Images of steering wheels

August 25, 2015 11:39 AM

I'm working on a presentation, and am trying to find a specific kind of imagery, involving a ship's wheel. I'm thinking of a scene in which one person is trying to change a ship's direction, and is straining against the wheel to desperately try to turn the ship. Steering wheels might also be okay. I'm hoping for a clear, single image that presents the person as struggling against turning the wheel. Think: 'Oh my god! We're about to crash into the iceberg/road/etc! Pull up! Turn left, turn left! etc." Thanks AskMe!
posted by suedehead to Media & Arts (14 answers total)

This is the classic of the genre.
posted by unreadyhero at 11:44 AM on August 25, 2015

By "person," do you mean "dogs"?
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 11:52 AM on August 25, 2015 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Here's a good one but it's two people.
posted by irisclara at 11:57 AM on August 25, 2015 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Stick to the classics
posted by mikepop at 12:05 PM on August 25, 2015 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Here's a picture of the first mate trying to steer the ship when the weather started getting rough while the skipper looks on.
posted by Rob Rockets at 12:07 PM on August 25, 2015 [1 favorite]

Like Rob Rockets, I immediately though of Gilligan's Island.
posted by bondcliff at 12:21 PM on August 25, 2015

Best answer: Also, this.
posted by bondcliff at 12:22 PM on August 25, 2015

Also.
posted by craven_morhead at 12:25 PM on August 25, 2015

Best answer: Depending on usage, you might want to look for options with better licenses or larger sizes, but:

http://cache4.asset-cache.net/xc/78469478.jpg?v=2&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=c9Sjaz4rk_r373RRxNmQEA6AecJxszYuJHWAtzBIb9eiBrSo39inFcAK1b2nr5GB0

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x353/countrymaregraphics/BadassEric7.jpg

http://www.old-print.com/mas_assets/full/N1371874543T.jpg

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/53/86/72/5386721a3f7cbf45eaa770e26402322a.jpg

All found through GIS with searches like "ship's wheel storm"
posted by klangklangston at 12:25 PM on August 25, 2015

Best answer: Here's a pirate and a dog and a stock image fisherman.
posted by earth by april at 12:28 PM on August 25, 2015

There's a scene like that at the beginning of the film "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" which would fit your purposes perfectly.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 12:40 PM on August 25, 2015

Best answer: Might look for suitable images of the Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial/ "Man at the Wheel" - there are some on Flickr with no distracting backgrounds.

Worrying the man at the Wheel, WWI cartoon

"At the wheel", by Frank Brangwyn

King George V. at the wheel of his yacht “Britannia”, 1928

Hard Alee by Christian Krohg

1914 illustration by NC Wyeth titled: Yes, 'N', He'd Let a Roar Outer Him, An' Mebbe He'd Sing, "Hail Columbia, Happy Land!"

Sea Stories magazine, Dec. 1924

Sail, John Michael Groves (just taking the info from the frame)
posted by LobsterMitten at 12:58 PM on August 25, 2015

Statue, Gloucester, MA: link
posted by SemiSalt at 1:14 PM on August 25, 2015

Response by poster: Thanks so much! This was incredibly helpful!
posted by suedehead at 11:27 AM on August 28, 2015