Transatlantic Collection (#6)

Cambria passing Sandy Hook after Transatlantic Race, 1870 (oil on canvas)
3870623 Cambria passing Sandy Hook after Transatlantic Race, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Royal Thames Yacht Club, London, UK; Photo © Derek Bayes

Atterrissement du premier cable transatlantique en Amerique (engraving)
3655506 Atterrissement du premier cable transatlantique en Amerique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Dining Salon on A Deck, RMS Lusitania, 1907 (b / w photo)
700917 The Dining Salon on A Deck, RMS Lusitania, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ocean liner France, Le Havre. Postcard sent in 1913
660574 Ocean liner France, Le Havre. Postcard sent in 1913. by French Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Stream-Lined Speed-Ship (litho)
2812559 Stream-Lined Speed-Ship (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stream-Lined Speed-Ship)

Freezing weather in America (colour litho)
2779789 Freezing weather in America (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Freezing weather in America)

An aeroplane delivering a letter to a passenger on the transatlantic liner Olympic (colour litho)
2779734 An aeroplane delivering a letter to a passenger on the transatlantic liner Olympic (colour litho) by French School

Drama on a transatlantic voyage (colour litho)
2779250 Drama on a transatlantic voyage (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drama on a transatlantic voyage)

The transatlantic telegraph cable unwinding unit aboard the S. S
2619109 The transatlantic telegraph cable unwinding unit aboard the S.S. Great Eastern, 1865, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

The Breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on Board the Great Eastern, 1865 (engraving)
3037838 The Breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on Board the Great Eastern, 1865 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

RMS Empress of Britain
circa 1910s

European immigrants passing the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour
PNP256712 European immigrants passing the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour, 1892 (coloured engraving) by American School

Steerage passengers enjoying fresh air on deck as their ship enters New York harbour, c
PNP256619 Steerage passengers enjoying fresh air on deck as their ship enters New York harbour, c.1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

View of the Printing Press aboard the Ivernia (b / w photo)
STC255211 View of the Printing Press aboard the Ivernia (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Promenade Deck aboard the Queen Mary, from Esquires Avenues of Fashion
STC255209 Promenade Deck aboard the Queen Mary, from Esquires Avenues of Fashion (colour litho) by English School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Steerage Emigrants on the deck of a passenger ship from Europe to the New World, c
CHT247747 Steerage Emigrants on the deck of a passenger ship from Europe to the New World, c.1870 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; English

Poster advertising the Red Star Line from Antwerp to New York
CHT211496 Poster advertising the Red Star Line from Antwerp to New York, 1899 (colour litho) by Cassiers, Hendrick (1858-1944); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Poster representing an Italian Transatlantic from the Societe de Navogation de Genes
GIA4787167 Poster representing an Italian Transatlantic from the Societe de Navogation de Genes. by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The shipwreck of the Transatlantic The "Burgundy"Engraving in "
XEE4141823 The shipwreck of the Transatlantic The " Burgundy" Engraving in " The illustrious progress" of July 1898

Red Star Line, Antwerpen America, c. 1899 (lithograph in colours)
1766909 Red Star Line, Antwerpen America, c.1899 (lithograph in colours) by Belgian School, (19th century); 84x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Red Star Line, Antwerpen America. Anonymous)

Harry Hawker, Australian aviator who went missing while attempting the first transatlantic flight but was rescued
6015438 Harry Hawker, Australian aviator who went missing while attempting the first transatlantic flight but was rescued from his ditched aircraft by a Danish steamship

Predicted transatlantic airliner of the near future, 1919 (litho)
6015417 Predicted transatlantic airliner of the near future, 1919 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Predicted transatlantic airliner of the near future, 1919)

American aviator Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic, with Spirit of St Louis
6014986 American aviator Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic, with Spirit of St Louis, the aeroplane in which he made the flight

Beautiful Children Contest (litho)
5997990 Beautiful Children Contest (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beautiful Children Contest)

Cunard Steamship Company (colour litho)
6032915 Cunard Steamship Company (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cunard Steamship Company)

Advertisement for Royal Line to Canada - Canadian Railways
Advertisement for Royal Line to Canada - Canadian Northern Railway System - Atlantic Steamship Service, fortnightly from Bristol. Date: 1910

Americans queuing to try and leave Britain, September 1939
American nationals queuing outside the United States Lines offices in a n attempt to return home, following the outbreak of war in September 1939

Three children, survivors of the Athenia, September 1939
Three young girls; Margot from London, Theodora from Toronto and Virginia from Detroit, photographed after being rescued from the transatlantic passenger liner, the Athenia

