Vintage Boat Postcards

Postcard illustrations of vintage steamboats and sailing ships, featuring scenic waterfronts and nostalgic depictions of maritime travel.

S. S. Steel Pier, Provincetown, Mass. , Steamboats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer 'Belle Island' , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

S. S. Steel Pier, Provincetown, Mass. , Steamboats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

S. S. Steel Pier, Provincetown, Mass. , Steamboats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Under full sail over the sunlit water, at Wildwood by the Sea, N. J. , Seas, Boats, 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

River Steamboat, South still image. Postcards. 1902 - 1903. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Steamboats , Southern States, Rivers , Southern States

Steam boat passing through Locks, near St. Louis, Mo. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Under full sail over the sunlit water at Belmar, N. J. , Seas, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer Octorara Leaving the Locks. ca. 1936, Midwestern USA, Passenger Steamer 'Octorara' Leaving the Locks on the Lake Superior or High Level.

Steam boat passing through Locks, near St. Louis, Mo. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

S.S. 'Del-Mar-Va' , Ferries, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

U. S. S. Constellation 1797 oldest man o'war afloat in world, Newport, R.I. , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Str. Hendrick Hudson on the Hudson River, New York still image. Postcards. 1913 - 1930. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.), Steamboats , New York (State)

Under full sail off sunny Florida , 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

The S. S. Princess Anne Ferry Boat between Kiptopeke Beach and Norfolk, Virginia , 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

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

S. S. New York, S. S. Florida, the Newcastle Ferries near Wilmington, Delaware , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

S. S. New York, S. S. Florida, the Newcastle Ferries near Wilmington, Delaware , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

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

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

Providence and Stonington Steamship Cos.Steamer Rhode Island. Artist: Currier & Ives, American, active 1834-1907 After: Charles Parsons, American, born England, 1821-1910

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

America's finest streamliner the 'S. S. Mount Vernon', capacity 2400 passengers , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Under a full sail over the sunlit water , Sailboats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

S.S. Cuba , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Speeding along under full sail , Sailboats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

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

Woolwich Free Ferry, London, 20th Century. Artist: Unknown

Car ferry and U. S. S. Milwaukee clipper leaving harbor at sunset, Muskegon, Michigan , Boats, Lakes & ponds, Harbors, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Old Wolverine Training Ship and Perry Monument, Peninsula Drive, at night, Erie, Pa. , Lakes & ponds, Boats, Monuments & memorials, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

S.S. Florida, passing through channel at Miami, Florida, upon arrival from Havana, Cuba , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Barge Canal, Utica, New York , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Speeding along full sail, Ocean Grove, New Jersey , Boats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

U.S.S. Texas, from the Transparencies series (N137) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco late 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Transparencies" series (N137), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards in the late 1880s by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. Each image is printed on very thin paper, intended to be transparent when held up to the light.. U.S.S. Texas, from the Transparencies series (N137) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. late 1880s. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Steamer Locking Down. ca. 1926, USA, Steamer Fitzgerald Locking Down. In December after a Seventy-two Hour Battle with a Zero Storm on Lake Superior.

Gliding sails on a summer sea, Hampton Beach, N.H. , Boats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

Ferry Boat leaving Hyannis for Nantucket Island, Hyannis, Cape Cod, Mass. , Ferries, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

This vintage postcard from the 1930s shows the whaleship Charles W. Morgan tied up at the dock at Colonel Edward H.R. Green's estate at Round Hill in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The Morgan, who was named for her original owner who was a Quaker businessman in New Bedford Massachusetts, is the only surviving wooden whaling ship from the 19th-century fleet. Her maiden voyage was in 1841 and she was out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was known as the whaling capital of the world. She made 37 voyages, from 1841 to 1921. In disrepair, she was saved from being scrapped by Colonel Green (Hetty Green's son) who bought her in 1924. Here she is shown tied up at his dock, where he kept her. In 1941, she went to Mystic Seaport, where she remains part of their exhibits to this day.

