Historic Ferries and Riverboats

A collection of vintage images showcasing historic ferries and riverboats in the U.S., featuring colorful scenes of transportation across water, bustling with people.

Colonial Line Steamer Arrow. ca. 1936, Northeastern USA, COLONIAL NAVIGATION CO.-BETWEEN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND. TRIPLE SCREW EXPRESS TURBINE STEAMER. On board Colonial Line Steamer 'Arrow', between New York and Providence, R.I.

Steamer Algomah II. ca. 1937, Between Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA, STEAMER 'ALGOMAH II', RAILWAY FERRY PLYING BETWEEN MACKINAW CITY AND MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH.

The City of Norfolk, one of the modern ferries operating between Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The City of Norfolk, one of the modern ferries operating between Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Fort Trumbull Coast Guard Base, New London, Conn. , Boats, Government facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A Mississippi River Landing still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Rapids, Piers & wharves

Colonial Line Steamer Arrow. ca. 1936, Northeastern USA, COLONIAL NAVIGATION CO.-BETWEEN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND. TRIPLE SCREW EXPRESS TURBINE STEAMER. On board Colonial Line Steamer 'Arrow', between New York and Providence, R.I.

Ferry between Perth Amboy, N.J., and Tottenville, Staten Island, N.Y. old green ferry on water. Postcards. Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Windjammer in Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine , Boats, Harbors, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Canal locks second to Panama, Seattle, Washington , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

S. S. 'Yarmouth' on Eastern S. S. Lines Inc. , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

12482-Launching of the Municipal Ferry Richmond May 20th 1905, Staten Island flag-decorated ferry, lots of people on dock. Postcards. Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Steamer on the Hudson River and Grant's Tomb, Riverside Drive, New York City, America Date: c. 1905

A Mississippi river steamerfully laden with bales ofcotton, at New Orleans,Louisiana. Date: early 20th century

The S. S. Princess Anne Ferry Boat between Kiptopeke Beach and Norfolk, Virginia , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Str. Chippewa, entering Niagara River, Buffalo, N.Y. still image. Postcards. 1902 - 1903. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.), Steamboats , New York (State) , Buffalo (N.Y.)

SS Carib Queen, passenger, automobile, and motor transport , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

S. S. 'Yarmouth' on Eastern S. S. Lines, Inc. , Ocean liners, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Part of shrimp fleet at Brunswick, Ga. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Scene on Ohio River, Marietta, Ohio , Rivers, Boats, Bridges, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

SS Carib Queen, passenger, automobile, and motor transport , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Fishing boats in the harbor, Boothbay Harbor, Maine , Boats, Harbors, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Deep sea dishing boat 'Admiral' Cortez, Florida , Ships, 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

M. V. Shearwater, Long Beach Harbor , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer 'State of Maryland' (Old Bay Line) , Steamboats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The S.S. Trinidad entering Two Rock Passage, Bermuda Date: circa 1913

Boat taking Farley & Falconio to Hoboken

c.1910 Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu, Postcard, cruising to Hawaii, Cruise ship arriving at dock with tourists

Chris' newest fishing boat 'Wild Goose', Ocean City, N. J. , Boats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Postcard of Ore Freighter. ca. 1908-1910, 4. ORE BOAT PASSING THROUGH SWING BRIDGE AT ASHTABULA, OHIO.

Steamer 'Martha's Vineyard' connecting Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Mass. , Steamboats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The great steel ship, 'City of Grand Rapids,' of the port of Chicago , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

M. V. Huck Finn, operated by Streckfus Steamers, foot of Washington Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Exhibit Supply Company Picture Post Card, Scene from "The Pony Express". Steamer Antelope. This item is a picture post card used as an exhibit in the case of J. Frank Meyer, Trading as the Exhibit Supply Company v. Louis Hurwitz, Trading as United Postcard Supply Company. Issued by Exhibit Supply Company, this post card features a scene from the film "The Pony Express.".

The Steamer Arrow, which sailed between in the islands of Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay, Ohio, America Date: C.1919

The grand new steamboat Pilgrim: the largest in the world (1883)

Loading a Mississippi steamer, New Orleans, La. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Louisiana, New Orleans (La.)

Excursion cruiser, Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho , Boats, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

M. V. Huck Finn, operated by Streckfus Steamers, foot of Washington Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The low pressure steamboat "Isaac Newton": passing the palisades on the Hudson River New York , 1855

Arrival of steamship 'Cuba,' Key West, Florida- 90 miles from Havana , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Ore boat on Maumee Bay, Toledo, Ohio , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

'Memphis Queen II' , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

M. V. Northampton-Virginia Ferry Co. -- New automobile and passenger transport operating on ocean hiway route, Kiptopeke Beach, Va. - Little Creek, Va. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Barge Canal, Utica, New York , Boats, 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

United States. 19th century. US Mail Packet Natchez steam boat sailing by the Mississippi river. Louisiana. Engraving. Colored.

