Steam Collection

Marietta on the Ohio River, 1870s
Steamboats on the Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843
Albany & Buffalo Railroad timetable, showing fares and routes, 1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century printed piece

First Atlantic crossing by steamship, 1819
American paddlewheeler " Savannah, " the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, 1819. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steam engine of James Watt
Schematic drawing of James Watts steam engine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cotton bales on a river boat, 1800s
Steam-driven boat loaded with bales of cotton, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Paddlewheel steamship Scotia of the Cunard Line, 1800s
The " Scotia, " last of the Cunard Lines paddlewheel steamers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Paddlewheel steamship Arabia of the Cunard LIne
Royal Mail steamship " Arabia" of the Cunard Line, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Great Railroad Strike workers blockade the locomotive engines at Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1877. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Travel by railroad and canal, 1837
Advertisement for rail and canal travel from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and Louisville, 1837. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800s
Steamboats and barges on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Walk-in-the-Water steamboat on Lake Erie, 1818
Lake Erie steamboat " Walk-in-the-Water, " 1818. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

B&O Railroads Tom Thumb steam locomotive, 1830
Passenger car pulled by Peter Coopers experimental locomotive " Tom Thumb" on the B&O Railroad, 1830. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rescue of flood victims on the Mississippi River, 1800s
Residents rescued at night from the flooded Mississippi River, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steam plow on a Dakota farm, 1890s
Farmer using a steam plow in the Dakotas, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Klondyke Gold Rush riverboat in Dawson City, 1898
First steamer carrying gold out of Dawson City, Yukon Territory, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Family riding in a steam-powered White Company automobile, 1907. Hand-colored printed halftone of a photograph in a White Company advertisement

First train on the Camden & Amboy Railroad
Johnny Bull, the first locomotive on the Camden & Amboy Railroad. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Railroad trestle over the Mississippi River in Minnesota
Northern Pacific Railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Brainerd, Minnesota, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Railroad in Oregons Cascade Mountains, 1860s
Railroad trestle in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fultons steamboat Clermont on the Hudson River
First voyage of Fultons steamboat " Clermont" on the Hudson River, 1807. Hand-colored halftone reproductioin of a 19th-century illustration

First steamboat, the Clermont, on the Hudson River
Fultons steamboat, the " Clermont, " on the Hudson River, 1807. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steamboat on the Missouri River
Snags and low water hindering riverboat travel on the Missouri River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Volcano Mt. Hekla, Iceland
Mount Hekia volcano with steam emitting from the summit, Iceland, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Confederate ironclad " Merrimac, " from a sketch made the day before the battle with Union " Monitor, " 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Union gunboats and steamships passing the Confederate stronghold Vicksburg, on the Mississippi River, night of April 16, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Heros steam engine
Steam-engine of Hero of Alexandria, first century AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Greek aeolipile, or steam-engine, as designed by Hero of Alexandria. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an illustration

Steamboat passing a raft on a river
Men steering a raft past a riverboat and its passenger excursion barge, early 1800s. Color halftone reproduction of an Arthurs illustration

Riverboat passengers taken on board in mid-river
Passengers hailing a riverboat from a rowboat in mid-stream, early 1800s. Printed halftone reproduction of an illustration

Whimsey engine drawing coal in the Staffordshire mines, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

African American slaves picking baling and ginning cotton by steam Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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