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Introduction | Biographical Sketch | Scope and Contents | Series Description | Inventory
Introduction
This collection is comprised of the papers of marine historian Erik Heyl. As a specialist in early American and Canadian steamers,
especially Great Lakes vessels, Mr. Heyl researched and produced hundreds of scale drawings and models. Most of this material
was published in his six volume series Early American Steamers.
The collection includes the correspondence, illustrations, research notes, vessel histories, vessel lists, and miscellaneous
materials from which Heyl's many works, both published and unpublished, were derived. The collection includes materials that
date from 1835 to 1972.
The Heyl Collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections in 1974 and transferred to the Historical Collections
of the Great Lakes in 1983.
Biograrphical Sketch
Erik Heyl was the author of a number of works on the history of navigation in North America. His most significant work is
the six-volume Early American Steamers series published between 1953 and 1969.
Although active in researching all early North American steamboats, Heyl had a special interest and expertise in the WALK-IN-THE-WATER,
the first steamboat in service above Niagara, and in Great Lakes vessels that served as combatants in the American Civil War.
Mr. Heyl was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 4, 1887, the son of Jacob and Louise Schandein Heyl. He attended Milwaukee
Academy and in 1905 the University of Berlin. He moved to Buffalo just prior to WW I and began a career as an accountant.
He developed an interest in stamp collecting and through this hobby noted that old stamps indicated the name of vessels on
which mail was carried. He became interested in obtaining illustrations of these vessels and began to research them. Later
he developed scale drawings and models of the early steamers of which images were scarce. These drawings were later incorporated
into his Early American Steamers.
The drawings he made were featured in several exhibitions, including one at the Cleveland Public Library in 1952 and one at
the Truxtun-Decatur Museum, Washington, DC, in1964. Also, in 1964 he received the Samuel Wilkinson Award from the Buffalo
and Erie County Historical Society and was named 1972 Great Lakes Historian of the Year by the Marine Historical Society of
Detroit.
Erik Heyl married Elizabeth Ralph and together they had two daughters. Mr. Heyl died at Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo
on July 15, 1973. He was 85 years of age. The collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Elizabeth Ralph
Heyl on June 30, 1974.
Scope and Content
The Erik Heyl Collection (6.5 cubic feet) contains data on North American steamboats dating from 1835 to 1972. Although American
and Canadian vessels in general are represented, the collection is strongest in Great Lakes and East Coast vessels constructed
between 1818 and 1872.
The bulk of the collection consists of Heyl's extensive research notes and correspondence. These materials are normally typewritten
or carbon copies of typewritten documents. Few photocopied documents appear among the research notes and correspondence. Files
are arranged alphabetically by vessel name.
The illustrations are largely images clipped from contemporary newspapers or magazines. Heyl's original drawings were retained
by his family and are not included in this collection.
Fleet lists and miscellaneous files contain a combination of research notes, correspondence, iterary productions, newspaper
and magazine clippings. Fleet lists are arranged alphabetically and miscellaneous files are arranged in the following order:
vessels, 'list of Canadian steamships, literary productions, marine engines, magazine illustrations, fleets, ports, biographies,
magazine articles, and engine data.
Series Description
SUBJECT FILES
RESEARCH NOTES 1835-1969 The materials in this series are arranged alphabetically by vessel name or topic, consistent with their original organization.
Vessels are alphabetized by their entire names rather than by surnames. Correspondence, research notes, and some illustrations
are included. Where available, the date each vessel began operating is included in the inventory for ease of identification.
Dated items within each file are arranged chronologically. Vessels that operated on the Great Lakes are marked (*).
ILLUSTRATIONS 1840-1971 Included in this series are photographs, sketches, and illustrations from newspapers, magazines, and brochures depicting ships
and topics researched by Mr. Heyl. Some information, in the form of newspaper and magazine clippings, is included with the
illustrations. The files are arranged alphabetically by vessel name, with separate illustrations of United States Navy, Coast
Guard, and foreign naval vessels. Great Lakes vessels are marked (*).
VESSEL HISTORIES AND RESEARCH NOTES 1954-1969
The information in this series is less complete than that in the first series, apparently because these notes were in the
early stages of development. Organization is alphabetical by vessel name or topic. One page vessel histories provide such
data as details of construction, vessel dimensions, equipment, ownership, mishaps, and final disposition. Research correspondence
relating to each vessel is attached to the histories. Vessels that operated on the Great Lakes are marked (*).
FLEET LISTS 1953-1967 These lists of ships are arranged alphabetically by company, region, or topic. Some correspondence and research notes are
included. Individual lists include the fleet operational dates, names of vessels owned and their disposition. Stack and flag
markings and detailed company histories are sometimes present.
MISCELLANEOUS FILES 1948-1972 Miscellaneous research notes, vessel lists, article manuscripts, newspaper clippings, port notes, biographic files, and data
on marine engines are contained in this section. Vessel files are alphabetically arranged. Vessels that operated on the Great
Lakes are marked (*).
Inventory
Box 1: Subject Files--Research Notes
Folders
- ALABAMA, 1838
- ALICE C. PRICE, 1853
- Allan Line Steamers - see also CANADIAN, INDIAN, ANGLO-SAXON, and NORTH AMERICAN
- ALLEGHENY, 1849 *
- ALLEGHANY, 1856 *
- ALLIANCE, 1857
- ALPENA, 1867*
- AMELIA, 1863
- AMERICAN EAGLE, 1833
- ANGLO-SAXON, 1856
- ARABIAN, 1851 *
- USS ARCTIC, 1853
- ARGO, 1844
- ARIES, 1862
- ARMENIA, 1843
- ARROW, 1837
- ASSINIBOIA & KEEWATIN, 1907
- AURORA, 1846
- BALLOON, 1839
- BALTIC, 1848
- BANSHEE, 1854*
- BAY STATE, 1848
- BEAVER, 1835
- BELLE, 1837
- BERKSHIRE, 1864
- BLACK WARRIOR, 1852
- BOSTON, 1831
- BRADFORD DURFEE, 1845
- BRIDGEPORT, 1857
- BRITANNIA, 1862
- BROTHER JONATHON, 1852
- CALEDONIA, 1853
- CALHOUN, 1851
- CALYPSO, 1855
- CANADA, 1846 *
- CANADA, 1853
- CANADA, 1867 *
- CANADIAN, 1853
- CANONICUS, 1849
- CAPITAL, 1866
- CAROLINA, 1822*
- CASPIAN, n.d.*
- CATALINE, 1844
- CATARACT, 1846
- CATHERINE WHITING, 1864
- CHARLES MORGAN, 1854
- CHARLOTTE, 1864
- CHARLOTTE VANDERBILT, 1857
- CHAUNCEY VIBBARD, 1864
- USS CHEROKEE, 1859
- CHESAPEAKE, n.d.
- CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL, 1825
- CHIEF JUSTICE ROBINSON, n.d.*
- CIRCASSIAN, 1858
- CITY OF ALBANY, 1863
- CITY OF BOSTON, 1861
- CITY OF BUFFALO, 1857 *
- CITY OF FREMONT, n.d. *
- CITY OF HAMILTON, 1850
- CITY OF HARTFORD, 1852
- CITY OF MADISON, 1857 *
- CITY OF NEW LONDON, 1863
- CITY OF NEW YORK, 1861
- CITY OF NORWICH, 1862
- CITY OF RICHMOND, 1865
- CITY OF TOLEDO, 1865*
- CITY POINT, 1863
- CLEOPATRA, 1836
- CLEOPATRA, 1878
- CLIFTON, 1854
- CLIFTON, 1861
- COBOURG, 1833
- COLUMBUS, 1835*
- COMET, 1848 *
- COMET, 1875
- COMET, 1860 *
- COMMERCE, 1843
- COMMERCE, 1848*
- USS COMMODORE HULL, 1861?
- USS COMMODORE MORRIS, 1862
- COMMODORE PERRY, 1859
- Confederate Naval Ironclads built in Great Britain and France
- CONNECTICUT, 1848
- CONSTITUTION, 1825
- CONSTITUTION, 1833*
- CONSTITUTION, 1835
- CONTINENTAL, 1861
- CORINTHIAN, 1864
- CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, 1847
- CRICKET, 1846
- DACOTAH, 1857*
- DANIEL DREW, 1860
- DARLINGTON, 1849
- DAVID BROWN, 1832
- DAWN, 1856
- DAYLIGHT, 1860
- DAYTON, 1853
- DEAN RICHMOND, 1865
- DEAN RICHMOND, 1864*
- DEER, 1864
- DETROIT, 1859*
- DICTATOR, 1863
- DIRIGO, 1866
- DOUGLAS, 1858
- E. K. COLLINS, 1853*
- EAGLE, 1817
- EAGLE, 1852
- EAGLE'S WING, 1854
- EASTERN CITY, 1852*
- ELIZA ANDERSON, 1858
- ELIZA HANCOX, 1863
- ELLEN, 1853
- EMERALD, 1844 *
- EMERALD, 1862 *
- EMPIRE, n.d.
- EMPIRE STATE, 1848
- EMPIRE STATE, 1862*
- ENTERPRISE, 1861
- EOLUS, 1864
- ERIE, 1836*
- ERIE, 1867
- ESCORT, 1862
- ETHAN ALLEN, 1859
- EUDORA, 1844
- EUROPA, 1854*
- EXPERIMENT, 1837
- FAH-KEE, n.d.
- FALCON, 1848
- FANNY, 1825
Box 2: Subject Files--Research Notes
Folders
- FASHION, 1847
- FIRE DART, 1860
- FRANK, 1835
- USS FROLIC, 1862
- G. J. TRUESDELL, 1864
- G. P. GRIFFITH, 1848*
- GALENA, 1857 *
- GARDEN CITY, 1853
- GENERAL CLINCH, 1839
- GENERAL JACKSON, 1830
- GENERAL LINCOLN, 1832
- GENERAL PORTER. 1834*
- GENERAL URBISTENDE, 1852
- GEORGE W. CLYDE, 1872
- GEORGE LAW, 1852
- GEORGE LEARY, 1864
- GEORGE PEABODY, 1857
- GEORGE WASHINGTON, 1830
- GEORGEANNA, 1859
- GEORGIA, 1835
- GEORGIA, 1863
- GEORGIAN, 1864*
- GLEN COVE, 1854
- GOLD HUNTER, 1849
- GOLDEN GATE, 1853
- GOLIAH, 1849
- GRANITE STATE, 1854*
- GREYHOUND, 1863
- GREYHOUND, 1863
- HANCOCK, 1827
- HATTIE, 1861
- HENDRIK HUDSON, 1845
- HENRY CLAY, 1825*
- HENRY CLAY, 1851
- HERALD, 1842
- HERO, 1844
- HOMER WARREN, 1901
- HOPE, 1811
- HUNCHBACK, 1853
- HUNTER, 1857 *
- HUNTRESS, 1836/1838
- HURON, 1852 *
- ILLINOIS, 1837
- ILLINOIS, 1849 *
- ILLINOIS, 1853 *
- INDIAN, 1855
- INTERNATIONAL, 1854
- INTERNATIONAL, 1857*
- IOLAS, 1842
- IRON WITCH, 1846
- ISLAND HOME, 1855
- USS ISONOMIA, 1864
- JACKSON, 1853
- JAMES T. BRADY, 1864
- JAMES B. SCHUYLER, 1863
- JESSE HOYT, 1862
- JEWESS, 1838
- JOHN BROOKS, 1859
- JOHN JAY, 1830
- JOHN P. JACKSON, 1860
- JOHN MARSHALL, 1844
- JOHN MASON, 1834
- JOHN McADAM, 1842
- JOHN MUNN, 1847
- JOHN STEVENS, 1846
- JUPITER, 1849
- JUPITER, 1849
- JUPITER, 1855
- JUNIATA, 1848
- KALOOLAH
- KEEWATIN, 1907--see ASSINIBOIA
- KEWEENAW, 1866*
- KEYPORT, 1852
- KINGSTON, 1855
- KNICKERBOCKER, 1843
- LABOUCHERE, 1858
- LAC LA BELLE, 1864
- LADY OF THE LAKE, 1842*
- LADY STERLING, 1864
- LAWRENCE, 1868
- LINDA, 1864
- LONDON, 1845*
- LOUISIANA, 1854
- LOUISVILLE, 1853*
- MAGNET, 1847 *
- MAGNET, 1847 *
- MAGNET, 1856 *
- MAID OF ORLEANS, 1818
- MANITOWOC, 1868*
- MAPLE LEAF, 1851*
- M. MARTIN, 1864
- MARY BENTON, 1861
- MARY POWELL, 1862
- MASSACHUSETTS, 1816
- MASSACHUSETTS, 1842
- MAYQUEEN, 1852
- MAYQUEEN, 1853*
- MESSENGER, 1866*
- METAMORAS, 1846
- MEXICO, 1851
- MIANTONOMI, 1850
- USS MICHIGAN, 1843*
- MILWAUKEE, 1837 *
- MILWAUKEE, 1859 *
- MILWAUKEE, 1837 *
- MIRAMICHI, 1872 *
- USS MISSISSIPPI, 1842
- USS MISSOURI, 1841
- Monitors - United States Navy (Civil War)
- MONMOUTH, 1830
- MONOHAMSETT, 1862
- MORNING STAR, 1862
- MOUNT SAVAGE, 1853
- MOUNT VERNON, 1846
- MYSTIC, 1852
- USLS NANTUCKET, n.d.
