Historic Boats and Recreation

Vintage postcards depicting various historic boats at ports and marinas, illustrating leisure activities on serene waters throughout the United States.

City of Philadelphia Steamer (Wilson Line), on the Delaware River at Market Street Wharf and recreation pier, Chester, Pennsylvania. 1915

City of Philadelphia Steamer (Wilson Line), on the Delaware River at Market Street Wharf and recreation pier, Chester, Pennsylvania. 1915

Pleasure Yachts at anchor in Santee-Cooper's Lake Moultrie near shores of Pinopolis, S. C. , Boats, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Newport Bay, Newport, R.I. , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Entry to port of Corpus Christi , Harbors, Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Fishing boats at dock, Key West, Florida , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer Naushon at wharf, Woods Hole, Cape Cod, Mass. , Piers & wharves, Steamboats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Entry to port of Corpus Christi , Harbors, Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Boat Donalene, Boothbay Harbor -- Pemaquid Beach, Maine , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Roosevelt Ferry, connecting New York and Grand Isle, Vt., Lake Champlain , Ships, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Roosevelt Ferry, connecting New York and Grand Isle, Vt., Lake Champlain , Ships, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tow boat and barge going through locks on Savannah River, below Augusta, Georgia , Rivers, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

'Regina,' Booth Tarkington, Kennebunkport, Maine , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Les quais Nouméa NC , Piers & wharves, Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The S. S. Del-Mar-Va., Norfolk, Va. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer Aucocisco, Portland Harbor, Maine , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

M. F. Kalakala leaving Bremerton, Wash. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Municipal Ferry Boat from Queens to Manhattan, New York City, USA Date: 1909

Steamer arrive at South Harpswell, Maine , Piers & wharves, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Battleship in dry dock, Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA. , Military facilities, Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The S. S. Del-Mar-Va., Norfolk, Va. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Magnificent State Highway Bridge across Cape Fear River, Wilmington, N. C. , Bridges, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The New York Boat at night passing through the Cape Cod Canal. , Boats, Canals, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lower Pasig River showing inter-island boats.. Cardinell-Vincent Co San Francisco, Calif.. Postcards. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Piers & wharves, Sampans, Cargo ships, Pasig River (Luzon, Philippines)

Enjoying a motor boat ride , Motorboats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer Maquoit, Portland Harbor, Maine , Boats, Harbors, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

U. S. S. Constellation dressed for Queen Elizabeth's birthday during visit of H. M. S. York, Newport, R.I. in 1937 , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer Nantucket, Massachusetts Steamship Line , Steamboats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

'Sea Hawk' Fishing and Party Boat at Camp Ellis, Maine , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Saint Louis, Missouri:river front, with steamboatDate: 1905

Enjoying a motor boat ride at Manasquan Beach, N. J. , Seas, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

River scene, historic show boat 'Golden Rod', Eads in background, St. Louis, Mo. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Enjoying a motor boat ride , Motorboats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Pittsburgh, one of our six large ferries operating between Pennsville, N. J. and New Castle, Delaware. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Magnificent State Highway Bridge across Cape Fear River, Wilmington, N. C. , Bridges, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer J.S. De Luxe on the Mississippi. ca. 1934, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, STEAMER J.S. DE LUXE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, STRECKFUS STEAMERS, INC.-ST. LOUIS, MO.

'Constellation,' Newport, R.I. , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Fishing boat in the harbor, Key West, Florida , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamboat 'Cuba' at the docks, Key West, Fla., on her way to Havana only 90 miles , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Woods Hole -- Martha's Vineyard Ferry. Woods Hole -- Martha's Vineyard Ferry

Enjoying a motor boat ride at Keansburg, N.J. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

WM. Penn Highway and Susquehanna River near Dauphin, Harrisburg, PA. , Roads, Rivers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Canadian Locks, Athabasca, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. still image. Postcards. 1902 - 1903. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Locks (Hydraulic engineering) , Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Pick of the fleet, Sardine Carriers, Eastport, Me., these boats cost from ten to twenty thousand dollars each , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer Yukon on Yukon Route. ca. 1939, Yukon Territory, Canada, Steamer Yukon Above the Arctic Circle on White Pass and Yukon Route.

