U.S. gunboat Tyler - Mississippi River Fleet
Photograph shows a Union timberclad, the U.S.S. Tyler. No. 3127. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. I, p. 189". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Starboard Battery of Pawnee, American Civil War Glass Negative.
Title from negative sleeve. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photograp... More
Starboard Battery of Pawnee, American Civil War Glass Negative.
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The steamship Marion, on her way to New York with the wives and childr...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Feb. 23, p. 212.
[Three U.S. Navy ships, from left, the Macedonian, the Dale, and the S...
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Submarine Infernal machine intended to destroy the "Minnesota"
A submarine and a sailing ship. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 253 (1861 Nov. 2), p. 701.
Hospital ship, Nashville, gelatin silver print
Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S.S. Pawnee - A drawing of a boat in the water
No. 4940. Mounted with four other photographs and one other print. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Steamship Planter, White House Landing, Pamunkey River
Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, w... More
The steamship Star of the West, with reinforcements for Major Anderson...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 11, no. 269 (1861 Jan. 19), pp. 136-137. Reference copy may be in LOT 4416-E (1861). Caption card... More
U.S.S. Mendota, James River, Virginia during American Civil War
No. B203. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arrival of the United States steam sloop Niagara at Jeddo, Japan, with...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
U.S. steam gun boat "Chippewa" - Public domain image of a steam ship o...
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Shearman & Hart. Copyright deposit, Southern District of N.Y.
Potomac River, Sept. 31st, 1861
Broadside view sidewheel steamship. Signed upper left: Wau[d] Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below image and crossed out: "Putnam" and "Lockwood." Formerly Waud no. C-113 Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC?PP... More
[Ironclad USS Essex at Baton Rouge, Louisiana]
Probably photographed by McPherson & Oliver. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War... More
Burning of the steamship "Golden Gate" :July 27. 1862
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Capture of Fort Henry by U.S. gun boats under the command of Flag Offi...
Print shows four Union ironclads in the foreground, identified as the "St. Louis", "Carondelet", "Cincinnati", and the "Essex", bombarding Confederate Fort Henry in the background; also shows two Confederate st... More
U.S. Steam Transport Mississippi[sic], engraving, Library of Congress
Broadside view of steam frigate. Signed lower right: Lars Everding. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower right: May 24th 1862. Source unknown.
The English pirate ALEXANDRA seized by the British government at Liver...
Ship at dock. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1863 June 6, p. 364. Reference copy may be in LOT 4248. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Gt. Britain Eng. Liverpool 1... More
[Washington, District of Columbia]. Brazilian Steam Frigate at Navy Ya...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The Rebel privateer Florida chasing the schooner Laura Ann, about 400 ...
Illus. from: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 May 9. Public domain photograph - engraving of a sailing ship, sea battle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S.S. Niagara, Boston, Massachusetts., Sept., 1863
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Gunboat Tyler, where W.W. Stuart served during the Civil War
Photograph shows timberclad steamer gunboat USS Tyler with crew on deck. Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photograph... More
Hampton Roads, Virginia. School ship U.S.S. SABINE
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The captured Rebel privateer "Florida" and the United States steamer "...
Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, 1864. Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hampton Roads, Virginia (vicinity). U.S.S. MALVERN
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The ship GLAD TIDINGS, with a cargo of American Cotton, entering the p...
Reference copy may be available in Lot 4426-B. Illus. in: "The Illustrated London News", 4 Nov. 1865, p.449. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Artists, Publ. I.... More
The President's funeral car, on a steam lighter, approacing New York, ...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1865 May 13. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Kazalinsk. Pristan aral'skoi flotilii
Photograph shows a steam-powered paddle wheel boat with Russian naval personnel on board. In the background, a boat along the shore and two others under construction. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtn... More
Steamship GOLDEN CITY, San Francisco, California, 19th century steresc...
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 312. LOT subdivision subject: Ships and River Steamers. This record contains unverified old data f... More
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
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Flag ship, LANCASTER, U.S. Navy, California, 19th century sterescope c...
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 327. LOT subdivision subject: USS Lancaster. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
Steamship SACRAMENTO, San Francisco, California, 19th century steresco...
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
View of the Shipping from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 548. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco Waterfront. This record contains unverified old data f... More
The delta of the Mississippi: Scene at southwest bar
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1867 Nov 9. Public domain photograph of Navy warship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The City and port of Vera Cruz, Mexico
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1867 Aug. 10, p. 500. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Three illustrations of ships and icebergs]
Illus. in: The Polar World, The Arctic Seas, New York, 1869, pp. 46 & 47. Ref. copy may be in SSF (Gr) - ARCTIC REGIONS. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Arctic Reg... More
The recent accident on the Mississippi Central Railroad / from a sketc...
Five illustrations: Accident on the Mississippi Central Railroad, near Oxford, Mississippi. Head-and-shoulders portraits of Lieut. Commander W.L. Stewart; Commander E.H. Williams; and Lieut. Commander A.W. Muld... More
[U.S.S. Constitution - artists' conceptions: starboard, full sail]
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Ship locked in ice - Public domain drawing
Drawing shows a ship with three masts locked in ice. Several figures stand before it. Formerly DRWG/US - Gedney - 89. Title inscribed on verso. Gift, Ralph Gedney 1926 (DLC/PP-1926:R47019).