- NAPOLEON, 1830
- NAPOLEON, 1856
- NAUSHON, 1848
- NAUTILUS, 1866
- Navy Department - General Correspondence
- NELLIE PENTZ, n.d. - see also PRINCESS ROYAL
- NELLY BAKER, 1854
- NEPTUNE, 1856 *
- NEW CHAMPION, 1842
- NEW ERA, 1849 *
- NEW HAVEN, 1835
- NEW YORK, 1836
- NEW WORLD, 1848
- NEW WORLD, 1850
- NEWPORT, 1880
- NIAGARA, 1845 *
- NIAGARA, 1845
- NIAGARA, 1839 *
- NIGHTINGALE, 1863
- NIMROD, 1833
- NINA, 1848
- NORMAN, 1862
- NORTH AMERICA, 1840
- NORTH AMERICAN, 1856
- NORTHERN LIGHT, 1858*
- NORTHWEST, 1867
- NUHPA, 1865
- OCEAN WAVE, 1852*
Box 3: Subject Files--Research Notes
Folders
- OCEAN WAVE, 1853
- OCEAN WAVE, 1854
- OLIVER ELLSWORTH
- ONTARIO, 1847*
- ONTARIO, 1867
- ONTONAGAN, 1856*
- OREGON, 1845
- ORION, 1868
- OSCEOLA, 1838
- OSIRIS, 1835
- OTTER, 1853
- OWEGO, 1853*
- PASSAIC, 1865*
- PASSPORT, 1846*
- PEARL, 1851 *
- PEERLESS, 1853*
- PERRY, 1846
- PHILADELPHIA, 1859
- PHOENIX, n.d.
- PHOENIX, 1845
- PLANET, 1855*
- PLYMOUTH ROCK, 1864
- POCAHONTAS, 1829
- POLITKOFSKY, 1866
- PLYMOUTH, 1853 *
- USS POWHATAN, 1850
- PRINCE ALFRED, n.d.
- PRINCE OF WALES, 1842
- PRINCE OF WALES, 1860
- PRINCESS ROYAL, 1841 - see also NELLIE PENTZ
- PROVIDENCE, 1832
- QUEEN CITY, 1848*
- QUEEN VICTORIA, 1838
- QUEEN VICTORIA, 1860*
- REINDEER, 1850
- REINDEER, 1863*
- Revenue Cutters - GREAT LAKES
- USRC ANDREW JOHNSON
- USRC WILLIAM P. FESSENDEN
- USRC JOHN A. DIX
- USRC SHERMAN
- RICHARD STOCKTON, 1852
- RIP VAN WINKLE, 1845
- ROBERT L. STEVENS, 1838
- ROCHESTER, 1863
- ROCKET, 1857 *
- ROGER WILLIAMS, 1845
- ROMAN, 1866 - see also NORMAN, SAXON
- ROYAL WILLIAM, 1831
- SAGUENAY, 1853
- ST. MARYS, 1857
- SALVOR, 1856
- SAM SLOAN, 1882
- SAVANNAH, 1809
- SAXON, 1862 - see also NORMAN, ROMAN
- SCOTIA, 1846 - see also GENERAL J. K. BARNES
- SCOTIA, 1845
- SEABIRD, 1859
- SHEBOYGAN, 1868*
- SIR JOHN HARVEY, 1852
- SOUTH AMERICA, 1840
- SOUTHFIELD, 1857
- SPLENDID, 1832
- STAR OF THE WEST, 1852
- Staten Island Ferries
- CSS STONEWALL, 1865
- SULTANA, 1847
- SUNBEAM, 1861*
- SUPERIOR, 1831
- SUSAN WARD, 1863*
- USS SUSQUEHANNA, 1850
- SUWONADA, 1864
- SWALLOW, 1836
- SYLVAN DELL, 1873
- SYLVAN GLEN, 1869
- SYLVAN GROVE, 1858
- SYLVAN SHORE, 1856
- SYLVAN STREAM, 1863*
- TELEGRAPH, 1832
- TELEGRAPH, 1837
- THISTLE, 1863
- THISTLE, 1869
- THOMAS COLLYER, 1850
- THOMAS COLLYER, 1862 - see also TWILIGHT
- THOMAS COLLYER, 1864 - see also SAM SLOAN
- THOMAS G. HAIGHT, 1853 - see also USS ARCTIC
- THOMAS HUNT, 1851
- THOMAS A. MORGAN, 1854
- THOMAS POWELL, 1846
- TIOGA, 1862 *
- TRAVELLER, 1835
- TRAVELLER, 1845
- TRISTRAM SHANDY, 1864
- TROJAN, 1842
- TROY, 1849 *
- TWILIGHT, 1868
- TWILIGHT, 1873 - see also THOMAS COLLYER
- UNICORN, 1836
- UNION, 1856 *
- UNION, 1864 *
- UNION, 1864 *
- UNITED STATES, 1847
- VICTORY, 1827
- VIRGINIA, 1816
- WANDO, 1864
- WARRIOR, 1864
- WASHINGTON, 1826
- WASHINGTON IRVING, 1844
- WAUBUNOX, 1865*
- WENONA, 1857 *
- WATERLOO, 1826
- WATERWITCH, 1831
- WELAKA, 1850
- WELLAND, 1853*
- WESTCHESTER, 1832
- WESTERN PORT, 1853
- WESTFIELD, 1861
- WESTMORELAND, 1853*
- WILLIAM IV, 1832
- WILLIAM H. HARRISON, 1840
- WILLIAM HARRISON, 1864
- WILMINGTON, 1839
- WILSON G. HUNT, 1849
- WINSLOW, 1863
- WORCESTER, 1841
- YARMOUTH CASTLE, n.d.
