Shipping Wonders Of The World Collection (page 2)

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

Completed in 1893, the Corinth Canal, 1937
Begun in A.D. by the Roman Emperor Nero but not completed until 1893, the Corinth Canal considerably shortened communications in the Mediterranean

Customs Officers Examining Motor Cars at Southampton, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

S. V. Hilda, 1937
S.V. Hilda, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

A Destroyer in Heavy Weather, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Stormy Seas of the Atlantic Ocean from modern liner, 1936
The Stormy Seas of the Atlantic Ocean do not present such dangers to the modern liner as they did to the earlier sailing vessels, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Figurehead of the Famous Cutty Sark figure of Nanny the Witch, 1936
The Figurehead of the Famous Cutty Sark reprsents the figure of Nanny the Witch, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Two Famous Yachts in an exciting contest, 1936. Shamrock V racing against King George Vs Britannia. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

The Leadenhall Street Entrance of Lloyd s, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

The Underwriting Room at Lloyds, with the Rostrum in the centre, 1936
The Underwriting Room at Lloyd s, with the Rostrum in the centre, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

The Upper Pool from London Bridge, one of the busiest sections of the Port of London, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd

At the South Pole, 1911, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Arrival in England. Captain Cecil Foster and his chief officer Gravesend, August, 1923, (1936)
Arrival in England. Captain Cecil Foster and his chief officer photographed at Gravesend in August, 1923, at the end of their amazing adventure, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Naval Trawler, HMS Liffy alongside a Grimsby fishing vessel in Grimsby Docks, 1937
A Naval Trawler (H.M.S. Liffy) alongside a Grimsby fisihing vessel in Grimsby Docks, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Liverpool Landing Stage is one of the most interesting river fronts in Great Britain, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Tilbury passenger baggage examined in a spacious new building, 1937
At Tilbury the baggage of passengers from incoming liners is examined in a spacious new building, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

The Majesty of a Great Liner - The Orion at anchor, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

East Goodwin Lightship one and a half miles east of the Goodwin Sands, 1937
East Goodwin Lightship is ituated about one and a half miles east of the Goodwin Sands, off the North Foreland, Kent, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

Singapore Harbour is always crowded with shipping of many type and nationalities, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

The Finest Man-of-War of Her Time, the Sovereign of the Seas marked an important stage in the development of naval architecture, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Going aloft on board the Archibald Russell, square-riggers under Finnish flag, 1937
Going aloft on board the Archibald Russell, one of the famous square-riggers under the Finnish flag, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

Admiral Sir David Beatty, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet, c1918, (1936)
Admiral Sir David Beatty, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet, watching the German High Seas Fleet heading the Firth of Forth, c1918, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Oil on Troubled Waters, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Nelsons Flagship As She Is To-Day, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Arrival of RMS Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary in King George V Graving Dock, 1936
The arrival of the R.M.S. Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary in the King George V Graving Dock after having sailed from the Clyde in March, 1936. 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

HMS Victory before she was removed to dry dock in 1922, 1936
H.M.S. Victory before she was removed to dry dock in 1922, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

In an icefield, a superb illustration of the celebrated whaler Terra Nova, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Former Queen of the Ocean, R, M. S. Mauretania of the Cunard White Star Line, 1936
Former Queen of the Ocean, R, M.S. Mauretania of the Cunard White Star Line, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

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]

Forward Engine-Room of the Empress of Britain, with control platform, 1936
In the Forward Engine-Room of the Empress of Britain, showing the control platform, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Telephoning To The Shore from Mid-Ocean, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Control Centre of the Empress of Britain, chart-room and wheel-house, 1936
The Control Centre of the Empress of Britain, comprises the chart-room and the wheel-house, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

One of the Wireless Cabins in a modern liner, 1936
One of the Wireless Cabins in a modern liner, showing on the left the 2-kilowatts medium and long-wave telegraph transmitter, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Entering Grimsby Docks at the end of a North Sea voyage is the fishing vessel Saurian, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

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]

Exercising the Dogs, 1936. George Marston leading the dogs down on to the floe from the Endurance. Shackleton is standing on the platform overlooking the gangway

A Novel Method of Coaling at the port of Yokohama, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Triumphant for Twenty Years. The Mauretania, built in 1907, c1927, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Ice Bridge in U. S. A. 1936
Ice Bridge in U.S.A. 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Eddystone Lighthouse, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Arrival at New York of the Normandie, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

An unusual angle of the Normandies deck, 1936
An unusual angle of the Normandies deck was obtained by the photographer of the illustration on the opposite page, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

A Nest of Steel. Cunard White Star liner Georgic in construction, 1927-1929, (1936)
A Nest of Steel. The illustration on the opposite page shows the giant Cunard White Star liner Georgic (27, 759 tons) in course of construction, surrounded by cranes and scaffolding, 1936

A Recompression Chamber, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Sir Ernest Shackleton, c1900s, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

At the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

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

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