Lancastria SteamshipPassenger liner and mail steamer of the Cunard White Star Line
I K Brunel before the hauling chains of the Great Eastern
Pier Head, Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard
RMS Titanic, maiden voyage, 10 April 1912
Double cylinder steam fire engine made by Thomas CoatesA double cylinder steam fire engine, made by Thomas Coates, awarded the Champion Gold Medal at Crystal Palace, London, in 1890. Date: late 19th century
Bay of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USAView of the Bay of Avalon, with the Casino in the background, Casino Point, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: 1939
Einstein Plays ViolinALBERT EINSTEIN German born physicist. Playing the violin on board the steamer Deutschland from Europe to the USA
Broughty FerryThe harbour seen from the Castle; a neat little steamer is moored at the quay. Date: circa 1900
Budleigh SaltertonTrippers at this Devon resort embark on a tourist steamer able to come close to the beach thanks to the steeply shelving shoreline. A gulls eye view from the west
Littlehampton HarbourA paddle steamer chugs up the harbour beside the pier at Littlehampton, West Sussex
Poster for Oban, ScotlandPoster advertising Oban, the Charing Cross of the Scottish Highlands. Tours by steamer, coach and rail to all places of interest
Chris Reynolds Victorian fire engine cartoonChris Reynolds was a fireman at Paddington fire station and a talented cartoon artist. He produced a series of LFB/MFB cartoons of which this is one
Old Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire, South WalesView of the Old Fishguard Harbour, with a steamer and sailing ships, in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, before the GWR railway station was built
Titanic 2nd Class DeckColour illustration depicting the Second Class Promenade Deck of the ill-fated Titanic. Passengers can be seen sitting on steamer and deck chairs
Steamer Point, Aden, Yemen - Bathing Pool at the Lido - Sappers Bay. Date: circa 1940s
Poster advertising Cunard from the UK to CanadaPoster advertising Cunard departures from Liverpool and Belfast to Canada on the RMS Caronia and Carmania
RMS Mauretania, First Class Lounge Date: circa 1910s
RMS Windsor Castle, Union Castle Line, at CapetownRMS Windsor Castle, Union Castle Line, off the coast of Capetown, South Africa. Date: 1950s
RMS Orvieto - Orient Line SteamerThe Royal Mail Ship Orvieto was a steamer of the Orient Line engaged in the passenger trade between England and Australia
Pacific Line PosterPacific Line, Pacific Steam Line Navigation Company Liverpool, royal mail steamers to brazil and South America, 1904 1904
The Mammoth Iron Steam-Ship Great Eastern designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel Date: ca. 1873
Empire Marketing Board poster - GibraltarEmpire Marketing Board poster showing a family on the deck of a ship which is sailing close to the rock of Gibraltar
The RMS Aquitania (Cunard Line) in the Port of Liverpool. Date: 1930
RMS Homeric - Ocean Liner for the White Star Line Date: circa 1920s
RMS Megantic - White Star Line - launched in 1908 - scrapped in 1933. The ship was attacked by a German U-boat during World War I, but survived. After his arrest in Canada, Dr
LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB reviewLambeth, headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, hosted annual displays and regular reviews of the Brigade. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse drawn steam
LCC-LFB Fire display at Brigade HQ SouthwarkThe London Fire Brigade encouraged, for very many years, a good public image by opening its doors to the public to special fire brigade displays
Croydon Fire Brigade at Brigade HQ, Croydon TownThe horse drawn steam pump form Croydon fire station. This was one of three stations in the Croydon Fire Brigade, the other two being Thornton Heath and South Norwood
RMS Mauretania steamship, a Cunard liner, at sea, 1908 Date: 1908
The Nile is Egypt, Cooks Nile SteamersPoster or handbill advertising Cooks Nile Steamers, the best way to explore Egypts ancient splendour and modern charm. Showing an ancient monument with hieroglyphics, with two men in Egyptian dress
Wreck of the SS Chusan, Ardrossan, 1874Engraving showing the wreck of the paddle-steamer Chusan near the entrance to Ardrossan Harbour, Scotland, 1874
P&O Liner Chusan. circa 1949
Wouldn t you like to just sail away? Theres a fabulous Union-Castle / Safmarine mailshipWouldn t you like to just sail away? Theres a fabulous Union-Castle/Safmarine mailship leaving a South African port every week. Date: circa 1970s
Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliancesDistrict Council of Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances typical of those used at the time: a horse drawn steamer, horse drawn manual pump, horse drawn escape, hand wheeled escape
Booklet cover, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA -- The Magic Isle. Date: 1939
RMS Olympic, cruise ship of the White Star Line, WW1RMS Olympic, cruise ship of the White Star Line, seen here from a seaplane whilst on war service during WW1. Date: 1914-1918
The Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA - very interesting little naval steamer shown in the foreground. Date: 1908
N. Y. K. Line - M. S. Heiyo MaruN.Y.K. Line (Nippon Yusen Kaish) - M.S. Heiyo Maru. Date: 1938
Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances typical of those used at the time: a horse drawn steamer, horse drawn manual pump, horse drawn escape, hand wheeled escape, and a hose cart
LCC-MFB Shadwell fire station, East LondonOpened in 1881, Shadwell fire station was located at 9 Glamis Road, Wapping. Seen here are the firemen posing with their two horse drawn escape carts
LCC-LFB Kennington fire station, LambethBuilt by the London County Council, Kennington fire station was located in Renfrew Road, Lower Kennington, South London. Seen here are its horse drawn escape ladder
LCC-MFB horse-drawn steamer at SouthwarkA horse-drawn steamer and crew at Southwark fire station, during the latter years of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (it was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904)
LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Fire King pumpFirst introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich, SE London, in 1899, by 1907 twenty-one Fire Kings were in operational use around the country, including the London Fire Brigade
White Star Line, Olympic and TitanicA White Star Line booklet containing plans of the Olympic and Titanic triple-screw steamers. Part of a cross-section plan can be seen, revealing the various levels towards the prow of the ship
Neptune SteamshipSince this paddle steamer is depicted on the Elbe, it is doubtless employed on the England to Hamburg run. The other ship is the Caledonia
Cooks Nile SteamerThe Egypt, one of the paddle steamers operated by Thomas Cook for excursions on the Nile
Entrance to Harbour, Buffalo, New York State, USAEntrance to the Harbour, Buffalo, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1900s
Royal Iris Ferry SteamerThe Royal Iris, the Wallasey to Cheshire Ferry steamer. This is the successor to the vessel of the same name which became famous during World War One. Date: 1950s
