Paddle Steamers Collection (page 3)

Arrival of the King of Denmark at Flensburg, 1854. Creator: Smyth
Arrival of the King of Denmark at Flensburg, 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark

Embarkation of Her Majesty, at Hull, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Embarkation of Her Majesty, at Hull, 1854. Queen Victoria leaves Hull in Yorkshire. The pier...was covered with a substantial roof...and beneath this more seats were erected for the accommodation of

Launch of the Australian Steam-ship "Pacific", at Millwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the Australian Steam-ship "Pacific", at Millwall, 1854. Paddle steamer on the River Thames in London, built for the Sydney and Melbourne Steam-packet Company

Embarkation of British Troops (Light Division), at Varna, for the Crimea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Embarkation of British Troops (Light Division), at Varna, for the Crimea, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War, ...from a Sketch by Lieut. E. G

Destruction of Sulineh, at the Mouth of the Danube, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of Sulineh, at the Mouth of the Danube, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships destroy a Romanian town under Russian control

Steam-ships of the Allied Fleet searching for Infernal Machines off Cronstadt... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Steam-ships of the Allied Fleet searching for Infernal Machines off Cronstadt - from a sketch by W.O. Brierly, 1854. Crimean War

The King of Denmark dining on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Creator: T. H. Wilson
The King of Denmark dining on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark

The Emperor of Russia's Steam-Yacht "Peterhoff", 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Emperor of Russia's Steam-Yacht "Peterhoff", 1850. We regret to announce that the splendid steam-yacht...which was built in this country a few months since

Scene of the Accident to the "Pacific" Steam-Ship, on Leaving New York, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Accident to the "Pacific" Steam-Ship, on Leaving New York, 1850. The United States mail-steamer Pacific, arrived in the Mersey on Thursday, the 10th September

The "Duke of Portland", Emigrant Ship, for Port Phillip, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The "Duke of Portland", Emigrant Ship, for Port Phillip, 1850. Sailing ship leaving Gravesend in Kent with settlers bound for Australia

Stern wheeler pulled up to the municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stern wheeler pulled up to the municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi. [Towboat: Sanford E. Hutson]

Steamboat Coin Bank, c. 1938. Creator: Alf Bruseth
Steamboat Coin Bank, c. 1938

Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850. Creator: Unknown. Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850
Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850. The wreck of the Superb occurred on the Minquiers Rocks [about 15 km south of Jersey in the Channel Islands] and resulted in the loss of eleven persons

Wreck of the "Superb", as Seen through a Telescope, from Jersey, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the "Superb", as Seen through a Telescope, from Jersey, 1850. The wreck...occurred on the Minquiers Rocks [south of Jersey in the Channel Islands]

Ships Boat-Race at Cherbourg, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ships Boat-Race at Cherbourg, 1850. Naval review and regatta on the French coast....multitudes assembled on the piers, wharfs, roofs, and shores

Mr. Peter Borrie's Patent Safety Iron Twin Steamer, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Peter Borrie's Patent Safety Iron Twin Steamer, 1850. The Gemini....adapted for carrying goods, passengers, cattle, and all sorts of vehicles

The Steam-Brig "Governole", built for the Sardinian Government, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The Steam-Brig "Governole", built for the Sardinian Government, 1850. The ship was built by...Mr. Pitcher, at Northfleet-yard [London]; and the engines were manufactured by Messrs

Launch of the "Dragon-Fly" Steamer on Lake Windermere, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the "Dragon-Fly" Steamer on Lake Windermere, 1850....another vessel, built for the Windermere Iron Steamer Company, was launched at Low Wood, Windermere

The British Mail Steam-Ship "Asia", 1850. Creator: Smyth. The British Mail Steam-Ship "Asia", 1850
The British Mail Steam-Ship "Asia", 1850. The Asia was built by Messrs. Steele, of Greenock. The engines and boilers were furnished by Mr