U.S.S. Constitution - artists' conceptions: starboard, full sail
Wood engraving from: Harper's New Monthly, v. 44, 1872. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Scenes of the great Red River raft - 1873
Photograph showing the steam snag boat, US AID, clearing logjam in the Red River, Louisiana. In album: Photographic views of Red River raft, made in April & May, 1873, under directions of C.W. Howell, Capt. Co... More
Photographic copy of lithograph,"The Sinking of the Steamship Ville du...
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Winslow Homer - Ship-building, Gloucester Harbor / drawn by Winslow Ho...
Print shows children building model ships in the foreground at a shipyard while men build a ship in the background. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 17, no. 876 (1873 October 11), p. 900.
Sailing of the "Pennsylvania" / F.H.S., engraving, Library of Congress
Print shows the S.S. Pennsylvania steamship on its initial trial voyage on May 5, 1873, sailing under steam through waters crowded with small sailboats, tugboats, and other steamboats; shows many passengers onb... More
Scene on a New York dock--Stevedores unloading a ship / drawn by I.P. ...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 21, no. 1072 (1877 July 14), p. 540.
North Carolina. The steamship "Metropolis," wrecked in a gale off Cur...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1878 Feb. 16, p. 413.
Restless - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Olivette, Plant S.S. line, Havana
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "Southern Express Company" on ship's flag. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 05901. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Valiant - Public domain image of steamship
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[The port of Rumeli Hisarı] - Public domain image of steamship
Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 23. No. 685. In album: Views of the Bosporus and Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of... More
[The Imperial Yacht Teşrifiye] - Public domain image of a steam ship o...
Several men, some in uniform, lined up on side of moored boat bearing a Ottoman flag. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 1. No. 56. In album: Ships, Black Sea life... More
[The German ships "Kaiser" and "Hohenzollern" in front of the Dolmabah...
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
[The Ship Kadıköy] - Public domain image of a steam boat
Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. Title translated from album caption. No. 31. In album: Ships, Black Sea lifesaving stations, naval personnel and facilities, Turkey, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul... More
[The imperial ironclad frigate called by the imperial name Hamidiye, b...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 6. No. 611. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection ... More
[Imperial steamship Izzeddin near the Dolmabahc̜e Sarayı (palace)]
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[The Imperial Frigate Hamidiye] during American Civil War
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 1. In album: Ships, naval schools and the Naval Fire Brigade, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid ... More
Navarch - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Polly. Warship photograph collection
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S.S. Yantic - Public domain image of steamship
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Str. E.P. Wilbur - Public domain image of steamship
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[The Imperial Ironclad Frigates Hamidiye, Osmaniye and Aziziye seen fr...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 24. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid... More
Ocean liners: Saxonia, Cunard Line
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[The Imperial Ironclad Frigates Hamidiye, Osmaniye and Aziziye seen du...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 23. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid... More
Melissa - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Public domain photograph of a steamship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Olivette, Plant S.S. line, Havana
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of ship dock, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[County of Roxburgh] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Public domain scan of print depicting a sailboat or small ship, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[The Imperial Ship, İstanbul, designated for the imperial riding] / Co...
The Sultan's private yacht. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 9. No. 474. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman... More
[The Imperial Yacht, Teşrifiye, designated for the imperial riding] / ...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 20. No. 19. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdu... More
[The ship Aydın] - Public domain image of a steam boat
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 11. In album: Ships, naval schools and the Naval Fire Brigade, Istanbul an environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid ... More
[The Imperial Yacht Teşrifiye] - Public domain image of a steam ship o...
Several men lined up on side of moored boat bearing a Turkish flag. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 2. No. 57. In album: Ships, Black Sea lifesaving stations, n... More
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[The double stone dock] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.
Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, industry history, factory building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
[View of the Bosporus from Üsküdar] / Abdullah Frères.
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 14. No. 512. In album: Views of the Bosporus and Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
[The torpedo steamship Vesile-yi Nusret]
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Turkey, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.
Dmitri Donskoi, Russian [ship] - Public domain image of a steam ship o...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[The torpedo steamship Eser-i Nusret]
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 9. In album: Ships, naval schools and the Naval Fire Brigade, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid ... More
[The port of Rumeli Hisarı] - Public domain image of steamship
Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 26. No. 698. In album: Views of the Bosporus and Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of... More
The St. John's at Jacksonville - Public domain image of steamship
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Ocean liners: Saxonia, Cunard Line
Public domain photograph of ocean liner, ship, transatlantic travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Alva - Public domain image of steamship
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
U.S.S. Winona - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[The Imperial Yacht, İzzeddin] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 18. No. 475. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abd... More
[The torpedo steamship Geliyom]
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 7. In album: Ships, naval schools and the Naval Fire Brigade, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid ... More
Mary L. Cushing - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Wadena - Public domain image of steamship
Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Minerva, profile - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Neuve [i.e. Nueve] de Julio, Argentine [ship]
Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Tampa pier, the Olivette at her landing
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Valiant - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Navarch - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Public domain photograph of a boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Restless - Public domain image of steamship
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
U.S.S. Hamilton - Public domain image of a steam boat
Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Proteus in Discovery Harbor after discharging cargo] / G.W. Rice, pho...
Photograph shows the steamship Proteus in Discovery Harbor after discharging cargo for the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Conger is in the background. No. 119.
Ocean liners: S.S. Fulda - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat
Public domain photograph of ocean liner, ship, transatlantic travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ocean liners: S.S. Fulda - Public domain image of steamship
Attribution to Johnston based on negative D4-22369. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022359. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.