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Background imageSteamship Collection: New Hydraulic Lift at the Victoria Docks, 1858. Creator: Walmsley

New Hydraulic Lift at the Victoria Docks, 1858. Creator: Walmsley
New Hydraulic Lift at the Victoria Docks, [London], 1858. The new graving-docks in connection with the Victoria Docks, the construction of which was commenced about two years back

Background imageSteamship Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern, 1857, printed 1863-64

Background imageSteamship Collection: Cunard Line - Ivernia, off New Brighton, c1910. Creator: Unknown

Cunard Line - Ivernia, off New Brighton, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Cunard Line - Ivernia, off New Brighton, c1910. The British ocean liner SS Ivernia, launched in 1899, was owned by the Cunard Line and built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson of Newcastle upon Tyne

Background imageSteamship Collection: Hole torn in the hull of RMS Olympic after the collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent, 1911

Hole torn in the hull of RMS Olympic after the collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent, 1911
Hole torn in the hull of RMS Olympic after the collision with HMS Hawke in the Solent, 20th September 1911. The collision took place as Olympic

Background imageSteamship Collection: The Harwich-Zeebrugge Train Ferry, c1930. Creator: Unknown

The Harwich-Zeebrugge Train Ferry, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Harwich-Zeebrugge Train Ferry, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Background imageSteamship Collection: Peace, Burial at Sea, c1842. Artist: JMW Turner

Peace, Burial at Sea, c1842. Artist: JMW Turner
Peace, Burial at Sea, c1842. Found in the Tate collection, London

Background imageSteamship Collection: RMS Queen Elizabeth, Cunard ocean liner, 20th century

RMS Queen Elizabeth, Cunard ocean liner, 20th century. Built by John Brown & Co at Clydebank, the Queen Elizabeth was the worlds largest ocean liner when she was launched in 1938

Background imageSteamship Collection: Shipping in the Pool of London: A Vista from London Bridge to Tower Bridge, c1935

Shipping in the Pool of London: A Vista from London Bridge to Tower Bridge, c1935. Barges on the River Thames. From " Wonderful London, Volume 1", edited by Arthur St John Adcock

Background imageSteamship Collection: Steamship La Champagne, French Line, from the Ocean and River Steamers series (N83

Steamship La Champagne, French Line, from the Ocean and River Steamers series (N83) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1887

Background imageSteamship Collection: Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames, 1857

Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames, 1857. View from the stern, showing the vessel in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard

Background imageSteamship Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer, c1850s

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer, c1850s
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, c1850s. Brunel surrounded by vignettes of some of his most significant projects - the steamships Great Eastern, Great Britain

Background imageSteamship Collection: Transporter Bridge, Newport, Wales

Transporter Bridge, Newport, Wales
Transporter bridge, Newport, Wales. This type of bridge allowed shipping to pass unimpeded and passengers and goods to be transported across a river on a suspended platform

Background imageSteamship Collection: The new iron screw steam-ship London, built for the Australian trade…, 1864. Creator: Smyth

The new iron screw steam-ship London, built for the Australian trade…, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The new iron screw steam-ship London, built for the Australian trade by Messrs. Money, Wigram and Sons, at Blackwall, 1864. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Background imageSteamship Collection: The Colonel Lamb blockade-runner, built at Liverpool, 1864. Creator: Smyth

The Colonel Lamb blockade-runner, built at Liverpool, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The Colonel Lamb blockade-runner, built at Liverpool, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by Mr. William Woods. '...an exciting race took place...between the paddle-wheel steam-boat Douglas...and

Background imageSteamship Collection: The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's new iron mail steam-ship Quito, 1864

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's new iron mail steam-ship Quito, 1864. 'This beautiful vessel, which left the Mersey on the 27th January with mails and passengers for St

Background imageSteamship Collection: Embarkation at Cape Coast Castle of the troops recalled from the Ashantee War, 1864

Embarkation at Cape Coast Castle of the troops recalled from the Ashantee War, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Embarkation at Cape Coast Castle of the troops recalled from the Ashantee War, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Dr. Eames of H.M.S

Background imageSteamship Collection: Pekin, one of the European-Chinese Squadron, leaving Chefoo, Shantung, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Pekin, one of the European-Chinese Squadron, leaving Chefoo, Shantung, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Pekin, one of the European-Chinese Squadron, leaving Chefoo, Shantung, 1864. 'Chefoo Bluff; Green Island, Stick-up Rock; The China; Island of Kung-Kung-Tau; English naval stores; H.M

Background imageSteamship Collection: 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. 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

Background imageSteamship Collection: On LA LORRAINE, 8/5/14, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

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.