M.S. Pan Florida (tanker) largest ship ever to go up the Piscataqua going through new $3,000,000 By-Pass Interstate Bridge, Portsmouth, N.H. , Bridges, Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

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

Battleships and Destroyers at Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA. , Harbors, Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Arbella -- Gov. Winthrop's Flagship, The Pioneers' Village, Salem, Mass. , Vessels, Arbella Ship, 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.

A Freighter of the Great Lakes - Fort William, Ontario, Canada. Lake freighters, or Lakers, are bulk carrier vessels that ply the Great Lakes. This Laker if the J P Morgan Jr. which transported steel. J P Morgan Jr. was named after John Pierpont "Jack" Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943) - an American banker and philanthropist who resembled his father in his dislike for publicity and continued his father's philanthropic policy. Date: circa 1910s

S.S. Southern Cross , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

Steamer Athemis, Lake Memphremagog, Newport, Vt. , Boats, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

S. S. Pocahontas, automobile and passenger transport between Kiptoeke Beach and (Little Creek) Va., Norfolk, Virginia , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

38 ft. Double Cabin Cruiser and 46 ft. Sport Cruiser, Boating & Leisure

S.S. America United States Lines. 1953. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division

Official Souvenir Postal World's Columbian Exposition, U.S. Naval Exhibit. Battle Ship "Illinois" | Library of Congress

Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Mass. still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Charlestown Navy Yard (Mass.), Naval yards & naval stations , Massachusetts , Boston

M. V. Northampton-Virginia Ferry Corp. -- 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

Going at full speed , Sailboats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer 'City of Keansburg' leaving Battery, N.Y. for Keansburg, N.J. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer Martha's Vineyard, New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamboat Lines, Mass. , Steamboats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Taranto, Italy - The Italian warship R. N. Giulio Cesare pases through the famous Swing Bridge over the Canale Navigabile Date: circa 1910s

Frank Gray, Model Ship Idlewild, c 1938 Model Ship Idlewild

'Carolina Queen' docks at drawbridge near Cherry Grove Beach on U.S. Hiway 17 about 17 miles north of Myrtle Beach, S. C. , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Whaleship Charles W. Morgan at Mystic Conn. Marine Museum , Ships, Galleries & museums, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Fishing boats cresting a breaking wave , Beaches, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Steamer Penobscot one of the fleet forming the line between Boston, Bangor & Mt. Desert .

Steamboat 'Leota' , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

Sailboat on a moonlit lake , Lakes & ponds, Sailboats, Moonlight, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Gliding sails on a summer sea , Sailboats, Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Pasig River, Manila.: In the Philippines.. 1905. Postcards. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Pasig River (Luzon, Philippines), Launches, Steamboats, Piers & wharves

Boat Donalene, Boothbay Harbor, Maine , Boats, 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

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

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

$1,000,000 Public Market on Portland Harbor, showing Patrol Boat and seaplanes, Portland, Oregon , Harbors, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Yachts at Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Yachts at Boothbay Harbor, Maine

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

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

Fishing boat cresting a breaking wave, Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J. , Seas, Boats, 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

Norfolk Tidewater Terminals, Norfolk, VA. , Harbors, 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

Shrimp fleet at Mayport landing, near Jacksonville Beach, Florida , Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Pasig River with casco freighters, Philippine Islands.. Cardinell-Vincent Co San Francisco, Calif.. Postcards. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Pasig River (Luzon, Philippines), Rivers, Barges

Sailing ships of the United States, Steamships of the United States, Ports and harbors in California, Vallejo, California, 1905, Mare Island Navy Yard

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

USS Monadnock (BM-3), Ports and harbors in California, 1905, California, Vallejo, U.S.S. Monadnock', United States of America

Concrete ship Atlantus, Cape May Point, N. J. , Ships, Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Luxury yachts of Pier 66, Fort Lauderdale, Florida , Piers & wharves, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Harbor scene, Galveston, Texas , Ships, Harbors, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Fishing boat, Cape Cod, Mass. , Fishing boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Barges in the harbor, Boothbay Harbor, Maine , Boats, Harbors, Piers & wharves, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Aquaplaning near one of Florida's sunny beaches , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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