Transatlantic Collection (page 3)

Launch of the Orama (Orient Line), 20, 000 Tons, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the " Orama" (Orient Line), 20, 000 Tons, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Olympic (White Star Line) At Sea, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The " Olympic" (White Star Line) At Sea, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

For Practice Only, c1930. Creator: Unknown
For Practice Only, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Minnewaska (Atlantic Transport Line), (21, 998 tons), c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Minnewaska (Atlantic Transport Line), (21, 998 tons), c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Swimming Pool, Berengaria, . Creator: Unknown
Swimming Pool, " Berengaria", . From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Lavishly Decorated Main Dining Saloon of the Leviathan. c1930
The Lavishly Decorated Main Dining Saloon of the " Leviathan". c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Palm Court and Lounge in the Majestic, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Palm Court and Lounge in the Majestic, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Boat Drill Aboard the Aquitania. c1930. Creator: Unknown
Boat Drill Aboard the " Aquitania". c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Belgenland (Red Star Line), 27, 132 Tons, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The " Belgenland" (Red Star Line), 27, 132 Tons, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Cunard Aurania (14, 000 Tons) on the Stocks at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1930
The Cunard " Aurania" (14, 000 Tons) on the Stocks at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co

The White Star Liner Doric Under Construction, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The White Star Liner " Doric" Under Construction, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The White Star Liner Doric (16, 484 Tons), . Creator: Unknown
The White Star Liner " Doric" (16, 484 Tons), . From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Olympic (46, 439 Tons) Shown in Section, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Olympic (46, 439 Tons) Shown in Section, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Cleaning the Hull of the Majestic in Dry Dock, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Cleaning the Hull of the " Majestic" in Dry Dock, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Boat Deck of the Leviathan. c1930. Creator: Unknown
Boat Deck of the " Leviathan". c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Mauretania (Cunard Line), 30, 696 Tons, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The " Mauretania" (Cunard Line), 30, 696 Tons, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Aquitana (Cunard Line), 45, 647 Tons, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The " Aquitana" (Cunard Line), 45, 647 Tons, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Royal Mail Motor Liner Asturias (22, 500 Tons Gross), c1930. Creator
The Royal Mail Motor Liner " Asturias" (22, 500 Tons Gross), c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Mauretania at Cherbourg, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The " Mauretania" at Cherbourg, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

The Cunard Liner Lusitania. c1910. Creator: Unknown
The Cunard Liner " Lusitania". c1910. Ocean liner RMS Lusitania, launched in 1906, was built for the Cunard Steamship Line by John Brown & Co on the Clyde

BOAC navigation officers drawing up a flight plan, World War II, c1939-c1944 (1946). Flight Plan. BOAC navigation officers plan an Atlantic crossing

The Bremen Junkers W 33 leaves Baldonnel Aerodrome, Ireland, 12 April 1928, (1932). Germans Hermann Ko hl and Ehrenfried Gü nther Freiherr von Hü nefeld

Wolfgang von Gronau arrives in New York, August 1930, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Wolfgang von Gronau arrives in New York after crossing the Atlantic, August 1930, (1932). German aviation pioneer Wolfgang von Gronau (1893-1977)

Chart of the North Atlantic, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Chart of the North Atlantic, 1902. Showing North and Central America, West Africa and Western Europe, and transatlantic shipping routes. From The Century Atlas of the World. [John Walker & Co, Ltd

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 Most Popular Transatlantic Liners, the Mauretania at Southampton, 1937
One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners was the Mauretania, shown above being painted at Southampton in preparation for one of the cruises on which she was sometimes employed, 1937

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

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]

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

Universal admiration was accorded to the fine performance of the Bremen, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Rudder and screws of S. S. Imperator, c. 1912
Rudder and screws of S.S. Imperator, c.1912 (b/w photo). Built for the Hamburg America line and launched 23rd May, 1912. It became RMS Berengaria in 1920 under the Cunard flag

American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne after their flight to Japan, 1931. In May 1927 Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) made the first successful transatlantic flight

American aviator Charles Lindbergh addressing a crowd at the Washington Monument, USA, c1927
American aviator Charles Lindbergh addressing a crowd at the Washington Monument, Washington DC, USA, c1927. Lindbergh (1902-1974)

Charles Lindbergh, American aviator, at Le Bourget Aerodrome, Paris, France, May 1927. Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) after completing the first successful solo transatlantic flight

The Hero of the Decade, 1927. Charles A Lindbergh (1902-1974), American aviator who, on 20 May 1927, made the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic

The Great Blizzard of June, 1927, New York City, USA, 1927. A ticker tape parade to welcome American aviator Charles A Lindbergh (1902-1974)

Mrs W Buller, first woman to fly professionally, 1914. Artist:s and G
Mrs W Buller, first woman to fly professionally, 1914. Mrs Buller became a professional pilot with Caudron and Co. Inset is a portrait of British aviator John Alcock (1892-1919)

Manufacturing the transatlantic telegraph cable, c1865 (1866). Artist: Robert Dudley
Manufacturing the transatlantic telegraph cable, c1865 (1866). Coiling the telegraph cable in the tanks at the works in Greenwich

HMS Agamemnon laying the original Atlantic telegraph cable, 1857 (1866). Artist
HMS Agamemnon laying the original Atlantic telegraph cable, 1857 (1866). HMS Agamemnon was the first warship to be built with screw propulsion

Steerage passengers on an Atlantic steamer bound for America, c1850. Engraving. (Colorised black and white print)

Q. S. T. S. Queen Mary, 1937
Q.S.T.S. Queen Mary, 1937. From The Story of Navigation. [The Imperial Tobacco Co. (Of Great Britain & Ireland), Ltd. 1937]

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

A Meal Aboard the Graf Zeppelin While Flying over the Atlantic, 1927. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co, Limited, London & Melbourne, 1927]

American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his plane, Spirit of St Louis, c1927 (c1937). In 1927 Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer

Charles Lindbergh checking the engine of his aircraft before his transatlantic flight, 1927 (c1937)
Charles Lindbergh checking the 220 hp Wright Whirlwind engine of his aircraft before his transatlantic flight, 1927 (c1937)

Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, British aviators, c1919 (c1937). John William Alcock (1892-1919), a Captain in the Royal Air Force

Colonel Charles A Lindbergh, American aviator, c1931 (c1937). Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) was an aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist

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