The United States Mail Steam-Ship "Atlantic" entering the Mersey, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The United States Mail Steam-Ship "Atlantic" entering the Mersey, 1850. The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool on the 10th [May]. the first of six similar vessels to be built for E. K

Sacramento - General View, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sacramento - General View, 1850. Engraving from a daguerreotype, showing...the town of Sacramento, now in course of construction...The mineral yellow-fever, say the Americans

The Landing of Lord Gough at Southampton, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Landing of Lord Gough at Southampton, 1850. The gallant hero of Gwalior and Chillianwallah, accompanied by Lady Gough and suite, arrived at Southampton [from India] on Sunday last

The Queen's Visit to Dover Harbour, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Queen's Visit to Dover Harbour, [Kent], 1850. A hazy line of distant smoke, floating over the horizon in the direction of Ostend, grew gradually more distinct, until, at last

The New Steam-Packet, "Her Majesty", 1850. Creator: Unknown. The New Steam-Packet, "Her Majesty"
The New Steam-Packet, "Her Majesty", 1850. Steamship...built for the mail service between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight...launched from the building-yard of Messrs

Departure of Mdelle. Jenny Lind from Liverpool for America, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Departure of Mdelle. Jenny Lind from Liverpool for America, 1850. The Swedish singer sets off amid a...magnificent display of public feeling and sympathy...the booming of cannon

The New Steamer, "City of Paris", 1850. Creator: Smyth. The New Steamer, "City of Paris", 1850
The New Steamer, "City of Paris", 1850....the first sea-going steamer built at Greenwich, was launched from the premises of Messrs. W. Joyce and Co

Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Loud Gough arrived at Calcutta [modern Kolkata, India] on the 29th of December

Departure of the "Viceroy" Steamer from the Dock Quay, Galway, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Departure of the "Viceroy" Steamer from the Dock Quay, Galway, [Ireland], 1850. Crowds turn out to see the steamer begin her journey across the Atlantic Ocean carrying the mail

Putting the Mail on Board the "Viceroy", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Putting the Mail on Board the "Viceroy", 1850. Mail sacks being loaded at Galway in Ireland, to be carried across the Atlantic Ocean

The "Viceroy", at Anchor in the Roads at Galway Bay, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The "Viceroy", at Anchor in the Roads at Galway Bay, [Ireland], 1850. Steamship carrying mail across the Atlantic....with the steamer O'Connell putting visitors on board; and Salt Hill

The First Shipment of Coals in the New Sunderland Docks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The First Shipment of Coals in the New Sunderland Docks, [Tyne & Wear], 1850. The entrance to the dock itself is 60 feet wide; the depth of water at the quays will be 20 feet

The "Orion" Steamer, 1850. Creator: Unknown. The "Orion" Steamer, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The "Orion" Steamer, 1850. The Orion paddle steamer struck a submerged rock near Portpatrick Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, Scotland. 41 of the 200 passengers on board died

Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. The river [Wear] was studded with every variety of craft that human beings could crowd into it'. Taking part were: 1

Paddle steamer Chapman, 1840s-1870s. Creator: Carl Julius Emil Olsen
Paddle steamer Chapman, 1840s-1870s. The paddle steamer Chapman from Gavle. Came to Gavle's merchant fleet in 1859. The ship belonged to the company Rettig/Rettigska varvet

The Faid Gihaad, yacht of the Viceroy of Egypt, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Faid Gihaad, yacht of the Viceroy of Egypt, 1862....a paddle-steamer of the most elegant and costly build, her exterior decorations being white

The Civil War in America: destruction of the Confederate flotilla... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in America: destruction of the Confederate flotilla off Memphis - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. Memphis, the hotbed of Secession, has fallen

The Pioneer with boats in tow laden with parts of the steamer for Dr. Livingstone, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Visit of H.M.S. Gorgon to the Zambesi River: The Pioneer passing Mozambala with boats in tow laden with parts of the steamer for Dr. Livingstone, 1862. Engraving from a sketch by Mr

