Photos of Yachts from the 1880s and 90s

Posted by KJ Wednesday, December 26, 2012 Labels: , , , ,

Yachts
These were the status symbols and playthings of the super wealthy of the US in 1880s and 90s.

The Yacht Photography of J.S. Johnston

This website is a library of antique yacht photographs taken by maritime photographer John S. Johnston (c.1839 - 1899) of New York City, in the late 1880s and 1890s, including America's Cup participants, Herreshoff yachts, and sail and steam yachts of all kinds.

Some examples:










Keep your sightglass full, your firebox trimmed and all that teak varnished!
KJ

~ 0 comments: ~

~ Post a Comment ~

Rss: Top

About Gears, Goggles, and Steam oh My!

Here I collect interesting bits of information related to the world of Steampunk.

Category List

Absinthium (12) accessories (15) Airships (69) Art (1) Beakerhead (3) Books (65) comics (5) computation (11) costumes (16) etiquette (19) events (30) fiction (87) Flight Engineer (33) Fun (57) games (36) history (109) howto (21) Inventions (57) manners (6) Meetup Repost (90) movies (4) music (4) Musings (44) mystery (23) news (8) Parasol Duelling (46) Photos (67) Pie In the Sky (3) poetry (1) resources (50) Role Playing (59) Serial Story (28) Ships (39) Steam (34) Steampunk Sports (26) Tesla (13) video (77) website (57) What Ifs (16)

Recent Comments

Theme images by sndr. Powered by Blogger.

Followers