Steamships | PICRYL collections

John Currie - Mauretania

This photograph is taken in Canada Dock in Liverpool, 1909. The gentleman in uniform is “Mauretania’s” first Chief Engineer, John Currie. ..RMS MAURETANIA was one of the most famous ships ever built on Tyneside... more

Aerial view of the procession of mail ships, Maloja, Orford, Nieuw Zeeland and Manunda at the official opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932

Searle, E. W. (Edward William)..Part of the collection: Official air views of the opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932.; Title devised by cataloguer based on accompanying documentat... more

Complete Picture of a Steamship off Kanazawa

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide (Japanese, 1807–1878/79) Edo period (1615–1868)

The steam ship President, Lieut. Roberts R.N. commander: the largest in the world

The steam ship President, the largest in the world Lieut. Roberts R.N. Commander on her last voyage from New York to Liverpool: as last seen from the packet ship Orpheus, Capt. Cole in the terrific gale of March the 12th 1841 at 5 o'clock p.m. lat. 39, 46 long. 71, bearing N.E. by E. by compass steering East

Steam ship of War Eagle

The BRITANNIA steamship leaving Boston, U.S.

Royal mail steam ship, Europe

U.S. mail steam ship Pacific: Collins line, builders, hull by Brown & Bell N.Y. engines by Allaire Works N.Y.

U.S. mail steam ship, Atlantic: Collins line. builders, hull by Wm. H. Brown N.Y.--engines, by Stillman Allen & Co. Novelty Works N.Y.

U.S. mail steam ship Atlantic

U.S. mail steam ship Baltic: Collins line. builders, hull by Brown & Bell N.Y. engines by Allaire Works N.Y.

Reindeer polka

Design and model of the new steamer America, for the western lakes

Print showing port side view of the steamer America.

The American steamship Columbia, of New York for Europe

United States mail steam ship "Pacific"

Disasters of 60 days : Wreck of Steamship Tennessee, Indian Cove, March 6th, 1853 ; Wreck & burning of the steamer Independence on the island of Margarita, Feby. 16th, 1853. 150 lives lost ; Collapse of flue on board Jenny Lind off San Francisquito, April 11th, 1853, 50 lives lost ; Wreck of propellor steamship S.S. Lewis, Duxburg Reef, April 9th, 1853 / / Lith. & pubh. by Britton & Rey, cr. California & Montgomery St., San Francisco.

Pictorial lettersheet shows four images of shipwrecks on one page plus two vignettes of (top) a shepherdess and a bear and (center) Explosion R.K. Page Nicolaus, Feather River, March 21th, 1853; with attached blank leaf.

[U.S.S. Susquehanna, Commodore Perry's flag ship, full starboard view]

Drawing is on the "Susquehanna & Mississippil Scroll", depicting Perry's expedition to Japan.

[Port views of the U.S.S. Susquehanna and the U.S.S. Mississippi understeam]

Drawings are panels one and two of the "Machinery scroll' depicting Perry's expedition to Japan, 1853.

U.S.M. steamship Illinois. Coaling at Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. enroute for Aspinwall, N.G.

United States "Auxiliary Screw" steam frigate "Merrimac" 60 guns. Off the entrance to New York harbour / T.G. Dutton, del et lith. ; Day & Son, Lithrs. to the Queen.

Print showing a broadside view of the port side of the steam frigate U.S.S. Merrimack undersail near the entrance to New York harbor. Includes measurements for length, breadth, weight, and horse power.

U.S. steam frigate Mississippi passing Punta Tristao. N. west point of Madeira / Jas. Queen delt. ; P.S. Duval & Co's. lithy. Philada.

Print shows the American side wheel steam frigate Mississippi on rough seas as it passes Tristram Point, Madeira.

Providence and Stonington Steamship Co's. steamer, Rhode Island

Steamboats passing at midnight: on Long Island

United States "Auxiliary Screw" steam frigate "Merrimac" 60 guns. Off the entrance to New York harbour / T.G. Dutton, del et lith. ; Day & Son, Lithrs. to [the Queen].

Print showing a broadside view of the port side of the steam frigate U.S.S. Merrimack undersail near the entrance to New York harbor.

Steamship docks above Brooklyn Bridge.

[Interior view of a steamship.]

