Gangplank Collection

MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT, c1896. The Bluff City, sternwheel steamboat of the Anchor Line, moored along the Mississippi River some time between its launching in 1896

Krasnoyarsk The steamboat "Falcon" off the shore of the monastery, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Krasnoyarsk The steamboat "Falcon" off the shore of the monastery, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown
Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. The animals boarding the ark two-by-two

L'Arrivee du General Pershing; Le general debarque a Boulogne du transport, 1917. Creator: Jean Clair-Guyot
L'Arrivee du General Pershing; Le general debarque a Boulogne du transport , 1917. First World War: the arrival of General Pershing (in France)

Overschie in the Moonlight, 1871. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind
Overschie in the Moonlight, 1871

Labourers pulling a heavy cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam, 1900. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Labourers pulling a heavy cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam, 1900

Last pilot going aboard Str. New York, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Last pilot going aboard Str. New York, between 1900 and 1905

A Mississippi landing, between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
A Mississippi landing, between 1900 and 1906

The Levee, Vicksburg, Miss. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Levee, Vicksburg, Miss. between 1900 and 1920

Allied Commission To U.S. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Allied Commission To U.S. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Commission To U.S. 1917. French General Joseph Joffre boards the Mayflower for a visit to home of George Washington by the British & French War Commissions for World War I

Allied Commission To U.S. Boarding Mayflower For Trip To Mount Vernon: Daniels on board... 1917
Allied Commission To U.S. Boarding Mayflower For Trip To Mount Vernon: Daniels On Board Receiving The Commission, 1917. Dignitaries of the British & French War Commissions for World War I visit

US Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker boarding Mayflower with Allied Commission, 1917 Creator: Harris & Ewing
US Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker boarding Mayflower with Allied Commission, 1917. Visit to home of George Washington by the British & French War Commissions for World War I

Veterans line fishing, near the Solferino bridge, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Veterans line fishing, near the Solferino bridge, 1887

The Seine, at Quai de la Rapee, 1884. Creator: Unknown
The Seine, at Quai de la Rapee, 1884

Maj. Gen. George Barnett, Commandant, U.S.M.C. with Mrs. Barnett Boarding Mayflower, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Maj. Gen. George Barnett, Commandant, United States Marine Corps with Mrs. Barnett Boarding Mayflower, 1917. Barnett with his wife Lelia Montague Gordon on visit to Mount Vernon

The 48th French Regiment of the Line embarking on board "The St. Vincent" English ship... 1854
The 48th French Regiment of the Line embarking on board "The St. Vincent" English ship, at Calais, 1854. Northern France

The Seine, at Pont de Grenelle, 15th and 16th arrondissements, between 1863 and 1905. Creator: Gaston Prunier
The Seine, at Pont de Grenelle, 15th and 16th arrondissements, between 1863 and 1905

View of Tsukuda Island from Eitai Bridge (Eitaibashi Tsukudajima), from the series "One... 1857
View of Tsukuda Island from Eitai Bridge (Eitaibashi Tsukudajima), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

West India Dock, 1895. Creator: Thomas Robert Way
West India Dock, 1895

Man thinking of the food he will eat at Christmas
A gluttonous man thinking about the food and drink he will consume at Christmas! From " The Comic Almanack for 1839: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest

The Historic Landing from the River Clyde at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25th
The Historic Landing from the " River Clyde" at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25th, 1915, 1916. Sedd el Bahr was the site of V Beach, the landing zone for SS River Clyde

Roman Merchant-ship being loaded with grain, from a wall painting in Ostia, 2nd-3rd century. Note the rudder. Vatican Museums

Anthony Leading Cleopatra on board, 1748-1750. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Anthony Leading Cleopatra on board, 1748-1750

CARTOON: LEAGUE OF NATIONS. If we were in the League of Nations. American cartoon, 1920, showing John Bull (Britain) demanding more soldiers from Uncle Sam as American men return wounded or killed

Advert, At the other end of the Gangplank, Bache & Co Date: 1953

Spanish Refugees leaving the Habana, Southampton 1937
Spanish children, refugees from the Spanish Civil War, on the gangplank of the liner Habana docked at Southampton, 1937. These children were shipped out of Republican-held Bilbao to protect them

Loading Goods on to a Ship, from the manuscript Justiniano Institutiones Feodorum et Alia, c. 1300 (vellum)
IND364419 Loading Goods on to a Ship, from the manuscript Justiniano Institutiones Feodorum et Alia, c.1300 (vellum) by Bolognese School, (14th century); Biblioteca Nazionale, Turin

Loading Goods on to a Ship, from the manuscript Justiniano Institutiones Feodorum et Alia, c. 1300 (vellum)
IND364438 Loading Goods on to a Ship, from the manuscript Justiniano Institutiones Feodorum et Alia, c.1300 (vellum) by Bolognese School, (14th century); Biblioteca Nazionale, Turin