H. M. destroyer rescues passengers of the Athenia, Sept 1939
Sailors on a British destroyer are shown holding onto former passengers of the Athenia in a lifeboat, 1939. The Sphere comments on the swell which made the rescue operation more difficult

Lifeboats watching the Athenia as it sinks, Sept 1939
Illustration of overcrowded lifeboats as they watch the transatlantic ocean liner, the Athenia, sink. The ships are shown lighting flares

Explosion of a hatch on the Athenia, September 1939
Illustration of the explosion as a torpedo from a German submarine hit the port side No. 5 hatch of the Athenia, a British transatlantic passenger liner

Poster, Chemins de Fer de l Etat and CGT
Poster for Chemins de Fer de l Etat and Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (CGT), serving Paris, Le Havre and New York. circa 1930

Poster advertising the Hamburg American Line, 1897 (colour litho)
SFP409440 Poster advertising the Hamburg American Line, 1897 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Cauer Collection

Le Havre - interior of SS France, ocean liner owned by Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
660389 Le Havre - interior of SS France, ocean liner owned by Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. Promenade deck, with a length of 135 metres, at the height of first class cabins

Sailing notice and German warning, New York Herald, 1st May 1915 (litho)
700919 Sailing notice and German warning, New York Herald, 1st May 1915 (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Trip of the American Baseball Clubs to England (The Voyage Out
NYH177774 The Trip of the American Baseball Clubs to England (The Voyage Out) published in The New York Daily Graphic, 1874 (engraving) by Weldon

First fully successful westbound North Atlantic flight
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith, co-pilot Evert van Dijk, navigator John Patrick (Paddy) Saul and wireless operator John Stannage

SS Ranchi, P&O cruiser, with people playing deck games
SS Ranchi, P&O Line cruiser, with people playing games on deck. Date: circa 1930

The first buoy, where the cable was supposed to be grappled
3037839 The first buoy, where the cable was supposed to be grappled and the second buoy where it was grappled, 1865 (engraving) by English School

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition, the Final Attempt to grapple the Lost Cable
3037836 The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition, the Final Attempt to grapple the Lost Cable, 1865 (engraving) by English School

John Alcock, British aviator
Pilot John William " Jack" Alcock (1892-1919), British aviator. Completed the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919 alongside navigator Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948)

Arthur Brown of Alcock and Brown, aviator
Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948), British navigator. Completed the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919 alongside Pilot John William " Jack" Alcock (1892-1919). circa 1919

The dramas of life, a young lady who throws herself from a transatlantic liner with her child and drowns them both
2815463 The dramas of life, a young lady who throws herself from a transatlantic liner with her child and drowns them both (colour litho) by Beltrame

Serious scrum on board a French transatlantic for the sudden madness of an Italian (Colour Litho)
2814843 Serious scrum on board a French transatlantic for the sudden madness of an Italian (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The dramas of the sea: the Campania transatlantic liner hit by a formidable wave (Colour Litho)
2814834 The dramas of the sea: the Campania transatlantic liner hit by a formidable wave (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dramas of the sea)

Salle a manger d un paquebot transatlantique francais (engraving)
2787851 Salle a manger d un paquebot transatlantique francais (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salle a manger d un paquebot transatlantique francais)

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"Journeying Across the Atlantic: A Glimpse into Transatlantic Travel" Step back in time and embark on a voyage across the vast Atlantic Ocean. From the luxurious RMS Caronia of Cunard Line to the magnificent S. S Etruria, this caption takes you on a visual tour history. Immerse yourself in the opulence of the RMS Windsor Castle, as it majestically docks at Capetown. Feel the rhythm and energy as a jazz orchestra entertains passengers by the pool on board the iconic Mauretania. Marvel at a cutaway view of the legendary Pan-American Clipper, Boeing 314, soaring through skies during its heyday in 1940. Admire G. H. Davis' artistic portrayal of ocean liner Normandie, capturing its grandeur and elegance. Experience White Star Line's RMS Megantic and indulge in luxury within First Class Lounge aboard RMS Mauretania. Dive into relaxation at Berengaria's inviting swimming pool while sailing across waves. Witness history unfold with RMS Olympic, transformed from cruise ship to serve during World War I. Celebrate alongside New York as Queen Mary triumphantly arrives after her maiden voyage. Finally, explore groundbreaking transatlantic communications with telephoning London to New York - bridging distances like never before. These captivating images encapsulate an era when crossing oceans was an adventure filled with glamour and excitement. Let your imagination sail away as you delve into these remarkable moments from transatlantic travel's golden age.