Car driving down a tree-lined road, a body of water to the left , Roads, Trees, Automobiles, Bodies of water, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Muelles maritimos, Santa Marta, Col. - Maritime docks , Piers & wharves, Ships, Railroad trains, Railroad tracks, Automobiles, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Municipal Airport, Portland, Maine , Airports, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Muelles maritimos, Santa Marta, Col. - Maritime docks , Piers & wharves, Ships, Railroad trains, Railroad tracks, Automobiles, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Enjoying a motor boat ride at Pt. Pleasant Beach, N. J. , Seas, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Cruising on New River, Fort Lauderdale, Florida , Rivers, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Yacht basin, Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Yacht basin, Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Boat arriving at pier, Fishers Island, N. Y. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

New railroad bridge over Cape Cod Canal at night, Buzzards Bay, Mass. , Bays Bodies of water, Boats, Railroad bridges, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Puget Sound Ferry Kalakala. ca. 1935, Washington, USA, 57-Kalakala-Puget Sound Ferry

Fishing boat creating a breaking wave, Point Pleasant Beach, N. J. , Seas, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Sightseeing boat- new 'Jungle Queen II' at Bahia-Mar Docks, Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Florida , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Miss Tek-Ni-Color, sports fishing boat, Destin, Florida , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

U. S. Naval air station and airplane hangar, Cape May, N. J. , Military facilities, Piers & wharves, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

P-19. Pulaski Municipal Air Port, Pulaski, Va. , Airports, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Baxter Boulevard (Route 1), Portland, Maine , Roads, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Meseck Lines -- Jersey City & New York to Rye Beach, N.Y. & Bridgeport, Conn., Steamer 'John A. Meseck' , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Wildwoods by the Sea , Ships, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Str. Clearwater, Fulton Chain, N.Y. still image. Postcards. 1903 - 1904. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Steamboats , New York (State)

Scene showing wreck of an oil tanker driven ashore during tropical hurricane, autumn, 1944, Rehoboth, Del. , Ships, Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Car driving on a tree-lined road, river to the left , Automobiles, Roads, Trees, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Miss Tek-Ni-Color, sports fishing boat, Destin, Florida , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Municipal Airport, Brainard Field, Hartford, Conn. , Airports, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Streamlined ferry 'Kalakala' , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Commercial fishing fleet in Otten's Harbor, Wildwood-by-the-Sea, N. J. , Boats, Harbors, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Pan-American Airways 'China Clipper,' arriving over San Francisco Bay from the Orient , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Ocean liners passing, Virginia Beach, Va. , Ships, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

'Sea Hawk,' fishing and party boat at Camp Ellis, Maine , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Aerial View of Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I. , Military facilities, Seas, Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Submarine, New London, Conn. , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The highway the goes to sea, heading for the southernmost city, Florida , Bridges, Roads, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Car driving on a tree-lined road, river to the left , Automobiles, Roads, Trees, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Wesley Lake Boatmen, Asbury, N. J. still image. Postcards. 1903 - 1904. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Boats , New Jersey , Asbury, Lakes & ponds , New Jersey , Asbury

Fishing boats at the wharf, Provincetown, Cape Cod, Mass. , Piers & wharves, Fishing boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Platform at the A.C.L Railway Station. ca. 1948, Orlando, Florida, USA, A.C.L. Railway Station, Orlando, Fla. 'The City Beautiful.'

Lilly III on White Lake, N.C. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The New York Yacht the 'Dervish' (Winner of the New York to Bermuda Yacht race in 1907) pictured in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda. Date: 1907

M. V. Valcour, of the Lake Champlain Transportation Co., operating between Burlington, Vt. and Port Kent, N.Y. , Ships, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

New highway built over the old Florida East Coast Railway viaducts on the way to Key West, Florida , Roads, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Dinger's Atlantic Service, U.S. Route 222 -- at Reading Interchange of Penna. Turnpike, Denver, Pennsylvania , Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

New Municipal Airport, Omaha, Nebr. , Airports, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Meseck Lines -- Jersey City & New York to Rye Beach, N. Y. & Bridgeport, Conn. Steamer 'John A. Meseck' , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Meseck Lines -- Jersey City & New York to Rye Beach, N.Y. & Bridgeport, Conn., Steamer 'John A. Meseck' , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Wilson's Auto Fountain, Jct. U.S. 58 and 13, Bowers Hill, Va. , Automobile service stations, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Yahnundasus Golf Club, Utica, New York. Yahnundasus Golf Club, Utica, New York

Car driving down a tree-lined road, a body of water to the left , Automobiles, Roads, Trees, Bodies of water, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Bearstein - Elbe with Steamer Prince GeorgCastle Schreckenstein

Pennsylvania Trailer Sales, Middletown, Pa., on U.S. Route 230 , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Crescent Steamer (of the Star & Crescent Boat Company) - Boat Trip de Luxe - San Diego, California. Date: circa 1937

3. Municipal Airport, Charlotte, N. C. , Airports, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Meseck Lines -- Jersey City & New York to Rye Beach, N. Y. Steamer 'John A. Meseck' , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Martha's Vineyard Airport, Martha's Vineyard Island, Mass. , Airports, Airplanes, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Chicago Municipal Airport, Chicago , Airports, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Aquaplaning at Manasquan Beach, N. J. , Boats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

M. V. Shearwater passing Ford Ave. Bridge, Los Angeles -- Long Beach Harbors , Boats, Bridges, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Meseck Lines -- Jersey City & New York to Rye Beach, N. Y. & Bridgeport, Conn. Steamer 'John A. Meseck' , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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