Transatlantic Collection

The Great Western
The SS Great Western departs on her maiden voyage from Bristol to New York, 8th April 1838. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the oak-hulled paddle-wheel steamship was scrapped in 1856

Laconia
Three ladies watch the second Cunard liner to be named Laconia leaving Liverpool on a transatlantic voyage to New York. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Old Sketch chart of the North Atlantic on Mercator projection, Shipping routes, Europe, North and South America, 1890s
Vintage illustration Old Sketch chart of the North Atlantic on Mercator projection, Shipping routes, Europe, North and South America, 1890s, 19th Century

Transatlantic Flight
May 1919: The US Navy NC4 flying boat (biplane) ready for its first transatlantic flight. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

New York Jubilee
1st September 1858: A Jubilee procession up Broadway, New York on 1st September 1858, to celebrate the laying of 1016 miles of transatlantic telegraph cable between the US

Transatlantic Flight
June 1919: Transatlantic plane at Plymouth, seen from a boat. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

R100 Mooring
21st May 1930: A mooring mast near St Hubert, Montreal to which the R 100 will be moored on completion of her transatlantic trip. (Photo by H. H. Humphries/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

US Navy Curtiss NC4
June 1919: A US Navy Curtiss NC-4 at Plymouth, one of three planes to attempt the first transatlantic crossing. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Transatlantic Flight
16th May 1919: The US Navy NC4 flying boat sets of on its first transatlantic flight. Alcock and Brown made first non stop crossing June 14-15 in 16 hours

Rotor Ship
1926: Anton Fletchers rotor ship Baden-Baden, propelled by yellow towers attached to rotors, arrives at New York after a transatlantic trip. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Spirit Of St Louis
21st May 1927: US aviator Charles Lindberghs monoplane Spirit of St Louis landing at Le Bourget Paris after his non-stop solo transatlantic flight from New York City. (Photo by H. F)

Lindberghs Return
June 1927: New York City celebrates Charles Lindberghs return with a ticker-tape parade, after his non-stop one-man transatlantic flight from New York to Paris

Lindberghs Plane
29th May 1927: US aviator Charles Lindberghs aeroplane flying above welcoming crowds at Croydon aerodrome, following his record-setting non-stop solo transatlantic crossing from New York to Paris

Doomed Airship
6th May 1937: Aerial view of the German-made dirigible the Hindenburg flying over New York City on its transatlantic voyage from Frankfurt, Germany to Lakehurst naval airfield in New Jersey

Almost Ready
5th March 1936: The great transatlantic passenger liner SS Queen Mary nears completion at a shipyard on Clydebank, Scotland

SS Mauretania
The transatlantic Cunard cruise liner SS Mauretania moored at a British coastal port. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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