The brig Hetty Ellen discharging sections of Dr. Livingstone's new steamer... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Visit of H.M.S. Gorgon to the Zambesi River: The brig Hetty Ellen discharging sections of Dr. Livingstone's new steamer the Lady Nyassa into the Pioneer to take up the Zambesi, 1862

The War in America: refugees from southern cities on the Mississippi, from a sketch by our... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The War in America: refugees from southern cities on the Mississippi, from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. Our special Artist and Correspondent...writes as follows

The East India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Stanley, running on the Ganges, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The East India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Stanley, running on the Ganges, 1862. Some few years since the Indian Government appointed a commissioner to investigate the best means of

The Civil War in America: position of the Federal flotilla on the Mississippi... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in America: position of the Federal flotilla on the Mississippi, off Fort Pillow, shortly before its evacuation, from a sketch by our special artist, 1862

Federal gun-boat, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Federal gun-boat, 1862. American Civil War. We learned that the Southern fleet had preceded us but a few hours, and that their crews had landed and searched every plantation they came to for cotton

The Arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Alexandria, Egypt, 1862. Creator: Smyth
The Arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Alexandria, Egypt, 1862. The future King Edward VII goes to Africa. Engraving of a drawing sent by M. Conseil

The steam-transport Adriatic in the ice at Sidney, Cape Breton, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The steam-transport Adriatic in the ice at Sidney [sic], Cape Breton, 1862. The state of the weather on the coast of the country to which our Canadian reinforcements have been dispatched will be well

New bridge at Lambeth, 1862. Creator: Unknown
New bridge at Lambeth, 1862. A new bridge became necessary due to...the increase of the Pimlico and Chelsea districts, to which it will give a more direct communication by one-third of a mile to

The Civil War in America: the Picket leading the ships of the Burnside Expedition over... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in America: the Picket leading the ships of the Burnside Expedition over Hatteras Bar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862

Steamboat on Lake Lucerne at Weggis, canton Lucerne, Switzerland

The Port of New York: Birds Eye View from the Battery, looking South, pub
2836290 The Port of New York: Birds Eye View from the Battery, looking South, pub. 1878 (colour lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American

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"Paddle Steamers: Navigating the Waters of History" Step back in time and embark on a journey through the fascinating world of paddle steamers. From Isambard Kingdom Brunel's awe-inspiring creation to the picturesque Delta King Paddle Steamer, these magnificent vessels have left an indelible mark on history. In Old Town Sacramento, California, the Delta King Paddle Steamer stands as a testament to an era long gone. Its elegant design and nostalgic charm transport visitors to a bygone era of leisurely river cruises along the mighty Mississippi. Across the Atlantic in London, we witness the majestic Paddle Steamer Waverley gracefully passing under Tower Bridge. This iconic scene captures both the timeless beauty of these vessels and their enduring significance in maritime heritage. Venturing further into history, we find ourselves at The Port of New York during its bustling heyday. A birds-eye view from The Battery reveals a captivating sight - paddle steamers dotting the harbor like floating palaces, connecting people and places with their powerful engines churning away. The heroic tale of Grace Darling comes alive as she and her father save shipwrecked crew members off England's treacherous coast in 1838. Their bravery aboard a paddle steamer showcases not only their courage but also highlights how these vessels played vital roles in rescue missions throughout history. Traveling down south to New Orleans in 1872, we are greeted by DG Thompson's vivid depiction capturing life along its vibrant levee. Here, paddle steamers dominate the waterfront panorama - symbols of progress and commerce that shaped this city's rich cultural tapestry. Crossing borders to Quebec in 1874 brings us face-to-face with Robert Hinshelwood and John Douglas Woodward's masterpiece - another stunning example of engineering brilliance. This Canadian gem proudly plied its trade across rivers while leaving spectators awestruck with its grandeur. No discussion about paddle steamers would be complete without mentioning the legendary Great Eastern.