Steamships, Ocean Travel, Daily Life Aboard A Steamer
Discover what life was like on board the steamship through historical articles richly illustrated with photographs and illustrations from the 1870s through the 1950s.
- 1870 The Ocean Steamer: Crossing the Atlantic in Early Steamships - One of the most striking objects of interest to a stranger visiting New York is the ocean steamer.
- 1882 Ocean Steamships - The Development of Steamships and Crossing the Atlantic in the Late 1800's
- 1886 The Transatlantic Steamship Captains
- 1887 Development of the Steamship
- 1889-09 Night Signals of Principal Transatlantic Steamship Lines
- 1889-09 Schedule Time Across The Atlantic - Quickening the Time It Takes to Cross the Atlantic
- 1889-09 Steamship Bell Time and Crew Watch Shifts
- 1891 - Ocean Passenger Travel
- Chapter 1: Overview of Transatlantic Travel
- Chapter 2: Room on the Early Steamers
- Chapter 3: The Collins Line, The Inman Company, Beginnings of the White Star Line
- Chapter 4: The Speed of the 1890 Steamships
- Chapter 5: Transatlantic Passengers and the Buildup of Fleets
- Chapter 6: Provisions and Meals on an 1890s Ocean Liner
- Chapter 7: Procedures for processing Immigrants onboard Steamships
- Chapter 8: The Importance of the Immigrant Trade
- 1895 - The Great Atlantic Liners
- 1899-06 Housekeeping on an Ocean Steamship - Just how they feed and tend to all those thousands of passengers.
- 1901 - The Story of the Steamship (23 Illustrations and Photographs)
- 1901-04 Transatlantic Steamship Captain - Duties and Responsibilities - All In a Days' Work - Richly Illustrated with 12 excellent quality photographs.
- 1901-06-29 Provisioning A Transatlantic Liner - Stocking the Steamship Deutschland for Voyage
- 1904-07-16 The New White Star Liner Baltic - The Largest Vessel in the World
- 1904-06-11 An Explanation of Wireless Telegraphy by the Cunard Line
- 1904-10-11 Deep Sea Journalism - The Beginnings of the Cunard Daily Bulletin (Keeping Passengers Informed via Marconi's Wireless Telegraphy)
- 1920-04 Aerial Mail at Sea - How Mail is Dropped on Liners by Airplanes
- 1928-11 Stowaways on Steamships - A Reporter's Exposé - If you've ever wondered what happens to Stowaways on board the steamships, here's the scoop.
- 1932-06-28 Ship Tonnage Explained - Deadweight, Cargo, Gross, Net, Displacement
- Fun or Interesting Factoids About Steamships
- Top Ten Most Popular Steamships and Steamship Lines 1880s to 1954
