Black Smoke Collection (page 2)

The Old Chelsea Manor House, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Old Chelsea Manor House, c1876. Chelsea Manor House was a residence of Henry VIII of England in 1536, home to Elizabeth I of England, and then to Anne of Cleves

Sir Sidney Smith Defending the Breach at Acre, (1799), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Sir Sidney Smith Defending the Breach at Acre, (1799), 1816. William Sidney Smith, (1764-1840) British naval officer, reinforced Ottoman defences

Buonaparte atttempting to force the Bridge of Arcola, (1796), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Buonaparte atttempting to force the Bridge of Arcola, (1796), 1816. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) French statesman, military leader at the Battle of Arcola (1796)

Belfast Harbour - Ferry Steps, 1851, (1909). Creator: James Glen Wilson
Belfast Harbour - Ferry Steps, 1851, 1909. From " The British Printer Vol. XXII". [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1909]

Canal of Suez. The bitter lakes - The north light-house, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Canal of Suez. The bitter lakes - The north light-house, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Panorama of the Quais at Toulon, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Panorama of the Quais at Toulon, 1930. From " La Cote d Azur de Marseille a Menton". [Levy & Neurdein, Paris, 1930]

Washing A Locomotive on the Canadian National Railway, at Montrea, 1935. Creator: Unknown
Washing A Locomotive on the Canadian National Railway, at Montreal, by means of the special spraying equipment devised for this purpose, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1"

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 ]

On the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad, 1935-36. Creator: Unknown
On the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935-36]

The Moment of Victory: A Heinkel III About To Go In, 1939-1940, (1941). Creator: Unknown
The Moment of Victory: A Heinkel III About To Go In, 1939-1940, (1941). From Fighter Pilot - A Personal Record of the Campaign in France. September 8th, 1939, to June 13th, 1940. [B. T. Batsford Ltd

HMS Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1896. Artist: M Auty
H.M.S. Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Manchester Ship Canal, Above Eastham, c1896. Artist: H Garside
Manchester Shop Canal, Above Eastham, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Making Iron in a Modern Blast Furnace, 1935
Making Iron in a Modern Blast Furnace, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Shipping Wonders of the World Part I advertisement, 1935
Shipping Wonders of the World Part I advertisement, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Bremen: Germanys Candidate for the Speed Championship at Sea, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

One of the Worlds Great Ships. The French liner Normandie, 1937
One of the Worlds Great Ships. The French liner Normandie is a vessel of 86, 496 tons gross, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

The Mighty Atlantic Record Breaker, the Queen Mary, 1937
The Mighty Atlantic Record Breaker. Within a little more than three months of maiden voyage in May 1936, the Queen Mary had broken six Atlantic speed records, and had won the Blue Riband, 1937

One of the Largest Ships afloat, the Majestic owned by the Cunard White Star Line, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

The Pool: Steamer Trips, 1841, (1920). Artist: William Parrott
The Pool: Steamer Trips, 1841, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Show Boat, 1937. A theatre or show boat in the Mississippi Valley. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

When Cotton Was Loaded, a forest of derricks and smoke-stacks, 1937
When Cotton Was Loaded, a forest of derricks and smoke-stacks - to use the term known from the earliest days of the Mississippi steamboats - dominated the scene at a riverside wharf, 1937

P. S. Britannia, 1937
P.S. Britannia, 1937. From The Story of Navigation. [The Imperial Tobacco Co. (Of Great Britain & Ireland), Ltd. 1937]

The Brazilian Lloyd, SS Para. 1914
The Brazilian Lloyd s.s. Para. 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Manchester Ship Canal, Above Easton, c1900. Artist: H Garside
Manchester Ship Canal, Above Easton, c1900. Manchester Ship Canal is a 36-mile-long (58 km) inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea

HMS Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1887. Artist: M Aunty
HMS Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1887. HMS Victoria was the lead ship in her class of two battleships of the Royal Navy. From Sights and Scenes in England and Wales. [Cassell and Company Ltd

The Lusitania at full speed, 1915. A German submarine sank the Lusitania off the Irish coast. Although unarmed, she was carrying munitions

Towing Past The City, c1870-1880, (c1915). Artist: William Lionel Wyllie
Towing Past The City, c1870-1880, (c1915). From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

The Ram Crushed In Her Iron Side, 1902. The Battle of Lissa took place on 20th July 1866, in the Adriatic Sea near the Dalmatian island of Lissa

S. S. Titanic - In Belfast Lough - April 1912, 1912
S.S. Titanic - In Belfast Lough - April 1912, 1912. Operated by the White Star Line, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland on 14 April 1912

Church in the Rear of the Redan, Looking North - Showing the Effects of Shot and Shell, 1856. Artist: W Trask
Church in the Rear of the Redan, Looking North - Showing the Effects of Shot and Shell, 1856. The image depicts an episode of the Crimean War (1853 - 1856)

Abend auf dem Meere - Evening at sea, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Abend auf dem Meere - Evening at sea, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

The Battle of La Hogue, 1692 (1878). Artist: W Ridgway
The Battle of La Hogue, 1692 (1878). The related naval battles of Barfleur and La Hogue took place between 29 May and 4 June, 1692. After Benjamin West (1738?1820)

Steel-Edgar Thomson Works, 1909. Artist: Joseph Pennell
Steel-Edgar Thomson Works, 1908. From The Studio Volume 47. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1909]

The first British air aggressive action of the war, the raid on Kiel, 1940
An artists impression of the first British air aggressive action of the war, the raid on Kiel: Wellington Bombers in action, 1940

Captain Evans and Cervera, (1898), 1920s
Captain Evans and Cervera. When the Maria Teresa started to sink, Cervera jumped into the water, and was picked up by the Cuban forces of Cebreco, who handed him over to the Gloucester

Attack of Cardenas, (1898), 1920s
Attack of Cardenas. On 11th May 1898, the Windslow and the Hudson entered the Bay of Cardenas, with intent to destroy three spanish gunboats

Spanish Battleship The Viscaya, (1898s), 1920s
The Viscaya. The first class Battleship had 7, 000 tons and cost three million pesos. At the time of the explosion of the Maine was sent to New York to give condolences to the American people

Cubans Burning Refineries, (1870s), 1920s
Cubans burning a sugar refinery. During the two wars the Cubans burned many refineries to deprive revenue to the government of Spain

Attack of Manzanillo, (1873), 1920s
Attack of Manzanillo. On the 10th of November, 1873, General Calixto Garcia with 1.400 soldiers entered Manzanillo and burned half of the village

The Virginius Battleship, (1873), 1920s
The Virginius, on expedition was captured in the Jamaicans waters in October 31st 1873 by the Spanish vapor tornado. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The capture of the Virginius, (1873), 1920s
The Capture of the Virginius. The steamship Virginius was on an expedition to Cuba when it was captured on 31st of October 1873 and taken to Santiago de Cuba

Invasion of Bayamo, (1850s), 1920s
Invasion of Bayamo. After the disaster of Yara, Cespedes reinforced his troops and on 18th of October, attacked Bayamo defended by 150 men. They surrendered on day 32

Loading cotton onto a ship, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, c1900s. Published by The Acmegraph Co. (Chicago)

Snowdon mountain railway, from near the summit

Railway engine in the former Czechslovakia

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