- ZENOBIA, 1864
- ZIMMERMAN, 1854*
- BADGER STATE, 1862*
- MENDOTA, 1857 *
- NEW ORLEANS, 1842*
- Illustrations, Aa-Am
- A. M. HALLIDAY
- ABBEDYK
- A. E. NETTLETON, 1908*
- ACTIVE, 1852
- ADAM E. CORNELIUS, 1908*
- ADELAIDE
- ADMIRAL, 1847
- ADMIRAL SAMPSON
- ADMIRAL
- ADONIS
- ADRIATIC, 1856
- ADVANCE
- AFRICAN QUEEN
- ALABAMA, 1850
- ALABAMA
- ALAMAK
- ALASKA, 1867
- ALASKA
- ALBANY, 1826
- ALBEMARLE, 1865
- ALCOA CAVALIER
- ALCOA CORSAIR
- ALEXANDER HAMILTON
- ALEXANDR PUSHKIN
- ALEXANDER T. WOOD, 1958
- ALGERIAN
- ALHAMBRA, 1864
- ALICE, 1903
- ALICE L. MORAN
- ALICE G. PRICE
- ALIDA, 1869
- ALKAID
- Allan Line Steamers
- ALLEGHENY
- ALMEN DARES, 1848
- ALNATI, 1957
- ALVA CAPE, 1953
- AMADOR
- AMBASSADOR
- AMERICA, 1847
- AMERICA
- AMERICA, 1854*
- AMERICA, 1863
- AMERICANA, 1908*
- AMERICAN GUIDE
- AMERICAN HAWK
- AMERSKERK
- H. M. S. AMITY
- AMOCO DELAWARE
- AMOCO VIRGINIA
- Illustrations, An-Az
- ANDES, 1939
- ANDREA DORIA
- ANDREW S. UPSON, 1909*
- ANDYK
- ANDYK
- ANGELO PETRI
- ANGLO-SAXON
- ANNIE LAURA, 1871*
- ANNIE L. SLOAN*
- ANSON B. BANGS, 1897*
- ANTILLES, 1952/53
- ANZOATEGUI
- AQUARAMA, 1945*
- AQUITANIA
- ARABIAN*
- ARAGONITE
- ARCADIA
- ARCHANGELSK
- ARENAC, 1888*
- ARGAND, 1896
- ARIADNE, 1958
- ARIES and SAXON
- ARISTOBUL DEL VALLE
- ARKADIA
- ARMENIA, 1847 and A-M ENDARES
- AROSA KULM, 1920
- ARROW, 1837
- ARROW, 1895*
- ARTHUR B. HOMER, 1959*
- ARTHUR M. ATKINSON, 1917*
- ASIA, 1873
- ASTORIA MARU
- ASTRA
- ATHLONE CASTLE
- ATHELTEMPLAR
- ATHENIA, 1923
- ATLANTA, 1864
- ATLANTIC, 1846
- ATLANTIC, 1849
- ATLANTIC, 1959
- ATLANTIC CROWN, 1969
- ATLANTIC STAR, 1967
- AUGUSTA, 1852
- AUGUSTUS
- AVALON
- AWASHONKS, 1893
- AXELDYK
Box 4: Illustrations Folder 1: Illustrations, B
- B.A. PEERLESS, 1952*
- B.F. JONES, 1906*
- B. P. DRIVER
- BAHAMA STAR, 1931
- BALLOON, 1843
- BALTIC, 1848
- Baltimore Harbor
- BANSHEE, 1854
- BEAVER
- BEEMSTERDYK
- BELFAST
- BELGENLAND
- BELLE, 1837
- BELLE OF LOUISVILLE
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
- BENSON FORD, 1924*
- BERENGARIA
- BERKSHIRE, 1864
- BERNI NUBEL
- BIENVILLE, 1860
- BIRGIT RAGNE
- BJORNEBORG
- BLACK BAY, 1962*
- BLACKHILL
- BLACK WARRIOR
- BLUEBELL, 1906*
- BLUENOSE
- BLUE RIVER, 1930*
- BOISSEVAIN
- BOSNIA
- BOSTON, 1831
- BOSTON
- BOTHNIA
- LA BOURDONNAIS, 1921
- BRAZIL, 1890*
- BREMEN, 1959
- BREMEN IV
- BRETAGNE
- BRINKERHOFF
- BRITANNIA, 1820
- BRITANNIA, 1840
- BRITANNIA
- BRITANNIC
- Brockville, Ontario, 1828
- BROTHER JONATHON, 1850
- BRUNSWICK
- BUFFALO, 1838*
- BUNKER HILL, 1837*
Folder 2: Illustrations, Ca-Ch
- C. A. ANSELL, 1929*
- C. L. AUSTIN, 1911*
- CANADIAN, 1900
- C-2 CARGO VESSEL
- CAHAWBA, 1854
- CALEDONIA, 1856
- CALEDONIA
- CALEDONIA, 1888*
- CALHOUN, 1851
- CALIFORNIA, 1848
- CALVERT
- CAMBRIA
- CAMPANIA
- CANADA, 1846*
- CANADA, 1867*
- CANADA
- CANADIAN CENTURY, 1967*
- CANADIAN PROGRESS, 1968*
- CANBERRA, 1961
- CANONICUS, 1849
- CAPE ANN
- CAPE BRETON MINER, 1863
- CAPE MIRA, 1964
- CAPT. HEMENS, 1902*
- CARIBOU REEFER, 1964
- CARINTHIA, 1956
- CARL D. BRADLEY, 1927*
- CAROLINA
- CAROLINE, 1822
- CARONIA
- CARPATHIA, 1903
- CARROLL, 1863
- CASPIAN, 1898
- CASSANDRA, 1863
- CATALONIA, 1881
- CATHERINE
- CEDARVILLE, 1927*
- CHAMBLY, 1959 - see view of Montreal, 1866
- CHAMPLAIN, 1832
- CHAMPLAIN
- CHANCELLOR LIVINGSTON, 1816
- CHARLES HUBBARD 1907*
- CHARLES MORGAN, 1850
- CHARLES TOWNSEND, 1835*
- Chautauqua Lake Fleet, 1892
- CHARLOTTE VANDERBILT, 1857
- CHEROKEE, 1848
- USS CHEROKEE, 1859
- CHESTER
- CHESAPEAKE
- CHICAGO, 1874*
- CHICAGO
- CHICORA, 1864*
- CHICORA, 1892*
- CHINA, 1871*
- CHIPPEWA, 1884*
- CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, 1892*
Folder 3: Illustrations, Ci-Ck
- CITY OF BOSTON, 1861 and CITY OF NEW YORK, 1861
- CITY OF BREMERTON
