Civil war steamship the Great Eastern at sea

Various Pictures of the Ship


“The Great Eastern anchored at Purfleet”

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Oct. 8, 1859


Arrival of the Great Eastern in New York

1860


“Arrival of the Great Eastern in Portland harbor”

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Oct. 8, 1859


“Arrivèe du Great-Eastern a Liverpool”

L’Univers Illustrè, le 19 September


“The Great Eastern steamship as she will appear at sea”

The Illustrated London News, Dec. 4, 1858


“The Great Eastern steamship at sea”

Harper’s Weekly, Sept. 17, 185


“Section des machines sur le pont du Great Eastern [Machine section on Great Eastern bridge]”

Journal des Voyages, Sept. 30, 1883


“Departure of the Great Eastern from the Mersey with the Canadian Contingent: The soldiers embarking”

The Illustrated London News, July 6, 1861


“Le Great Eastern entrant dans le Port de New-York [The Great Eastern entering the Port of New-York]”

Journal de Voyages, Sept. 30, 1883


“Family Saloon on board the Great Eastern”

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Sept. 24, 1859


“The Grand Saloon of the Great Eastern”

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated NewspaperSept. 17, 1859


Great Eastern Saloon Stereo Card. The Great Eastern in Stereoscope.

Photographed by Special Permission of the Board of Directiors.


Great Eastern Stern Stereo Card

Staycy’s - American Stereoscopic Views.


“What may be expected after the Great Eastern”

Harper’s Weekly, July 14, 1860


Undated magic lantern photograph of deck of Great Eastern taken from her starboard paddle box


“Capstan and hawsholes on the lower deck of the Great Eastern”

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Sept. 24, 1859


“The Great Eastern off Woolwich Dockyard”

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Oct 8, 1859


“Paddle-box of the Great Eastern”

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Oct. 5, 1879


Present state of the Great Eastern - undated print showing damage from storm.


“The Great Eastern rounding the point opposite Blackwall”

The Illustrated London News, Sept. 17, 1859


Undated picture of the Great Eastern laying cable


“Wheel-house and steering apparatus of the Great Eastern”

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Oct. 8, 1859


“The Propeller Engine Room of the Great Eastern Steamship”

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Oct. 5, 1859


“View of the deck of the Great Eastern from one of the paddle-boxes, looking astern”

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Sept. 24, 1859


“Le Great Eastern posant le cable Atlantique [The Great Eastern laying the Atlantic cable]”

Journal des Voyages, Sept. 30, 1883


Great Eastern with the Henry Grace





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