dock, Duluth, Minnesota, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Tug boats tied to dock, Duluth, Minn. 1903

A tug boat - Joe Harris, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
A tug boat - Joe Harris, 1903

Interior view of steamboat cabin, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Interior view of steamboat cabin, c1900. "Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co."

Interior view of steamboat showing stairway and pursers office, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Interior view of steamboat showing stairway and pursers office, c1900. "Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co."

Interior view of galleried central parlor with clerestory, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Interior view of galleried central parlor with clerestory, c1900. "Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co."

The Grand Display of Fireworks and Illuminations at the Opening of the Great Suspension Bridge between New York and Brooklyn on the Evening of May 24, 1883

Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden. The official residence of the Swedish monarch, Stockholm Palace was built in Baroque style between 1697 and 1760. The architect was Nicodemus Tessin the Younger

Russian Ship at the entrance to the Bosphorus strait, after the Russo-Turkish war of 1877?1878. Private Collection

Grand Peterhof Palace at the Gulf of Finland, 1761. Artist: Makhaev, Mikhail Ivanovich (1718-1770)
Grand Peterhof Palace at the Gulf of Finland, 1761. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The English Embankment in Saint Petersburg, 1840s. Found in the collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Capture of the Turkish Troopship Mersina by the Steamer Russia on 13 December 1877, 1877. From a private collection

Grain-Vessels leaving Chicago, 1883. From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

Bluff on the Erie Canal, Near Little Falls, 1883. Artist: G. Wyand
Bluff on the Erie Canal, Near Little Falls, 1883. From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

Government Buildings on Wards Island, 1883. From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

Removing Snags by Dredging, 1883. From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

Wooding Up, 1883. From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

The Levee, 1883. From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

The Bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis, 1883. From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

Down the Mississippi, 1883. From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

The River Front at Cincinnati, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

A Cotton Steamer at New Orleans, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

Innellan - Showing the Rocky Beach and the Steamboat Pier, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

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