Background imageSteamship Collection: The town and port of Nassau, New Providence, Bahama Islands, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

The town and port of Nassau, New Providence, Bahama Islands, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The town and port of Nassau, New Providence, Bahama Islands, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by an officer of the 1st West India Regiment

Background imageSteamship Collection: The Jackal tender and boats going to meet the American mail steamer at Roche's Point..., 1864

The Jackal tender and boats going to meet the American mail steamer at Roche's Point..., 1864. Creator: Smyth
The Jackal tender and boats going to meet the American mail steamer at Roche's Point, near Queenstown [in Ireland], 1864

Background imageSteamship Collection: The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. American Civil War - sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, from a sketch by Robert Lancaster, the owner of the yacht Deerhound

Background imageSteamship Collection: The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. American Civil War - view of the sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, '...from the plan and information supplied by Mr

Background imageSteamship Collection: The Peninsular and Oriental Company's new paddle-wheel steamer Nyanza, 1864. Creator: Smyth

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's new paddle-wheel steamer Nyanza, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's new paddle-wheel steamer Nyanza, 1864. A ship built by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company from designs by Mr. G. C

Background imageSteamship Collection: Laying the foundation-stone of Brean Down Breakwater, Weston-Super-Mare, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Laying the foundation-stone of Brean Down Breakwater, Weston-Super-Mare, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of Brean Down Breakwater, Weston-Super-Mare, 1864. 'View of...the moment when the stone was lowered from the little steam-boat the Wye

Background imageSteamship Collection: Dudgeon's new double-screw iron steam-ship Flora, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Dudgeon's new double-screw iron steam-ship Flora, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Dudgeon's new double-screw iron steam-ship Flora, 1862. 'A most important and interesting trial-trip has been made with this new vessel

Background imageSteamship Collection: The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company's new steam-boat The Prince Imperial, 1864

The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company's new steam-boat The Prince Imperial, 1864. 'Our Engraving represents the new paddle-wheel steam-boat Prince Imperial

Background imageSteamship Collection: The War in Japan: action of Sept. 5, in the Strait of Simonosaki, 1864. Creator: Edwin Weedon

The War in Japan: action of Sept. 5, in the Strait of Simonosaki, 1864. Creator: Edwin Weedon
The War in Japan: action of Sept. 5, in the Strait of Simonosaki, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. C. Wirgman, '...our Special Artist

Background imageSteamship Collection: The Great Britain among icebergs near Cape Horn, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Great Britain among icebergs near Cape Horn, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Great Britain among icebergs near Cape Horn, 1864. 'The screw-steamer Great Britain, which arrived at Liverpool...having made the passage from Melbourne in the short period of sixty-one days

Background imageSteamship Collection: Wreck of the Montreal Ocean Steam-Ship Company's mail-steamer Jura, Crosby Point...Liverpool

Wreck of the Montreal Ocean Steam-Ship Company's mail-steamer Jura, Crosby Point...Liverpool, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Wreck of the Montreal Ocean Steam-Ship Company's mail-steamer Jura, at Crosby Point, near Liverpool, 1864. 'The Jura...had made her passage across the Atlantic...She arrived at the Bell Buoy

Background imageSteamship Collection: H.M.S. Victoria, 102 guns, the new flagship of the Mediterranean fleet, 1864. Creator: Smyth

H.M.S. Victoria, 102 guns, the new flagship of the Mediterranean fleet, 1864. Creator: Smyth
H.M.S. Victoria, 102 guns, the new flagship of the Mediterranean fleet, 1864. 'Our Engraving, from a drawing by Mr. F. L