Walking the plank (colour litho)
PNP270209 Walking the plank (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: victim of pirate cruelty in the 18th century;)

Pirates making victims walk the plank, illustration from The Pirates Own Book
PNP270208 Pirates making victims walk the plank, illustration from The Pirates Own Book: Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers, by Charles Elm, published in Philidelphia

Arival of the Empress Dowager Frederick of Germany at Port Victoria, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Arival of the Empress Dowager Frederick of Germany at Port Victoria, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

The Steerage, 1907; 1911 (photogravure)
991522 The Steerage, 1907; 1911 (photogravure) by Stieglitz, Alfred (1864-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Steerage)

The Steerage, 1907 (photogravure on Japanese vellum)
3949696 The Steerage, 1907 (photogravure on Japanese vellum) by Stieglitz, Alfred (1864-1946); 33.3x26.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Boarding At Genoa
Italian men board a boat in Genoa, bound for Buenos Aires, circa 1930. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no kihan), No. 5 from the series "Eight Views
Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no kihan), No. 5 from the series " Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)", c. 1730s

The Steerage, 1907, printed 1915. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
The Steerage, 1907, printed 1915. A work made of photogravure

Unloading Coal, 1880 / 89. Creator: Henry Hamilton Bennett
Unloading Coal, 1880/89. Albumen print, stereo, no. 934 from the series " Milwaukee and Vicinity"

The Steerage, 1907, printed 1920 / 39. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
The Steerage, 1907, printed 1920/39. A work made of gelatin silver print

The Steerage, 1907, printed in or before 1913. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
The Steerage, 1907, printed in or before 1913. A work made of photogravure

A Bateau-Lavoir near the old Pont des Invalides (black lead, watercolour on paper)
989649 A Bateau-Lavoir near the old Pont des Invalides (black lead, watercolour on paper) by Cutbert, Albert (19th century); 12.1x18.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Folkestone: going on board (colour litho)
3621982 Folkestone: going on board (colour litho) by Crane, Thomas (1808-59); Private Collection; (add.info.: Folkestone: going on board)

Loading Goods on to a Ship, from the manuscript Justiniano Institutiones Feodorum et
FGL5472557 Loading Goods on to a Ship, from the manuscript Justiniano Institutiones Feodorum et Alia, c.1300 (vellum) by Bolognese School, (14th century); Biblioteca Nazionale, Turin

Emigrants heading to Argentina forced to descend as soon as they embarked, in Genoa
2814962 Emigrants heading to Argentina forced to descend as soon as they embarked, in Genoa, for the crews strike (colour litho) by Beltrame

Passengers prepare to disembark cross-channel ferry
Ships officers and Captain confer before disembarkation of passengers from cross-channel ferry. Date: circa 1950s

Walking the plank, engraved by Anderson (engraving)
PNP270211 Walking the plank, engraved by Anderson (engraving) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

Buonaparte leaving Egypt, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191263 Buonaparte leaving Egypt, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Le Port de Saint-Tropez, (watercolour over black chalk on paper laid on board)
652637 Le Port de Saint-Tropez, (watercolour over black chalk on paper laid on board) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); 31.8x43.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Port de Saint-Tropez)

Hullo Ragtime! at the London HIppodrome
The Beauty Chorus of the London Hippodrome, led by the star of their popular revue, Hullo Ragtime! walking along the gangplank from the stage, over the orchestra and through the stalls

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"Stepping onto the Gangplank: A Journey Through Time and Places" Embark on a voyage back to c1896, as the majestic Mississippi steamboat, The Bluff City, gracefully glides along the river with its sternwheel churning. At the other end of the Gangplank awaits Bache & Co's advert, enticing you with promises of excitement and adventure beyond imagination. Witness history unfold as Spanish refugees bid farewell to Habana in 1937, their eyes filled with hope as they step onto Southampton's Gangplank towards a new beginning. Indulge your taste buds at Mike's Ship-Ahoy Sea Food Grotto in New York, USA – where flavors from around the world meet at the end of this tantalizing Gangplank. As Christmas approaches, imagine a man lost in thought about all the delectable food he will savor upon crossing that festive Gangplank into culinary bliss. Relive April 25th on Gallipoli's historic landing from River Clyde – an emblematic moment etched into time where heroes bravely stepped off that fateful Gangplank into battle for freedom. Travel even further back to ancient times when Roman merchant-ships were loaded with grain under Mediterranean sunsets – each sack carried across wooden planks forming an ancient version of today's modern-day gangplanks. Unveil political satire through a cartoon depicting America pondering its role within the League of Nations while standing firmly on a metaphorical gangplank between isolationism and global cooperation. Explore medieval manuscripts showcasing intricate illustrations capturing goods being loaded onto ships via vellum-drawn gangplanks - transporting us to bygone eras filled with bustling trade routes and seafaring adventures.