Transatlantic Collection (page 4)

RMS Lucania, c1905. The Lucania was a liner operated by the Cunard Line between 1893 and 1909. She held the Blue Riband from 1893 until 1898

Henry James, American-born British novelist, 1890 (1956). Although born in the USA, Henry James (1843-1916) travelled extensively to Europe and lived primarily in England from 1876 onwards

Picking up the Atlantic cable, 1866 (c1880). An attempt in 1865 by Brunels giant steamship, the Great Eastern to lay a transatlantic telegraph cable ended in failure when the cable snapped

The Great Eastern playing out the Atlantic telegraph cable, c1865, (c1880). A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)

Professor Lowes Balloon, c1859. Steamboat-powered airship for transatlantic flights. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers

The Atlantic Telegraph Cable, Parade, c1858. Celebrating the telegraph cable that crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Frigate, 19th century. Artist: L Sabatier & Lauvergne
Frigate, 19th century. First in a line of transatlantic boats used by the French in 1847

Ocean liner RMS Lusitania, 20th century. Launched in 1906, the Lusitania was built for the Cunard Steamship Line by John Brown & Co on the Clyde

Ocean liner RMS Mauretania, 20th century. The Mauretania was built for the Cunard Line by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Wallsend on the Tyne

Ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 20th century.The Aquitania was built by John Brown and Company on the Clyde for the Cunard Line

Releasing French army homing pigeons on board the transatlantic liner La Bretagne, 1898. The birds were released on the voyage between Le Havre and New York. From Le Petit Journal

Lord Kelvins transatlantic telegraph, 1877. Artist: John Wright Oakes
Lord Kelvins transatlantic telegraph, 1877. William Thomsons (Lord Kelvin) (1824-1907) receiving apparatus used at Brest, France, including his mirror galvanometer (left)

Grand saloon of the steamship Atlantic, 1850

Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, on the US mail boat Atlantic, Liverpool, August 1850. Opera singer Jenny lind, being given an enthusiastic send-off on her journey to America

Isambard Kingdom Brunels Great Western, 1882. The Great Western was launched in 1837 for the Great Western Steamship Co as the first of three steamships designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Aeroplane in which Alock and Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919. British aviators John William Alcock (1892-1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948)

Alcock and Browns aeroplane after completing the first non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919. British aviators John William Alcock (1892-1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948)

White Star Lines steamer Oceanic, 1871. Built in 1870 by Harland and Wolff at Belfast, the Oceanic was the first liner built for the White Star Line

Dinner time in the first class dining saloon of an Atlantic steamer on a stormy day, c1890. From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril & Heroism by F Whymper

The United States mail steam ship Atlantic entering the Mersey, 1850. Artist: Smyth
The United States mail steam ship Atlantic entering the Mersey, 1850. A print from The Illustrated London News, 25th May 1850

British emigrants on their way to America, 1870
British emigrants on their way to America as steerage passengers. From The Graphic, London, March 1870. Wood engraving

Henry James, American novelist, late 19th-early 20th century. Although born in the USA, Henry James (1843-1916) travelled extensively to Europe and lived primarily in England from 1876 onwards

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