- CITY OF BUFFALO, 1857*
- CITY OF CHICAGO, 1890*
- CITY OF CLEVELAND, 1880*
- CITY OF CLEVELAND, 1907*
- CITY OF CLINTON
- CITY OF DETROIT, 1889*
- CITY OF DETROIT III, 1912*
- CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, 1912*
- CITY OF HARTFORD, 1852
- CITY OF HOUSTON, 1871
- CITY OF JAMESTOWN
- CITY OF LUDINGTON, 1880*
- CITY OF MILWAUKEE, 1870*
- CITY OF MONTICELLO, 1884
- CITY OF NEW LONDON, 1863
- CITY OF NEW YORK, 1873
- CITY OF NORFOLK
- CITY OF NORWICH, 1862
- CITY OF PAWTUCKET, 1885
- CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
- CITY OF QUEBEC, 1868
- CITY OF RICHMOND, 1851
- CITY OF RICHMOND, 1865
- CITY OF ROME, 1881
- CITY OF ST. IGNACE, 1886*
- CITY OF ST. PAUL
- CITY OF SELKIRK
- CITY OF TOLEDO, 1891*
- CITY OF TOLEDO 1890*
- CITY OF TORONTO, 1840*
- CITY OF TORONTO, 1864*
- CITY OF WINNIPEG, 1870*
- CITY OF WORCESTER, 1881
- CITY POINT, 1864
- Civil War Blockade Runners
- Civil War Balloon Boat
Folder 4: Illustrations, Cl-Cz
- CLEOPATRA, 1865
- CLERMONT, 1807
- CLEVELAND, 1837*
- CLYDE, 1870
- CLYDE HOLMES
- COASTAL CLIFFS, 1935*
- COBOURG, 1833
- CODORUS, 1892*
- COLUMBIA, 1834
- COLUMBIA, 1902*
- COLUMBUS, 1848
- COLUMBUS, 1923
- COLVILLE
- COMET, 1848*
- COMMERCE, 1825*
- COMMERCE, 1843*
- COMMODORE, 1848
- USS COMMODORE HULL, 1861
- USS COMMODORE PERRY, 1861
- COMMONWEALTH, 1855
- CONCORD
- CONCORDIA, 1862
- CONGRESS
- CONNECTICUT, 1848
- CONNECTICUT, 1889
- CONSTELLATION, 1837
- CONSTITUTION, 1825*
- CONSTITUTION
- CONSTITUTION, 1863
- CONSTITUTION
- CONSUMERS POWER, 1910*
- CONTE GRANDE, 1928
- CONTINENTAL, 1852
- CONTINENTAL, 1861
- CORINTHIAN, 1864*
- CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, 1847
- CORNELL
- CORWIN
- COSTA RICA, 1863
- COSTA RICA, 1868
- CRESCENT, 1862
- CRESCENT CITY
- CRESCENT CITY, 1882
- CRICKET, 1900
- CRISTOFORO COLOMBO
- CROTON, 1846
- CUBA, 1862
- CUBA
- CUBA
- Cunard Line
- CUTTY SARK
Folder 5: Illustrations, D-El
- D & C Navigation*
- DALERDYK
- DALRYAN
- DANIEL DREW, 1860
- DANIEL L. HEBARD, 1875*
- DANIEL WEBSTER, 1833*
- DANIEL WEBSTER, 1853
- DARLINGTON, 1849
- DARIUS COLE, 1885*
- DAWN, 1856
- DAYLIGHT
- DAY STAR, 1873
- DEAN RICHMOND, 1865
- DEFIANCE
- DE GRASSE
- DELAWARE
- DEL-MAR-VA
- DEL NORTE
- DELFTDYK
- DELTA LINER
- DELTA QUEEN
- DE WITT CLINTON, 1828
- DE WITT CLINTON
- DIAMOND ALKALI, 1912*
- DIANA L. MORAN
- DICTATOR, 1864
- DIEMERDYK
- DINTELDYK
- DINTELDYK, 1957
- DIRIGO, 1865
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- DOMINION MONARCH, 1939
- DONGEDYK
- DOROTHY BRADFORD
- DOVE, 1869*
- DUMRA
- DUIVENDYK
- DULUTH*
- DYKES, 1919
- E. J. HUGHES, 1913
- EAGLE'S WING, 1854
- EASTERN CITY, 1853
- EASTERN SHELL, 1962*
- EASTERN STATES, 1902*
- USAT EDMOND B. ALEXANDER
- EDWARD MATTON
- EEMDYK
- ELENA
- ELIZABETHPORT
- ELIZA HANCOX
- ELK
- USS ELLEN
- EMBASSY
- EME RILLON, 1960
- EMILE MIGUET
- EMILY B. SOUDER, 1864
- EMPIRE, 1843
- EMPIRE CITY, 1848
Folder 6: Illustrations, Em-F
- EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA
- EMPRESS OF BRITAIN
- EMPRESS OF CANADA
- EMPRESS OF ENGLAND
- EMPRESS OF FRANCE
- EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND
- USS EOLUS
- ERICSSON
- ERIE, 1836*
- Erie Canal Opening
- ERNEST R. JOHNSON, 1908*
- ESCORT, 1862
- ESKDENE
- EUDORA, 1844
- EUGENIA MORAN, 1967
- EUROPA, 1854 - see: View of Toronto, 1854, View of Montreal , 1866
- EUTERPE
- EVENING STAR, 1863
- EXCALIBUR
- EXPERIMENT
- FAH KEEN, 1862
- FARMER, 1850
- FIRE CRACKER, 1862
- FIRE DART, 1860
- FLANDRE
- FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, 1859
- FLORIDA, 1850
- FLORIDA, 1876
- FLORIDA, 1931
- FLYING CLOUD
- FOH KIEN, 1862
- FRANCE
- FRANCE, 1961
- FRANCIS SKIDDY
- FRANCONIA, 1863
- FRANK, 1835
- FYCHOW, 1872
Folder 7:Illustrations, G
- GAASTERDYK, 1960
