Transatlantic Collection

S.s Etruria, New York to Liverpool, November 8th to 15th 1890. Artist: Jack Lethbridge
S.S Etruria, New York to Liverpool, November 8th to 15th 1890. RMS Etruria was a transatlantic ocean liner built by John Elder & Co of Glasgow

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

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

Valentia in 1857-1858 at the Time of the Laying of the Former Cable, 1865

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline Laying the Earthwire on July 21st, 1865, 1865

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

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.

Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination of the City Hall, 1858. Firework display, with inscription: All Honour to Cyrus [?] Field'

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end of the Cable, 1858. View of Valentia

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, from the North, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, from the North, 1858. View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic Telegraph

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, the Landing-Place of the Atlantic Cable, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, the Landing-Place of the Atlantic Cable, 1858. View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, 1858. View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic Telegraph

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - the "Agamemnon" in a Storm, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - the "Agamemnon" in a Storm, 1858. Ship struggling in...the great storm on the 20th of June...the Agamemnon rolled so heavily

The Atlantic Telegraph Paying-Out Machine, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Paying-Out Machine, 1858. In the Engraving, which is taken from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank, the paying-out machine is shown in perspective nearest to the observer

The Collision in Dover Bay: the Franconia backing from the Strathclyde, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Collision in Dover Bay: the Franconia backing from the Strathclyde, 1876. The Strathclyde, of Glasgow, an iron steam-ship bound from London to Bombay, was run into by the Franconia

The new steam-ship Australia, 1876. Creator: J. R. W
The new steam-ship Australia, 1876. Ocean-going steamer in the South West India Dock, River Thames. A number of state rooms on the upper or hurricane deck are arranged for two passengers only

On the Way to the Philadelphia Exhibition, 1876. Creator: C.R
On the Way to the Philadelphia Exhibition, 1876. Bringing mails on board; smoking saloon; playing quoits; the Belle of the voyage; New York pilot boat in sight...[View of] the upper deck of

The "Christopher Columbus" Cutter, 45 Tons, in which Mr. Webb recently crossed the Atlantic, 1858. The cutter sailed from New York on the 19th of August

The R.M.S. Oceanic, 1901. Creator: Norman Wilkinson
The R.M.S. Oceanic, 1901. RMS Oceanic was a transatlantic ocean liner built for the White Star Line. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 6 September 1899

The Atlantic Cable, ready for shipment, Morden Wharf, East Greenwich, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Cable, ready for shipment, Morden Wharf, East Greenwich, [London], 1857. The core is conveyed to [Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s works at] East Greenwich upon large reels

Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable Wire, at the Gutta Percha Company's... 1857
Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable Wire, at the Gutta Percha Company's Works, Wharf-Road, [London], 1857

Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East Greenwich, [London], 1857. The firm has...undertaken to complete 1250 miles within a specified period...The

Launch of the "Torino", at Blackwall, 1856. Creator: Edwin Weedon
Launch of the "Torino", at Blackwall, 1856. Steamship on the River Thames in London, ...built by Messrs. C. Mare and Co. for the Genoese Transatlantic Navigation Company...designed by Mr

'Les routes l'Atlantique; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Les routes l'Atlantique; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Le "Deutschland"; le submersible allemand "Deutschland" dans la baie de Chesapeake, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Le "Deutschland"; Le capitaine Koenig, commandant du "Deutschland", 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le "Deutschland"; Le capitaine Koenig, commandant du "Deutschland", 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Launch of the "Vittorio Emanuele" Iron Screw Steamer, at Blackwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the "Vittorio Emanuele" Iron Screw Steamer, at Blackwall, 1854. Steamship on the Thames in London. The Vittorio Emanuele has been constructed under the superintendence of Messrs

The "Helena Sloman" Steam-Ship, 1850. Creator: Unknown. The "Helena Sloman" Steam-Ship, 1850
The "Helena Sloman" Steam-Ship, 1850. This splendid screw steamer was built at the works of Messrs. T. and W. Pim

After-Deck of the "Asia", 1850. Creator: Smyth. After-Deck of the "Asia", 1850. Creator: Smyth
After-Deck of the "Asia", 1850. The Asia was built by Messrs. Steele, of Greenock. The engines and boilers were furnished by Mr

The British Mail Steam-Ship "Asia", 1850. Creator: Smyth. The British Mail Steam-Ship "Asia", 1850
The British Mail Steam-Ship "Asia", 1850. The Asia was built by Messrs. Steele, of Greenock. The engines and boilers were furnished by Mr

Grand Saloon of the "Atlantic", 1850. Creator: Smyth. Grand Saloon of the "Atlantic", 1850
Grand Saloon of the "Atlantic", 1850. The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool...the first of six similar vessels to be built for E. K. Collins, Esq

The United States Mail Steam-Ship "Atlantic" entering the Mersey, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The United States Mail Steam-Ship "Atlantic" entering the Mersey, 1850. The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool on the 10th [May]. the first of six similar vessels to be built for E. K

Departure of Mdelle. Jenny Lind from Liverpool for America, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Departure of Mdelle. Jenny Lind from Liverpool for America, 1850. The Swedish singer sets off amid a...magnificent display of public feeling and sympathy...the booming of cannon

Departure of the "Viceroy" Steamer from the Dock Quay, Galway, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Departure of the "Viceroy" Steamer from the Dock Quay, Galway, [Ireland], 1850. Crowds turn out to see the steamer begin her journey across the Atlantic Ocean carrying the mail

Putting the Mail on Board the "Viceroy", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Putting the Mail on Board the "Viceroy", 1850. Mail sacks being loaded at Galway in Ireland, to be carried across the Atlantic Ocean

The "Viceroy", at Anchor in the Roads at Galway Bay, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The "Viceroy", at Anchor in the Roads at Galway Bay, [Ireland], 1850. Steamship carrying mail across the Atlantic....with the steamer O'Connell putting visitors on board; and Salt Hill

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

The Great Eastern, 1860: The Vessel leaving Southampton on her First Voyage, June 17, (1901). The SS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with John Scott

First transatlantic telephone call, from London to New York, 7 March 1926, (1935). Ringing Up " Uncle Sam"...the actual scene at the switchboard when London spoke to America by radio

The Mauretania, 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Mauretania, 1922, (1935). In May 1922, the liner Mauretania set a new record of 5 days 8 hours 56 minutes for the crossing from New York to Southampton

The RMS Titanic. Creator: Unknown
The RMS Titanic. Operated by the White Star Line, Titanic was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of her time, and thought to be unsinkable

M. V. Georgic, 1937
M.V. Georgic, 1937. From The Story of Navigation. [The Imperial Tobacco Co. (Of Great Britain & Ireland), Ltd. 1937]

Mr. Charles T. Bright, Chief Engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Charles T. Bright, Chief Engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1858. This gentleman, the chief engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Displacement of the Cable on Board the "Agamemnon", 1858. Storm of 20th June

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Breaking Adrift of the Coal on Board the "Agamemnon", 1858. A storm on 20th June....everything broke adrift, whether secured or not

Lockheed Vega 5B flown by Amelia Earhart, 1927-1929. Creator
NR7952. High-speed cabin monoplane with cantilever wings and streamlined design. On May 20-21, 1932, Amelia Earhart flew this Vega across the Atlantic Ocean becoming the first woman to fly

Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis", piloted by Charles A. Lindbergh, 1927
Monoplane flown by Charles Lindbergh on May 20-21 1927 on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight. Silver colored doped fabric covered high wing single radial engine monoplane

12c S. S. Adriatic re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
12c S.S. Adriatic re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; without grill; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial

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