Vintage Ocean Liners

Vintage photos of large ocean liners and historical ships, showcasing their grandeur and travel culture from the early to mid-20th century.

Vintage photograph. Cunard White Star Line RMS Queen Elizabeth
Vintage photograph. Cunard White Star Line RMS Queen Elizabeth
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Clyde-Mallory Liners, S.S. Cherokee, S.S. Seminole and S.S. Algonquin , Ocean liners, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Cristoforo colombo cruise ship. 1961.
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Model of the Gustaf V train ferry; Railway Museum.
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R.M.S. "Queen Mary" Cunard Line, ltd.. 1955. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book Division
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UK, Hampshire, RMS Titanic leaving Southampton, 1912
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Clyde-Mallory Liners, S.S. Cherokee, S.S. Seminole and S.S. Algonquin , Ocean liners, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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The SS Titanic leaving Southampton to embark on its ill-fated journey. The stern of the ship as it leaves port. 10th April 1912
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R.M.S. "Queen Mary" Cunard Line, Ltd.. 1937. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division
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Steamer 'President Warfield' (Old Bay Line) , Steamboats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Passenger ship "Cap Norte
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Military Vessel
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Cross-section of the S S Titanic. Date: 1912
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The "America", crack U.S. Liner. September 11, 1940. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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High angle view of a steamboat in a river
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Launch Of The Second Pocket Battleship -- A General view as the admiral scheer Glideo down the slipway at the Launching ceremony. Admiral scheer, Germany's second pocket Battleship was Launched with full Germany at Wilhelmshaven yesterday April 1st. Almost at the same time, her sister ship the Deutschland, completed last year, was commissioned *****. May 8, 1933. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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LEVIATHAN, 3/6/19
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S.S. Independence, American Export Lines , Ocean liners, American Export Lines, Inc., Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Saxonia, Cunard Line, Saxonia (Steamship), Cunard line, Ships, Boat & ship companies, 1880
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Model of the train ferry Malmöhus.
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Queen Mary ship and hotel, Queen Mary Seaport, Long Beach, California, USA
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Queen Mary ship docked at Long Beach, California, USA
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The train ferry M/S Gustav Vasa.
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S. S. Queen Mary , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Titanic Hitting Iceberg. RMS Titanic Hitting Iceberg. Two illustrations showing how the bow of the White Star liner Titanic slipped up on to a submerged iceberg shelf. Titanic was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast Ireland during 1910 - 1911 and later sank on April 15th, 1912 after striking an iceberg off the coast of New Foundland during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York, USA, with the loss of 1,522 passengers and crew. (Photo by Titanic Images/Universal Images Group)
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Palace drawing room steamers, Drew and St. John: of the New York & Albany evening line, passing on the Hudson, circa 1878
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S.S. Florida , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Super-Liner On Trail Run -- The ***** super-liner United States pills away from her dock here *****, to start her first trail run in the Atlantic. The 990 ft. Luxury Ship is expected to develop speeds that will break the trans-Atlantic record. May 14, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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A port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS PONCHATOULA (T-AO-148) as the vessel is underway near Naval Station, Subic Bay. Country: Philippine Sea
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S. S. Queen Mary , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Travel photos Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Ship in the harbor. Part view with plane On the upper deck
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Greater Detroit Steamer. ca. 1925, DETROIT AND CLEVELAND NAVIGATION CO. New Steamer. 'GREATER DETROIT.' Length, 550 feet. Width, 100 feet. Draught, 16 feet. Tonnage, 4,500. Horsepower, 12,000. Speed, 21 miles. 26 Parlors with Bath. 130 Staterooms with Toilets. Automobile Capacity, 125. 650 Staterooms. Crew of 300 Including Officers. The cost is approximately $3,500,000.
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Postcard of Giant Freighter on Lake Superior. ca. 1917, Giant freighter steaming on Lake Superior, the largest fresh-water lake in the world.
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S. S. 'Boston,' on Eastern S. S. Lines, Inc. , Ocean liners, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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R.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth" Cunard Line, ltd.. 1957. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division
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At the time of her launch in 1907, she was the largest vessel in the world : her sinking by a U-boat in 1915 continues to inspire conspiracy theories. Date: launched 1907
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Vintage photograph. View of the arrival of the SS Lurline at the pier in Honolulu. Matson liner arrives amidst an atmosphere of gaiety and revelry
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The 9,032 ton M.V. Straat Banks that arrived in Sydney to day from South Africa. It was the ships first visit to Australia, carrying 57 passengers of which 47 were for Sydney. January 16, 1953. (Photo by J. A. Mulligan).
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NEW ZEALAND, QUEENSTOWN, LAKE WAKATIPU, VINTAGE STEAMSHIP TSS EARNSLAW (1912)
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Travel Photos Italy. Venice. Passenger ship "Milwaukee", lying in front of the Markusplatz in front of anchor. View of San Giorgio Maggiore
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R.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth" Cunard Line, ltd.. 1947. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book Division
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The maiden voyage of what was at the time the biggest ship in the world: the German Hamburg-Amerika cruise liner, Vaterland. Seen here in the Elbe before starting on a trial trip to the coast of Norway and back. Smaller photographs on either side show the entrance to the dining room and the swimming bath. Bottom centre is a sectional drawing of the Y-shaped funnel uptakes. Date: 1914
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Ship in port, circa 1931, by Eric Lee-Johnson.
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World's Most Looked at Bridge - -"Saga" the Swedish liner passing through Tower Bride. It will be seen that when large vessels pass the roadway of the bridge have to be raised to their fullest extent.Tower Bridge is not be tallest or the longest in World, but it could surely claim to be the most "Looked At" bridge in the world. Millions of visitors to London, stand on London bridge but they go there to look at tower bridge. Built by the city of London corporation and opened by King Edward VII ((then Prince of Wales) in 1894. It is the first bridge oveli the thames and with its huge cascules is probably the largest lifting road bridge in the world, and the one thing a visitor to London must not miss, is to see tower bridge go up. January 01, 1947. (Photo by Barratt's).
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Passenger ship "Monte Rosa
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Grandest palace drawing room steamers in the world, Steamboats Drew and St. John: of the people's New York & Albany evening line, passing on the Hudson by Currier & Ives c1878
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Side profile of a mature man holding a camera in front of a cruise ship
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Steamers in the harbor of midtown New York City. SS United States
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Black Arrow (Frecce nere) division arriving on the Piedmont and Sardinia ships at the end of the Spanish civil war, with the SS Rex transatlantic liner in the background, June 14, 1939, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.
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Vintage photograph. SS independence on her maiden voyage entering New York harbor
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A starboard bow view of the repair ship USS JASON (AR 8) as the vessel enters the harbor. Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)
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Advertising poster for Callender Cables featuring the famous Cunard liner Queen Mary 1936
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The 'Caronia., 'Carmania', 'Franconia' and 'Laconia' are sister passenger liners on the trans- Atlantic run. Date: circa 1910
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Passengers board the giant SS 'Kaiser Wilhelm II' in Bremerhaven, 1905. Creator: Unknown.
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Vintage Travel Poster. A White Star Dominion Line with service from le Havre to Canada. depicts large cruise liner and wheat fields of the prairies
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White Star Line poster. A 1990s reproduction of an early White Star Line advert, depicting the RMS Oceanic, a flagship liner of the company. The poster advertises the service running between Liverpool and New York, complete with the original fares. Location unknown, circa 1900.