Steamship Cimbria, S.W. Harbor, Mt. Desert, Me.

Steamship docks above Brooklyn Bridge.

[Interior view of a steamship.]

Yorktown

Sidewheeler using steam as auxiliary power, showing men with crates of tobacco marked "P.B." (Paulin Byrd).

U.S. Gun Boat Montecello

Broadside view of steamship.

U.S. Transport Marion

Broadside view of sidewheel steamship.

The South New steamship line between Boston and Savannah. The splendid side wheel steamship Joseph Whitney ... Will leave Boston for Savannah. on Saturday, Dec'r 8th, 1860 at 3 o'clock, P M ... Boston, December 3d, 1860 Boston. J. H. & F. F. Far

[American steam packet vessel at port in Le Havre, France] / Auguste Lacroix, photographe, Havre.

Photograph shows American commercial ship with American flag flying from foremast and commercial flag flying from mainmast.

The steamship Marion, on her way to New York with the wives and children of the soldiers in Fort Sumter - manning the ramparts and cheering of the men as the steamer passes the fort the parting salute from Fort Sumpter / from a sketch by our special artist now in Charleston

U.S. gunboat Lexington [i.e. Tyler] - Mississippi River Fleet

Photograph shows a Union timberclad, the U.S.S. Tyler.

U.S. gunboat Tyler - Mississippi River Fleet

Photograph shows a Union timberclad, the U.S.S. Tyler.

“America”: A Steamship in Transit

Utagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active ca. 1850–1870) Edo period (1615–1868)

View Inside an American Steamship

Utagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active ca. 1850–1870) Edo period (1615–1868)

U.S. steam gun boat "Chippewa"

U.S.S. Mendota, James River, Va.

Arrival of the United States steam sloop Niagara at Jeddo, Japan, with the Japanese embassadors [sic] on board, November 10, 1860

Steamship Planter, White House Landing, Pamunkey River

Interior of an American Steamship

Utagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active ca. 1850–1870) Edo period (1615–1868)

Interior of an American Steamship

Utagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active ca. 1850–1870) Edo period (1615–1868)

Com. Farragut's fleet, passing the forts on the Mississippi, April 24th 1862 The U.S. Frigate Mississippi destroying the rebel ram Manassas.

Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 11 guns: in Hampton Roads March 9th., 1862

Burning of the steamship "Golden Gate" :July 27. 1862

Capture of Fort Henry by U.S. gun boats under the command of Flag Officer Foote, February 6th 1862 / J.G. ; Middleton, Strobridge & Co. Lith. Cin. O.

Print shows four Union ironclads in the foreground, identified as the "St. Louis", "Carondelet", "Cincinnati", and the "Essex", bombarding Confederate Fort Henry in the background; also shows two Confederate st... more

Gunboat Tyler, where W.W. Stuart served during the Civil War

Photograph shows timberclad steamer gunboat USS Tyler with crew on deck.

[Washington, District of Columbia]. Brazilian Steam Frigate at Navy Yard. Yards manned on the occasion of the President's visit

Model of the screw-propeller steamship Watergeus

Hampton Roads, Virginia (vicinity). U.S.S. MALVERN

Franconia I

Local Accession Number: PC 138..Description: Steamship from the U.K. ..Photographer: Unknown..Source: Unknown..Size: 3x5..Medium: Print, Color..Date: 11-22-1913

Fifty-three Stations of Suehiro: Warrior Looks at Passing Steamship

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Edo period (1615–1868)

Wilson on Board U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 182 ..Description: President Wilson on the bridge of the U.S.S. George Washington en route to England and Paris for the Peace Conference. .From left to right: Edith Benham (Secretary to ... more

U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 2395..Description: U.S.S. George Washington at sea...Photographer: Unknown..Source: Donated by John Zilliox..Size: 3x5..Medium: Photocopy, Black and White..Date: 1918?