Background imageSteamship Collection: The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's new ship Poonah, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's new ship Poonah, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's new ship Poonah, 1862. 'This magnificent addition to the large and splendid fleet of this company was launched at the commencement of last month

Background imageSteamship Collection: Wreck of the Aberdeen steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of the Aberdeen steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Aberdeen steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. R. Watson. '...while attempting to run into the Tyne for shelter

Background imageSteamship Collection: Laying the foundation-stone of the Brisbane Bridge, Queensland, New South Wales, 1864

Laying the foundation-stone of the Brisbane Bridge, Queensland, New South Wales, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of the Brisbane Bridge, Queensland, New South Wales, 1864. 'The foundation-stone of the new bridge to connect the north and south portions of the city...was laid

Background imageSteamship Collection: Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, [London], sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. 'a great fire broke out in the waterside premises of Messrs

Background imageSteamship Collection: The suspected Confederate cruiser Pampero seized at Glasgow, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The suspected Confederate cruiser Pampero seized at Glasgow, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The suspected Confederate cruiser Pampero seized at Glasgow, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Hugh Aird. 'This vessel...has created a good deal of interest

Background imageSteamship Collection: 'Our Special Artist' on board The Lilian, running the blockade into Wilmington Harbour..., 1864

"Our Special Artist" on board The Lilian, running the blockade into Wilmington Harbour..., 1864
"Our Special Artist", on board The Lilian, running the blockade into Wilmington Harbour, North Carolina, 1864. American Civil War

Background imageSteamship Collection: The War in America: the Federal steamer Chesapeake, seized by Confederates..., 1864. Creator: Smyth

The War in America: the Federal steamer Chesapeake, seized by Confederates..., 1864. Creator: Smyth
The War in America: the Federal steamer Chesapeake, seized by Confederates, landing crew and passengers off Musquash Harbour, Bay of Fundy, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Charles C. Ward

Background imageSteamship Collection: The new imperial steam-yacht, Taliah, built for the Sultan, 1864. Creator: Smyth

The new imperial steam-yacht, Taliah, built for the Sultan, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The new imperial steam-yacht, Taliah, built for the Sultan, 1864. The yacht, constructed '...by Messrs. Samuda, made her trial-trip recently, with the Turkish Ambassador, M. Musurus, on board

Background imageSteamship Collection: Vladivostok. Commercial marina, 1904. Creator: Unknown

Vladivostok. Commercial marina, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Vladivostok. Commercial marina, 1904. National Library of Russia

Background imageSteamship Collection: Vladivostok, 1904. Creator: Unknown

Vladivostok, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Vladivostok, 1904. National Library of Russia

Background imageSteamship Collection: Vladivostok, 1904. Creator: Unknown

Vladivostok, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Vladivostok, 1904. National Library of Russia

Background imageSteamship Collection: Vladivostok, 1904. Creator: Unknown

Vladivostok, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Vladivostok, 1904. National Library of Russia

Background imageSteamship Collection: Vladivostok, 1904. Creator: Unknown

Vladivostok, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Vladivostok, 1904. National Library of Russia

Background imageSteamship Collection: New blockade-runner Lizzie, built in the Clyde, 1864. Creator: Unknown

New blockade-runner Lizzie, built in the Clyde, 1864. Creator: Unknown
New blockade-runner Lizzie, built in the Clyde, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by Mr. Hugh Aird. 'This steamer has been built...for the purpose of running the blockade of the ports of

Background imageSteamship Collection: Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. G. Whitaker. 'The course was three times round the bay

Background imageSteamship Collection: Hammerfest, in Norway, lately visited by Prince Alfred, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Hammerfest, in Norway, lately visited by Prince Alfred, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Hammerfest, in Norway, lately visited by Prince Alfred, 1864. View of the town and harbour. 'The town of Hammerfest, the most northerly in the world, is situated in latitude 70 deg

Background imageSteamship Collection: A prayer service on a steamship on the feast of St. Nicholas on 9 (12) May, 1880. Creator: Unknown

A prayer service on a steamship on the feast of St. Nicholas on 9 (12) May, 1880. Creator: Unknown
A prayer service on a steamship on the feast of St. Nicholas on 9 (12) May, 1880. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist



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