Docks Collection (page 23)

Egyptian Port Scene
A fine photographic view of an Egyptian port with moored Battleships from the British Fleet in the background, a light train system on the dock and a group of foreign dignitaries awaiting their ship

The General Strike - an overturned motor-van
A motor-van overturned by Strike sympathisers in Blackfriars Road, London. Though largely peaceful, there were several violent incidents during the General Strike

The General Strike - strikers in Plymouth
Strikers at Plymouth arriving at St. Andrews Church for a special daily service during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

The General Strike - travelling by trailer
Londoners travelling by a steam-wagon and trailer combination past the Royal Exchange in the City of London during the General Strike

The General Strike - Labour politicians
Labour leaders during the General Strike: (left to right), Arthur Henderson, Ramsay MacDonald (leader of the opposition) and Mr J. H. Thomas

The General Strike: Listening to speakers in Hyde Park
Labours May Day in London: Listening to the open-air speaker in Hyde Park during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

The General Strike - food convoys leaving docks
The last food convoy to leave the Royal Albert Docks before the termination of the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

The General Strike - peeling potatoes in Hyde Park
A Snap-Shot of Striketime Society: Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper and Lady Carmichael-Anstruther peeling potatoes in Hyde Park. Front cover of The Sketch emergency issue produced during the General Strike

The General Strike - a food convoy
Armoured convoy leaving Hyde Park at daybreak during the General Strike. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

The General Strike
Cartoon sketch of a society lady helping out during the General Strike, accompanied by her pet poodle. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts

Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at the Seamens Childrens Nur
Engraving of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900) and the Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly Maria Alexandrovna, Grand Princess of Russia)

The Strangers Home, Limehouse, 1870
Engraving showing the interior of one of the rooms of the Strangers Home for Asiatics, Africans and South Sea Islanders in West India Dock Road, Limehouse, London, 1870

Cardiff Docks, Wales, 1907
Aerial view of Cardiff Docks, South Wales, with the then-newly opened Queen Alexandra Dock (centre right), 1907

Greek troops gathered on the docks at Salonika
A photograph of soldiers loyal to the newly formed Committee of National defence on the docks at the Greek port of Salonika, September 1916

Daylight Air Raids
Heinkel III bombers take part in daylight raids on London, bombing the docks though barrage balloons prevented low-altitude attacks

LIVERPOOL DOCKS / 1890 S
View of the landing-stage at Liverpool Docks with passenger steam ships, people and baggage

Indian Immigrants at Vancouver Docks, Canada, 1907
Photograph showing a group of Hindu Indians arriving in Canada, with the docks in the background, Vancouver, 1907. This group disembarked from the steamer Monteagle

Emigrants about to board the Ganges, London, 1870
Engraving showing emigrants on the dockside at Victoria Docks, London, about to board the ship Ganges to sail for Canada, 1870

The Landing Stage at Liverpool Docks, 1884
Engraving showing the wooden landing stage at Liverpool docks, crowded with people, with steam ships on the river Mersey in the background, 1884

Landing Cotton at Liverpool, 1875
Engraving showing the deck of a cargo ship as it is unloaded at Liverpool docks, by stevedores and dock workers. At left can be seen the bales of cotton and on the right

Unloading Ice at the London Docks, 1874
Engraving showing Norwegian ice being unloaded from a ship or barge at a London quay, 1874. Dockworkers are seen using cranes and axes to handle their load

German Emigrant Ship in Southampton Docks, Great Britain, 18
Engraving showing a German emigrant ship, en route to America, berthed in Southampton Docks, 1881. A number of emigrants are seen lining the sides of the ship, looking at the British dockside

Immigrants at the docks, London, 1904
Engraving showing a group of immigrant children huddling together at the docks in front of a warehouse, London, 1904. In 1904 there was a influx of Jewish immigrants to London

Embarkation of an Emigrant Ship, Liverpool, 1850
Engraving showing a bustling dock yard scene as emigrants, with trunks and boxes, line up to board their ship at Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1850

The Marquis of Salisbury opening the Liverpool Docks Overhea
Engraving showing the Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) turning on the current at the generating station, Bramley-Moore Dock, Liverpool, 4th February 1893

Map of Londons Docks, 1908
Illustration showing the River Thames and Londons docks in 1908, viewed with Tower of London at the bottom of the image and the East of London at the top of the image

The Canterbury Association Ships in East India Dock, London
Engraving showing the Canterbury Association Ships, Bangalore, Dominion, Duke of Portland, Lady Nugent, Midlothian and Canterbury, in the East India Docks, London, 1851

Refused Immigrants on a ship; London Docks, 1911
Illustration showing some would-be immigrants who had been refused admission to Britain, standing on the deck of a merchant ship, talking to some compatriots on the dockside, 1911

Prince and Princess Louis of Battenburg feeding rescued emig
Illustration showing Prince and Princess Louis of Battemberg feeding rescued emigrants from the ship Cairnrona, which caught fire in the Channel, at Dover Docks, 1910

The Docks Sebastopol
The docks, with the ruins of Fort Saint Paul

Mooring Rings 1550
Iron rings are bolted into rocks to enable ships to moor securely in northern ports

American Civil war. Departure of the Great Eastern from the
Soldiers in full uniform marching up the gangplank of the troop carrier, the Great Eastern, with the docks of Liverpool in the background

Waiting to see the doctor
A study at the Seamans Hospital dispensary, Well Street, London docks

Chicago Docks - 2
Chicagos docks, looking out towards Lake Superior

Chicago Docks - 1
Though landlocked and served only by lakes and canals, Chicagos docks are very busy

SHARPNESS - 1907
Sharpness docks, Gloucestershire

Policeman and Children, West India Docks, London, 1936
Photograph showing a policeman surrounded by children from the East End of London, prior to their setting off on a day trip to the countryside, at West India Docks, London, 1936

Ipswich Custom House
The old Custom House and Dock buildings at the Quayside, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Pool of London 1930S
Cargo being loaded and unloaded on the River Thames at the Pool of London

Southampton Docks 1940S
King George V Graving Dock at Southampton, England, 1, 200 feet long and 135 feet wide, with a depth of 50.5 feet to keel blocks

Overheard at the docks by H. M. Bateman
Black & white illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a man asking directions to the newly built cruise ship the Queen Mary

Commune Damage 9
The docks of La Villette, on the canal Saint-Martin, after the fighting

Limehouse Docks, at the entrance to the Regents Canal. Cargoes are transferred from the sea-going vessels to barges for transport on the canal

Dore / Warehouse by River
Dockers handling barrels and bales in a warehouse from which, if they raise their eyes, they can see a distant prospect of St Paul s

Dore / Dockers and Bale
Dockers manhandle a huge bale of goods into a warehouse

Dore / Wagon & Warehouse
A heavily laden wagon delivers goods to a warehouse

Working in Hull Docks
Loading grain into lighters at the King George V Dock in Hull, Yorkshire

Jablochkoffs electric light apparatus
Diagrams showing Jablochkoffs candle lamp. Paul Jablochkoff (1847-1894) was a Russian telegraph engineer who would rise to the post of director of telegraphs between Moscow and Kursk

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