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Historic Ocean Liners and Shipping

Black and white photos of notable ocean liners and cargo ships, documenting the maritime trade and passenger transport of the past.

Imperial Yacht Standart, Anonymous
Imperial Yacht Standart, Anonymous
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Two Die After Tug And Liner Collide -- The moment of impact as the liner "Italia" and the tug "Fairplay I" collide at Cuxhaven, Germany, yesterday September 6. The Tug, which was towing the liner, sank almost immediately, trapping the Captain's five-year-old Son, and the radio operator, inside. The remainder of those aboard the tug leapt overboard. The liner was only slightly damaged. Both those trapped in the tug lost their lives. September 13, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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American sailing ship the Driemastbark 'Eagle' for a five-day visit in Amsterdam / Date July 8, 1963 Location Amsterdam, Noord-Holland.
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Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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Anefo photo collection. The Amsterdam 700 sailing race 1975 started on the North Sea. The ship in the foreground is the Romanian 3 mast Bark Mircea. The ship in the background is the Russian four-mast Bark Krusenstern .. August 19, 1975
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Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Dutch merchant fleet. M.S. "Polyphemus". undated. Britain
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"Kista Dan" - Antarctic Ship - Merchant Shipping. January 12, 1955.
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M / s Kundsholm, Swedish America Lini.
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Government Boat Takes Witnesses to Bridges Hearing San Francisco -- The "Angel Island". Small Government Boat, which carries witnesses to individuals to and from Angel island is San Francisco Bay where the Harry bridges deportation hearing is being held. July 11, 1939. (Photo by Acme News Pictures Inc).
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Photograph showing the White Star Liner RMS 'Olympic', entering the Musgrove Graving Dock, Belfast, April 1911. This was the first time the world's largest ship entered the world's largest graving dock, built between 1904-1911. 'Olympic' was launched by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, in 1910 and at 882 foot long and weighing 45,000 tons, became the largest vessel then afloat. She was operated on the Atlantic service, between Britain and North America, from 1911 to 1914. Following the disas
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Photo collection Government information service. Rijks river police. undated
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The four masted barque Lawhill standing off Port Victoria, South Australia with all sail set but lacking the wind to send her down the Spencers Gulf on the first leg of her passage to Beira, Portuguese East Africa. She set sail early this morning (Thursday) but was becalmed by midday and in the afternoon dropped anchor and furled sail to await a favorable wind.She is carrying 56,000 bags *****. March 5, 1948.
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Gun on GEM
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Hochsee passenger steamer "Emperor" of Hapag Hamburg. Side view with bugsier tow steamer ahead
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Thetis details for model building.Thetis (depicted name)
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Nuova emma schooner. 1921.
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From Photo of S.S. Carpathia in Dry Dock 4 at Erie Basin, Brooklyn, New York. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Anefo photo collection. German ship "Vesta" is lit from new waterway. October 21, 1952. Nieuwe Waterweg
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08/31/1921. Melilla. Movement of Official Troops and Regular Soldiers Transferred, in Boats, to La Restinga.
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Floating Hospital -- A U.S. Air Force helicopter hovers over the hospital ship Consoaltion preparatory to landing with a casualty from the fighting front in Korea. Thether a battle casualty lives or dies, becomes permanently handicapped or recovers completely, after depends on the speed with which he gets hospital treatment. In Korea, the medical services of the United Nations land, sea and air forces have cooperated in forming a network of first aid and evacuation facilities. This network makes possible the speedy removal of casualties from the front lines to rear area hospitals on to nearby hospital ships, often in less than 5 minutes. June 09, 1952.
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The N.Z.S. Coy.'s S. S. Waimea, Wellington, N.Z., 1883, Wellington, by William Hart, Hart, Campbell & Co.
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Schooner , Ships. Hingham Public Library Glass Slide Collection
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Eastern S.S. Lines, Maritime Photography
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The Fire Island Lightship, circa 1900
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Göta Canal. The steamboat Venus at Rödesund.
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Anefo photo collection. Dutch merchant fleet. Ss "colytto". 1940
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Isreportage. M/S Malmöhus, Malmö
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United States Cruiser NEW YORK on her trial trip | Library of Congress
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'HMS Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne', c1896. Artist: M Auty.
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T.R. Theodore Roosevelt nearing New York
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St Louis', Eads' earliest ironclad gunboat employed by Unionist (northern) side in American Civil War 1861-1865. Sunk by torpedo in 1863. Engraving
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Ship Abiaze In Dock -- The "Zabalbide" blazing in the dock at Liverpool yesterday. Fire broke out on the Spanish steamer Zabalbide (3,038 tons) as she was entering dock at Garston, Liverpool yesterday afternoon. Her cargo of esparto grass caught alight and with in a few minutes flames enveloped the ship. The boiler exploded, but no one was injured the crew being ashore at the times. October 31, 1935. (Photo by Keystone).
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A Cotton Steamer, New Orleans, La. still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Cotton, New Orleans (La.), Steamboats , Louisiana , New Orleans
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Turkish Imperial steamship (albeit still with high masts for sails) the 'Ertogrul' (named after the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire) riding high in the Bosphorus Date: circa 1910s
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The Thistle - Yacht of Her Imperial Majesty Empress Eugenie, the wife of Napoleon III Date: circa 1903
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RRS Discovery a Hobart. November 1, 1930.
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HELEN JUILLARD
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Collotype - S. S. Gaspesien, Gaspé Harbour, QC, about 1910
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Hissed Fana at HMS DRISTENDEN, 1939 Hissed Fana on the ship HMS DRISTEN
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Passenger ship "Hein Godenwind
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An Artists impression of Whalley's description of the moment the bow of the Tahiti Knifed into the Greycliffe. February 25, 1953.