Steamboat Collection

Paddle steamer Medway Queen, Sheerness, Kent
Paddle steamer Medway Queen, arriving at Sheerness-on-Sea, Kent. During the Second World War she acted as a minesweeper, and made seven evacuation trips from Dunkirk in 1940, rescuing 7000 men

Grace Darling, rowing with her father
Grace Horsley Darling (1815 - 1842), daughter of the lighthouse keeper, William Darling, on the Farne Islands

Advert, Richard Irvin & Sons, Aberdeen, Scotland
Advert, Richard Irvin & Sons, Steam Fishing Vessel Owners, Licensed Auctioneers and Fish Salesmen, Aberdeen, Scotland. 1905

Paddle steamer La Marguerite, off Penmaenmawr, with Great Orme in the distance. Date: circa 1907

Grace Darling, lighthouse keeper's daughter
Grace Horsley Darling (1815 - 1842), daughter of the lighthouse keeper, William Darling, on the Farne Islands

Charlotte Dundas Paddle Boat
Print of the Charlotte Dundas, the first practical application of steam power driving a paddle wheel. Designed by William Symington and trested on the Forth and Clyde Canal in 1802

Latvia - Riga - Agenskalns
Agenskalns a district in Riga, located on the left bank of the Daugava, an old neighbourhood, mainly built in the late 19th - early 20th century. Formerly known as Hegensberg. Date: circa 1901

Steamboat Pier, Fleetwood, Wyre district, Lancashire
Steamboat Pier and Railway Station, Fleetwood, Wyre district, Lancashire Date: circa 1907

Steamship in port of Mollendo, Peru, South America
Moonlit scene with a steamship in the port of Mollendo, southern Peru, South America. Date: 1916

The Harbour, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. Showing steamboat Date: 1940s

Island Queen riverboat by night, Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Date: circa 1910

Channel at Steamboat Rock, Wisconsin River, Wisconsin, USA Date: 1932

John Stevens - Steamboat pioneer
Revolutionary War colonel John Stevens (1749 - 1838) - American lawyer, engineer, and inventor who constructed the first U.S. steam locomotive, first steam-powered ferry, and first U.S

Le Sylphe fishing by night
Night fishing. A steam-powered fishing boat Le Sylphe raising the trawl net by moonlight. Peche de nuit: Aviso le Sylphe relevant le chalut. Drawn by Edouard Riou after a photograph by L

Merchant marine. The Stirling Castle. English steam clipper, specifically built for importing tea. Drawing by Cortellini Sanchez. Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Egypt. Suez Canal. The British gunboats Hotspur and Don, destined to protect the security of the canal. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Steamship Antonio Lopez from Compania Trasatlantica Espanola
Spain. Steamship Antonio Lopez, from the Compania Trasatlantica Espanola, owned by the Marques de Comillas

Steamship Antonio Lopez from Compania Trasatlantica Espanola
Spain. Steamship Antonio Lopez, from the Compania Trasatlantica Espanola, owned by the Marques de Comillas

Patrick Miller, the first steam engine boat, 1788. 1788

Pier and Harbour, Littlehampton, West Sussex, with the paddle steamer Worthing Belle on the left and Arun Mill in the distance on the right. Date: circa 1905

Steamboat passing through lock near St. Louis. Missouri, USA Date: circa 1910s

John Fitch - American inventor of the steamboat
John Fitch (1743-1798) - the ill-fated inventor of the steamboat, who ended his own life in Bardstown in 1798, Kentucky, USA

Steamboat Alert in Creux Harbour, Sark, Victorian period

CGT/PLM Poster, Paris to Marseille and North Africa

Thomas Cook's Tourist Steamer Sudan Date: 1921

Cologne to Dusseldorf paddle steamer boat

Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, SW London Date: circa 1910

Town Hall and Broad Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Malpas Ferry, on the Fall, near Falmouth, Cornwall - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Steamship Stanley - E. A. Tilly
History of Africa. Steamship Stanley. It was built for the journey of Henry Morton Stanley on the Congo River. Engraving by E. A. Tilly

History of Africa. The Congo. Leopoldville station
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Leopoldville station. Panoramic view of the trading post and port from Ngaliema Bay in 1884. It was the first main Colonial Post near Stanley Pool

The Comet, the first commercial steamboat in Europe Date: early 19th century

German ocean tug Hansa of the Hamburg-Amerika Line Date: early 20th century

PS Cambria, paddle steamboat

Passagers On Board Dundee Steamer 1873
Departing from Wapping, London on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Londoners taking a holiday trip

Bennett Lake, White Pass & Yukon Railway, Canada
c.1900 vintage photograph: Steamboat landing at Bennett Lake, White Pass and Yukon Railway, Canada

Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1877. Two fashionable women in dark slim dresses, bonnets, walking near the fountains at the Luxor Obelisk. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Passengers by the Corbeil Steamboat, Paris, 1846. Woman in green crinoline dress with bows, bonnet and cashmere shawl

Opposite the first Cafe de Paris, Boulevard des Italiens, 1845. Two bearded dandies in redingotes and top hats watch a woman in long riding dress side-saddle on a horse

Branch of pink plum blossom

Henry Bells first English steamboat, The Comet Henry Bells first English steamboat
Henry Bells first English steamboat, The Comet, built in 1812. circa 1812

Steamboat pleasure cruiser off Gibraltar

Gosport from the Point, Portsmouth, Hampshire. 1860

The Comet, early paddle steamer
The Comet, an early paddle steamer, built in 1812 in Scotland, the first commercially successful steamboat service in Europe, operating on the River Clyde between Glasgow and Greenock

New Railway Bridge, Pimlico, London 1860
The new Railway Bridge across the Thames at Pimlico. Date: 1860