Fishing boats, Boothbay Harbor, Me. , Boats, 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

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

Municipal Ferry Boat, New York ferry approaching slip. Postcards. Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

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

Advertising postcard for the Carron Line Ferries which ran a service from London to Glasgow. A ferry boat ('The Avon') is depicted here travelling under the Forth Rail Bridge. The Carron Line company was founded in 1759 and folded after World War II. The company had four weekly sailings, travelling via the Forth of Firth to Glasgow. Date: 1903

M. V. Northampton-Virginia Ferry Co. -- New automobile and passenger transport operating on ocean hiway route, Kiptopeke Beach, Va. - Little Creek, Va. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

S.S. United States United States Lines. 1952. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division

Marchetti's Restaurant Ship Cabrillo, Venice, California, USA. circa 1906

English Battleship York in Newport Bay, Newport, R.I. , Ships, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

The ferry 'Cape May', Cape May, N. J. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lake Transport in Africa. Country: England Artist: Nunney Printed By: E S & A Robinson, Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Crinan Canal at Lochgilphead, Scotland. Opened 1801, it linked Loch Fyne to the Atlantic. Engineer: John Rennie. From a chromolithograph published in 1891.

Steamboat docked in Penn Yan, New York State, America Date: C.1908

The new ferry at Bizerte, Algeria Date: 1930s,

M. V. Juniper Ferry of the Lake Champlain Transportation Co. operating between Essex, New York and Charlotte, Vermont , Boats, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Watercolour - The Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Co. From Toronto To Ha ! Ha ! Bay - Saguenay 800 Miles

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

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

M. V. Juniper Ferry of the Lake Champlain Transportation Co. operating between Essex, New York and Charlotte, Vermont , Boats, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Postcard of USS Wyoming in Panama Canal. ca. 1919, EL WYOMING ENTRANDO LAS EXCLUSAS DE MIRAFLORES, CANAL DE PANAMA. U.S.S. WYOMING ENTERING MIRAFLORES LOCKS, PANAMA CANAL.

The City of Norfolk, one of the modern ferries operating between Portsmouth and Norfolk, Va. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

R.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth" Cunard Line, ltd.. 1946. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book Division

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

Pan-American Airways China Clipper. ca. 1936, San Francisco, California, USA, PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS 'CHINA CLIPPER' ARRIVES AT SAN FRANCISCO, FROM THE ORIENT. ARRIVAL OF THE 'CHINA CLIPPER', 5 1/2 DAYS OUT OF THE ORIENT. After a 9,000 mile Trans-Pacific sky voyage. This luxurious flying ship is one of a fleet of three 'Clipper' Ships, 'China', 'Hawaii' and 'Philippine', operated on regular weekly trips between California and the Orient by Pan-American Airways System. Stops are made at the Hawaiia

Moonlight on the bay, Galveston, Texas , Ships, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Roosevelt Ferry of the Lake Champlain Transportation Co., operating between Grand Isle, Vermont and Cumberland Head (Plattsburg), New York , Boats, Lakes & ponds, 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

Steamer Mt. Washington II, at The Weirs, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H. , Lakes & ponds, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Str. Zillah, Yellowstone Ntl. Park, Wyo. still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Yellowstone National Park, Steamboats , Wyoming

Galveston - Bolivar Ferry, Galveston, Texas , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" Canadian Pacific. 1936. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division

Sail boat regatta at Stone Harbor, N. J. , Boats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

SS Mona's Queen leaving the harbour at Fleetwood, Lancashire. Date: circa 1907

'Ocean Queen', docks at Vereen's Marina... near Ocean Drive Beach entrance on U.S. Highway 17, about 16 miles north of Myrtle Beach, S. C. and one mile south of Little River Draw Bridge. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

Battleship entering the harbor, Norfolk, Va. , Harbors, Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steel motor vessel Ticonderoga on Lake George, N. Y. , Lakes & ponds, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Roosevelt Ferry of the Lake Champlain Transportation Co., operating between Grand Isle, Vermont and Cumberland Head (Plattsburg), New York , Boats, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Levee at Chalmette, New Orleans, La. still image. Postcards. 1900 - 1902. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Streets, New Orleans (La.), Embankments, Barges, Levees , Louisiana , New Orleans

Arrival of the SS Hermosa II (of the Wilmington Transport Company) - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA Date: circa 1902

Engineering Wonders, 1927: Gold dredger, USA.

Seward boat harbor. Alaska Task Force Photographs

USS Saratoga in Gaillard Cut. ca. 1928, Panama, EL PORTA-AEROPLANO AMERICANO 'SARATOGA' EN EL CORTE GAILLARD, CANAL DE PANAMA. U.S.S. AEROPLANE CARRIER 'SARATOGA' IN GAILLARD CUT, PANAMA CANAL.

Speedboat on Buckeye Lake. ca. 1937, Ohio, USA, A Sightseeing Speed Boat on Buckeye Lake, Ohio

Hendrick Hudson Steamer boat on the Hudson River, New York, America. Licensed to carry 5,500 passengers. Date: 1900s

'Gone with the Wind', fishing boat, year around fishing, Ocean City, N. J. , Boats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Transporter bridge, Newport, Wales, Britain, c1910. This allowed shipping to pass unimpeded and passengers and goods to be transported across river on suspended platform or gondola.

A baggage tag for the French line Ocean Liner service between New York and Paris.

Tustemena Ferry. Alaska Task Force Photographs

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