- GALATEA, 1864
- GARDEN CITY, 1873*
- GARLAND, 1880*
- GAROET
- GENERAL 1889
- USS GENERAL BRAGG
- GENERAL CLINCH, 1839
- GENERAL GRANT, 1863
- GENERAL JOHN NEWTON
- GENERAL MEADE, 1861
- GENERAL SLOCUM
- GENERAL WHITNEY, 1873
- Genessee, New York*
- GEORGEANNA, 1859
- GEORGE APPOLD - see WILLIAM LAWRENCE, 1869
- GEORGE PEABODY, 1857
- GEORGE C. COLLINS, 1864
- GEORGE LAW, 1852
- GEORGE R. FINK, 1923*
- GEORGE STEPHENSON, 1896*
- GEORGE WASHINGTON, 1830
- GEORGIA, 1848
- GEORGIA, 1863
- GIRAFFE, 1860
- GIULIO CESARE
- GLAUCUS, 1864
- GLEN COVE, 1854
- GLOBE, 1848*
- GODERICH, 1908*
- GOLDEN AGE, 1852
- GOLDEN EAGLE
- GOLIAH, 1849
- GORDON CAMPBELL, 1871*
- GORDON C. GREENE
- GORDON C. LEITCH, 1952*
- GORM
- GORREDYK
- GORREDYK, 1962
- GOVERNOR, 1846
- GOVERNOR BODWELL, 1892
- GOVERNOR COBB
- GOVERNOR MORTON, 1893*
- GRAND ISLAND FERRY*
- GRAND REPUBLIC
- GREAT BRITAIN, 1830*
- GREAT EASTERN
- GREAT REPUBLIC, 1867
- GREAT REPUBLIC, 1866
- GREAT WESTERN, 1838*
- GREENDALE, 1909
- GREENLAND
- GREYHOUND, 1886*
- GREYHOUND, 1902*
- GROOTE BEER
- GROTEDYK, 1962
- GROVEDALE, 1903*
- GROVER CLEVELAND, 1908*
- GUIDING STAR, 1864
- GULFBEAVER, 1955
- GULFPORT
- GULF STREAM, 1860
- GUSSIE
Folder 8: Illustrations H
- H. F. ALEXANDER
- HAITI
- HAMBURG
- HAMILTONIAN, 1962*
- HAMPTON, 1905
- HANSEATIC, 1958
- HANSEATIC, 1968
- HARTFORD, 1892
- HARVEST MOON, 1863
- HELVETIE
- HENDRICK HUDSON
- HENDRICK HUDSON, 1845
- HENRY CLAY, 1825
- HENRY CLAY, 1851
- HENRY M. STANLEY
- HERALD - see Baltimore Harbor Photograph
- HERMAN LIVINGSTON, 1864
- HERMAN S. CASWELL, 1878
- HERMES - see TRANSATLANTIC
- HERO, 1845
- HESPERUS, 1896
- HIAWATHA, 1874
- HILDA MARJANNE, 1943*
- HOEGH CAPE, 1956
- HOHENSTAUFEN, 1874
- HOHENZOLLERN
- Holland-America Line
- HOME, 1836
- HOMERIC
- HOPE, 1811
- HOPE, 1864
- HOPE
- HUCK FINN
- HUMBOLDT, 1851
- HUNCHBACK, 1852
- HUNGARY
- HUNTSVILLE, 1858
- HURON, 1852*
- HURON, 1875*
- Hydrofoils
Folder 9: Illustrations, I-J
- ICE BOAT No. 2
- IDEAL, 1956
- IDLEHOUR
- ILAHEE
- ILE DE FRANCE
- ILLINOIS, 1851
- ILLINOIS, 1837
- IMPERIAL COLLINGWOOD, 1947*
- IMPERIAL EDMONTON, 1943*
- INDIANA, 1890*
- INTERNATIONAL, 1857
- IOLAS, 1842
- Irish Packet Entering the Mersey, 1831
- IRONSIDES, 1864*
- Iron Steamboat Company
- IRON WITCH, 1846
- IRVINGSTREAM
- ISABEL, 1848
- ISLAND KING
- ISLANDER, 1888
- ISLANDER
- ISLAND PRINCESS
- USS ISONOMIA, 1864
- ITALIA
- IVERNIA, 1900
- IVERNIA, 1955
- IVOORKUST
- J. S. WORDEN, 1895
- JAGERS FONTEIN
- JAMES ADGER, 1872
- JAMES B. SCHUYLER, 1865
- JAMES CURRAN, 1947*
- JAMES FOSTER
- JAMES NORRIS, 1952*
- JAMES WATT, 1896*
- JAMES W. BALDWIN
- JAN VAN GELDER
- JAPAN, 1867
- JAPAN, 1871*
- JASON, 1957
- JESSE HOYT, 1862
- JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT, 1963
- JOHN A. DIX, 1865*
- JOHN BROOKS, 1859
- JOHN BROOKS, 1859
- JOHN ERICSSON, 1896*
- JOHN W. HUBBARD
- JOHN P. JACKSON, 1860
- JOHN JAY, 1830
- JOHN MASON, 1834
- JOHN MUNN, 1847
- JOHN OTIS, 1883
- JOHN W. RICHMOND, 1838
- JOHN L. STEPHENS, 1852
- JOSEPH L. COLBY, 1890*
- JO. HORTON FALL
- JOSEPH WHITNEY, 1854
- JUDGE HART, 1923*
- JUNIATA - see Baltimore Harbor Photograph
- JUNO - see MONA'S ISLE, 1860
- JUPITER, 1849
- JUPITER, 1854
- JUPITER, 1901*
- JUPITER
Folder 6:Illustrations, K-L
- KAISER FRIEDRICH
- KAISER WILHELM, 1900
- KAISER WILHELM II, 1889
- KAISER WILHELM II
- KALOOLAH, 1852*
- KAMPERDYK, 1959
- KAPITAN V. FEDOTOV
- KASSANDRA LOULOUDIS
- KATSEDYK, 1961
- KEEWATIN, 1907*
- KELLIGREWS
- KENOZAH
- KENSINGTON, 1858
- KENSINGTON COURT
- KENTUCKY
- KERKEDYK, 1957
- KEYPORT, 1853
- KIANG LOONG, 1862
- KINDERDYK
- KINDERDYK, 1856
- KING GEORGE V
- KING GEORGE
- KINGSTON, 1855*
- KINGSTON, 1901*
- KINGSVILLE, 1956
- KIWANIS
- KLAMATH
- KLONDIKE
- KLOOSTERDYK, 1957