Paddle steamer Chippewa at Lewiston, Ontario, Canada
Niagara River Line paddle steamer Chippewa at Lewiston, Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1908

Hull of a frigate, cannon and section through
Hull of an 18th century Royal Naval frigate, cannon and section through steamboat

Steamboat landing, Hanlons Point, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Steamboat landing at Hanlons Point, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. circa 1908

Opening of LCC steamboat service by Prince of Wales
Opening of the London County Council steamboat service by HRH George, Prince of Wales, at Westminster Pier, London, 17 June 1905. 1905

Steamer, Resolute, with passengers at Great Yarmouth
Steamer (double-ended ferry), Resolute, with passengers at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, owned by the Yarmouth & Gorleston Steamboat Company. Date: circa 1920

The Landing, Island Beach, New Jersey, USA, with the Queen Anne paddle steamer and disembarking tourists. Date: circa 1906

Queen Astrid steamer on the Congo River
Page from The Sphere reporting on the steam Queen Astrid, one of the flagships of the Congo River. It was timber-burning and made two trips up river every month. Date: 1953

Interlaken, Heimwehfluh and Jungfrau, Bern, Switzerland, with a steamboat on the lake. Date: circa 1930s

Advert, Thames & Channel Passenger Service, London Steamboat Company Limited, for steamboats calling at various points along the River Thames in London and places further afield in Essex

Whaleback Steamer on Lake Michigan, Chicago, USA
A Whaleback Steamer on Lake Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, USA. circa 1907

Mailboat at Ceuta, Spanish city in Morocco, North Africa
Mailboat ferry Victoria at Ceuta (operating between Ceuta and Algeciras), Spanish city in Morocco, North Africa. Date: circa 1940

Steamer at Ceuta, Spanish city in Morocco, North Africa
Steamer (mailboat) General Sanjunio at Ceuta, Spanish city in Morocco, North Africa. Date: circa 1930

Laggan Avenue on the Caledonian Canal entered when travelling from Fort William after passing through Loch Lochy and immediately before enetering Loch Oich. Date: circa 1910s

Southern Home on River Date: 1948

Steam Boiler Making at Vulcan Foundry, Glasgow 1843
Construction of a large steam boiler for a boat at the Vulcan Foundry, Clyde, Glasgow. A large pair of bellows stands at the front of the scene. Date: 1843

Excursion steamboats leaving London 1900
Excursion steamboats leaving fresh Wharf, London Bridge. Date: 1900

LE HAVRE WATERFRONT
Panoramic view of the waterfront at Le Havre : only one steamboat is evident among the shipping. Date: circa 1835

LE HAVRE, CIRCA 1840
A Seine steamboat comes down- river, as a warning to the sailing vessels in the harbour that their days are numbered. Date: circa 1840

GREENWICH STEAMBOAT 1847
A steamboat excursion to Greenwich on the Thames on an Easter Monday. Date: 1847

LOADING COTTON, USA
Cotton loaded on a Mississippi steamboat, at New Orleans Date: 1886

Maid of the Mist steamboat, Niagara Falls, USA
Maid of the Mist tourist steamboat, Niagara Falls, USA. Above is the Niagara Gorge Bridge. Date: circa 1895

SS District of Columbia - Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co. Date: circa 1920

The Trossachs Pier and Loch Katrine - Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Scotland. Date: circa 1904

Steamboat Maid of the Mist - Niagara Falls Tourist boat
Steamboat Maid of the Mist - Niagara Tourist boat, returning from the Falls. Date: circa 1910s

View of the Gota Canal at Borensberg, Ostergotland, Sweden, with the steamship Pallas on the water. Date: circa 1930s

Steam boat, Maudslays and Murrays steam engine, 19th century

Istanbul, Turkey - Tokatlian Hotel at Therapia
The Tokatlian (Tokatliyan) Hotel at Therapia on the Bosphorus, run by an Armenian. Tarabya (Therapia) - world famous for aromatic raspberries, restaurants, hotels

Minne-ha-ha Paddle Steamer, Lake George, NY State, USA
The Minne-ha-ha Paddle Steamer of the Lake George Steamboat Company, Lake George, NY State, USA - a sidewheeler vessel that served from 1857 to 1878. Date: circa 1890

Sailing boats and ships on nine Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Paddle steamer Ryde, Newhaven, East Sussex
Paddle steamer Ryde at Newhaven, East Sussex. Date: early 1960s

Hotel T Hof Van Brussel, Sluis, Netherlands
Hotel T Hof Van Brussel (Janssens-Beijaert Cafe Restaurant), Sluis, Netherlands, with people sitting at tables outside, viewed from across the canal. Date: circa 1908

11 miles south of Reno, Nevada, USA - Steamboat Springs Date: circa 1930s

Lake Llanquihue, Puerto Varas, Chile, South America
Lake Llanquihue with jetty and steamships in Puerto Varas, Los Lagos region, Chile, South America. Date: 1917

RMS Empress of Japan - Armed Merchant Cruiser
HMS Empress of Japan - Armed Merchant Cruiser, pictured near Hong Kong Harbour

East River with vessels, New York City, USA
East River with vessels, viewed from Brooklyn Bridge (looking south), New York City, USA. Date: circa 1898

Nybroviken, Stockholm, Sweden
Nybroviken (New Bridge Bay) in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden, showing the Strands Terrass (Strand Hotel), steamboats and ferries. Date: circa 1910

Norrstrom River, Stockholm, Sweden
Norrstrom River and promenade in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. Date: circa 1902

View of Riddarsholm Harbour, Stockholm, Sweden
View of Riddarsholm (Riddersholm) Harbour, near Stockholm, Sweden, with a steamboat at the wharf. Date: circa 1902

View of Naerofjord (Naeroyfjord), Aurland, Norway. Date: 1898

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