Wilson on Board U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 182 ..Description: President Wilson on the bridge of the U.S.S. George Washington en route to England and Paris for the Peace Conference. .From left to right: Edith Benham (Secretary to ... more

U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 186..Description: President Wilson and Captain McCauley on the bridge of the U.S.S. George Washington...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Research Library, 20th Century Fox..Size:... more

U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 184..Description: The U.S.S. Washington at sea, carrying President Wilson et al. to Europe for the Peace Conference. ..Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Research Library, 20th Cen... more

U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 186..Description: President Wilson and Captain McCauley on the bridge of the U.S.S. George Washington...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Research Library, 20th Century Fox..Size:... more

U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 2395..Description: U.S.S. George Washington at sea...Photographer: Unknown..Source: Donated by John Zilliox..Size: 3x5..Medium: Photocopy, Black and White..Date: 1918?

Wilson Disembarking U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 185..Description: The President and Mrs. Wilson, disembarking the U.S.S. Washington, en route to Europe for the Paris Peace Conference...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Research... more

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Kazalinsk. Pristan aral'skoi flotilii

Photograph shows a steam-powered paddle wheel boat with Russian naval personnel on board. In the background, a boat along the shore and two others under construction.

Franconia I

Local Accession Number: PC 138..Description: Steamship from the U.K. ..Photographer: Unknown..Source: Unknown..Size: 3x5..Medium: Print, Color..Date: 11-22-1913

Franconia I

Local Accession Number: PC 138..Description: Steamship from the U.K. ..Photographer: Unknown..Source: Unknown..Size: 3x5..Medium: Print, Color..Date: 11-22-1913

Steamship Sacramento leaving Port.

U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 186..Description: President Wilson and Captain McCauley on the bridge of the U.S.S. George Washington...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Research Library, 20th Century Fox..Size:... more

Wilson Disembarking U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 185..Description: The President and Mrs. Wilson, disembarking the U.S.S. Washington, en route to Europe for the Paris Peace Conference...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Research... more

Wilson Disembarking U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 185..Description: The President and Mrs. Wilson, disembarking the U.S.S. Washington, en route to Europe for the Paris Peace Conference...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Research... more

Wilson on Board U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 182 ..Description: President Wilson on the bridge of the U.S.S. George Washington en route to England and Paris for the Peace Conference. .From left to right: Edith Benham (Secretary to ... more

Wilson's Arrival at Brest, France

Local Accession Number: PC 102..Description: Wilson arrives in Brest, France for the Paris Peace Conference...Photographer: Unknown..Source: Unknown..Size: 3.5x5.5..Medium: Print, Sepia..Date: 1918

Wilson's Arrival at Brest, France

Local Accession Number: PC 102..Description: Wilson arrives in Brest, France for the Paris Peace Conference...Photographer: Unknown..Source: Unknown..Size: 3.5x5.5..Medium: Print, Sepia..Date: 1918

U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 2395..Description: U.S.S. George Washington at sea...Photographer: Unknown..Source: Donated by John Zilliox..Size: 3x5..Medium: Photocopy, Black and White..Date: 1918?

U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 184..Description: The U.S.S. Washington at sea, carrying President Wilson et al. to Europe for the Peace Conference. ..Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Research Library, 20th Cen... more

Wilson's Arrival at Brest, France

Local Accession Number: PC 102..Description: Wilson arrives in Brest, France for the Paris Peace Conference...Photographer: Unknown..Source: Unknown..Size: 3.5x5.5..Medium: Print, Sepia..Date: 1918

U.S.S. George Washington

Local Accession Number: 184..Description: The U.S.S. Washington at sea, carrying President Wilson et al. to Europe for the Peace Conference. ..Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Research Library, 20th Cen... more

Steamship SACRAMENTO, San Francisco

The delta of the Mississippi: Scene at southwest bar

Steamship Ajax in the Floating Dock, Hunter's Point.

P.M.S.S. & Co.'s Steamship Japan - In the California Dry Dock, Hunter's Point.

Providence steamship wharf.

[La Crosse, Wisc. 1873]

Print showing La Crosse, Wisconsin from vantage point on the Mississippi River with the "Belle of La Crosse" steamboat at dock and a steam "Transfer Boat" the "Alex. McGregor" with two barges on the river, also... more

The Spanish butchery

American naval response to the Spanish attack on the steamer Virginius during the Cuban Insurrection of 1868-1878.

Nova Scotia - loss of the steamship "Atlantic" - scenes and incidents during and after the wreck [4-1-1873]: [4 cuts - rescue line from ship to shore; divers removing bodies; identifying bodies]