- KNICKERBOCKER, 1843
- KNICKERBOCKER
- KNOXVILLE, 1853
- KOKAND
- KRONPRINZESSIN CECILIE
- KUNGSHOLM, 1954
- KYLE
- Lake Superior and Lake Michigan (L.S.& L.M.)* Transportation Company
- L. BOARDMAN, 1857
- LA BOUCHERE
- LA COUBRE
- LA GRANDE DUCHESSE, 1896
- LADY ELGIN, 1851*
- LADY NELSON, 1928
- LADY STERLING
- LAKONIA, 1864
- LAPLAND, 1909
- LA SALLE
- LEERDAM
- LEHIGH, 1880*
- LIBERTE
- LIBERTY, 1863
- Lightship AMBROSE CHANNEL
- Lightship COLUMBIA
- Lightship NANTUCKET
- LIGHTSHIP No. 82, 1912*
- LIMNOS, 1967*
- LION
- Liverpool, England
- LOCHGOIL
- LOCH KATRINE, c. 1920
- LOCH LOYAL, 1958
- London, England
- LOUISE
- LOUISIANA, 1854
- Louisville, Kentucky
- R. M. S. LUSITANIA
- Lykes Line
- LYMAN
Folder 7: Illustrations, M
- MAASDAM
- MAASDAM
- MAASDAM
- MAASDAM
- MACASSA, 1888
- MAHONING, 1892*
- MAID OF ORLEANS, 1818
- MAID OF THE MIST, 1885*
- MAJESTIC, 1895*
- MAJESTIC, 1928
- MAJOR REYBOLT, 1853
- MALABAR
- MALLORY/HENRY W. MALLORY
- Isle of Man Steamers
- MANHATTAN, 1865
- MANHATTAN
- MANHATTAN
- MANITOBA, 1891*
- MANITOU, 1893*
- MANXMAN
- MAPLE LEAF, 1851*
- MARACAIBO
- MARIPOSA
- MARIPOSA, 1951
- MARPESSA
- MARTHA E. ALLEN, 1928*
- MARIA ELIZABETH
- MARWARRI
- MARY BENTON, 1861
- MARY POWELL, 1862
- MARYLAND
- MATSONIA, 1957
- MAUNALOA II*
- MAURETANIA
- MAYWOOD, 1905*
- MEAFORD, 1906*
- MEDIA
- MERRIMACK
- MEMPHIS
- MENIHEK LAKE, 1959*
- MERRIMACK
- METAMORA
- METROPOLIS, 1861
- MICHELANGELO, 1965
- MICHIGAN, 1833*
- MICHIGAN*
- MILWAUKEE
- MINNEKAHDA, 1919
- MISSISSIPPI, 1853*
- Mississippi River Bayou
- MISSISSIPPI, 1861
- MOERDYK
- MOERDYK, 1964
- MOHEGAN, 1894*
- MONA'S ISLE, 1830
- MONA'S ISLE, 1860
- MONARCH OF BERMUDA
- MONEKA, 1865
- MONMOUTH, 1835
- MONOHANSETT, 1862
- MONTEREY
- Montreal Waterfront Scene
- Moore-McCormack Line
- MORMACOAK
- MORNING STAR, 1862*
- MOSES TAYLOR, 1857
- MOUNT HOPE
- MOUNT SAVAGE, 1853
- MOUNT VERNON
- MOUNT WASHINGTON, 1846
- MOUNT WASHINGTON
- MURTAJA
Folder 8: Illustrations, N
- NANTASKET
- NANTUCKET
- NANTUCKET
- NAPOLEON, 1830
- NAPOLEON, 1856 - see view of Montreal
- NAPOLEON III
- NARRAGANSETT, 1866
- NASHVILLE, 1852
- NASSAU
- NELLORE
- NEREUS, 1864
- NERISSA
- NESHANNOCK, 1865
- Netherland-America Steamship Line
- NEVADA, 1865
- NEW ENGLAND, 1833
- NEW ENGLAND, 1898
- NEW ERA, 1853*
- NEWFOUNDLAND, 1948
- NEW HAVEN
- NEW NORTHLAND
- New Orleans levee
- NEW QUEDOC, 1960*
- NEW SHOREHAM, 1901
- NEWTOWN*
- NEW WORLD, 1848
- New York Harbor, 1939
- NEW YORK, 1836
- NEW YORK, 1837
- NEW YORK, 1851*
- NEW YORK, 1864
- NIAGARA, 1840*
- NIAGARA, 1865
- NIAGARA
- NIEW AMSTERDAM
- NIGHTINGALE, 1864
- NILE, 1844*
- NIMROD, 1833
- NINA, 1848
- NOBSKA
- NOORDAM
- NORDKAP
- NORTH AMERICA, 1827
- NORTH AMERICA, 1840
- NORTH AMERICA, 1839
- NORTH AMERICA, 1862
- NORTH AMERICAN, 1913*
- NORTH COASTER
- NORTH GASPE
- North German Lloyd Liners
- NORTH KING - see SYLVAN STREAM
- NORTH LAND, 1895 - see NORTH WEST (identical ship)
- NORTHLAND
- NORTHLAND
- NORTH RIVER STEAMBOAT (later CLERMONT)
- NORTH SHORE
- NORTH STAR, 1853
- NORTH STAR, 1854*
- NORTH WEST, 1894*
- NORTH WEST
- NORTHERN BELLE
- NORTHERN INDIANA, 1852*
- NORTHERN LIGHT, 1851
- NORTHERN RANGER
- NORWICH, 1836
- NOVA SCOTIA, 1947
- NOVA SCOTIAN
- NUHPA, 1865
- NYANZA, 1890*
- NYON
Folder 9: Illustrations, O
- OAKWOOD, 1891*
- OCEAN, 1848
- OCEANIC, 1871
- Ocean Sprinter
- OCTORARA, 1910*
- Ogdensburg, New York, in 1854*
- OHIO, 1848
- OHIO
- OHIO
- OLD DOMINION, 1872
- OLIVER ELLSWORTH, 1824
- ONTARIO, 1856
- ONTARIO, 1864
- ORANJE
- OREGON, 1848
- OREGONIAN, 1866
- ORIANA
- ORIENT MARINER, 1964
- ORIENT PEARL/ORIENT JADE
- ORIZABA, 1854
- ORSOVA, 1953
- OTTER, 1853
- OXELOSUND
Folder 10: Illustrations, P
- PACIFIC, 1859
- PACIFIC COAST
- PALEMBANG
- PALMETTO, 1846
- PANAGIOTIS L.
- PARAGON, 1811
- PARAGON
- PASSAIC, 1862*
- PATAPSCO, 1858
- PEERLESS
- PEERLESS - see view of Toronto, 1854*
- PEERLESS, 1872*
- PAGASOS
- PEMAQUID
- PENN
- PENNLAND
- PENOBSCOT
- PEQUOT, 1864
- PERE MARQUETTE No. 14, 1904*
- PERE MARQUETTE No. 18, 1911*
- PERE NOUVEL, 1952*
- PERRY, 1846
- PERSIA, 1864
- PETOSKEY, 1887*
- PETER WHITE, 1905*
- PETIT FORTE
- PETROLORE
- PHILADELPHIA, 1812
- PHILADELPHIA, 1881
- PHILADELPHIA, 1901
- PHILIP MINCH, 1905*
- PHINEAS SPRAGUE, 1857
- PHOENIX, 1809
- PIONEER, 1851
- PLYMOUTH, 1890
- PLYMOUTH ROCK, 1854
- PLYMOUTH ROCK, 1864
- POCAHONTAS
- POLITKOFSKY, 1863
- POLOGNE
- PORTLAND
- PORTO RICO
- POTOMAC
- USS POWHATAN, 1850
- PRESIDENT, 1829
- PRESIDENT, 1839
- PRESIDENT
- PRESIDENT HOOVER
- PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT (THEODORE ROOSEVELT), 1906*
- PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, 1917
- PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
- PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
- PRINCE ALFRED, 1859*
- PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
- PRINCE OF WALES, 1842*
- PRINCE OF WALES, 1860
- PRINCESS
- PRINCESS ANNE
- PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
- PRINCESS ELIZABETH, 1930.
- PRINCESS HELENE
- PRINCESS IRENE
- PRINCESS ITALIA, 1967
- PRINCESS JOAN, 1930
- PRINCESS KATHLEEN, 1925
- PRINCESS MARGRETHE
- PRINCESS MAY
- PRINCESS NANAIMO
- PRINCESS ROYAL, 1841*
- PRINCESS SOPHIA
- PRINCESS VICTORIA
- PRINCETON, 1845*
- PRINS CASIMIR
- PRINS MAURITS
- PRINS WILLEM V
- PRINS WILLEM VAN ORANJE
- PRINSES MARGRIET, 1961
- PRISCILLA, 1893
- PROVIDENCE, 1832
- PROVINCIAL, 1854
- PROVIDENCE, 1904
- PURITAN, 1888
- PUT-IN-BAY, 1911*
- Put-in-Bay, Ohio*
Folder 11: Illustrations, Q
- QUAKER CITY, 1854
- Quebec scene, 1855 and 1828
- QUEEN CITY, 1848*
- QUEEN CITY, 1843
- QUEEN ELIZABETH
- QUEEN ELIZABETH II
- QUEEN MARY
- QUEEN MARY/QUEEN ELIZABETH
- QUEEN OF BERMUDA
- QUEEN OF PRINCE RUPERT
- QUEEN OF SANICH
- QUEEN VICTORIA, 1860
- QUISTCONCK
Folder 12: Illustrations, R
- RAFFAELLO, 1965
- RALPH S. CAULKINS, 1902*
- RAMONA
- R. B. HAYES, 1876*
- RARITAN, 1809
- REINA DEL PACIFICO
- REPUBLIC, 1849
- RICHARD LINDABURY - see HUTCHCLIFFE HALL*
- RIJNDAM
- RIO BRANCO
- RIO MAGDALENA
- RIP VAN WINKLE, 1845
- RISING STAR, 1865
- RIVER BELLE, 1846
- RIVER QUEEN
- ROBERT FULTON, 1819
- ROBERT FULTON
- ROBERT J. PAULEY*
- ROBERT L. STEVENS
- ROCHAMBEAU
- ROMAN, 1866
- ROONAGH HEAD
- ROSE J. GORDON
- ROTTERDAM, 1872
- ROTTERDAM, 1886
- ROTTERDAM, 1897
- ROTTERDAM, 1908
- ROTTERDAM, 1958
- ROUSILLON
- ROYAL WILLIAM, 1833
- ROYALTON, 1924*
- RUSSIA, 1872*
- RYNDAM
Folder 13: Illustrations, Sa-Sn
- S. T. CRAPO, 1927*
- SACRAMENTO, 1864
- SAGAFJORD, 1963
- SAGAMO/SEGWUN
- SAGAMORE
- SAGUENAY, 1853
- STE. CLAIRE, 1910*
- SAINT JOHN, 1932
- ST. LOUIS, 1893
- SAM SLOAN, 1864
- SAN C
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