Embarking Collection (page 2)

Galati, Romania - Boat for Sulina
An oriental excursion boat to Sulina - this appears to be a rather over-capacity River Danube Ferry decked out for the occasion... Date: 1902

American troops boarding USS Charles, Southampton, WW1
American troops of the 342nd Infantry Regiment boarding the USS Charles (formerly the USS Harvard) at Dock 20, Southampton, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 27 September 1918

Infantry embarking at Melbourne, Australia, WW1
Men of the 2nd Infantry Brigade (Australia) embarking in the transports Hororata (left) and Benaua (right at the port of Melbourne during the First World War. Date: 18 October 1914

Poona Division at Bombay Dock, India, WW1
Troops of the Poona Division embarking at Bombay Docks, India, for service in Mesopotamia at the start of the First World War. Date: October 1914

Portuguese troops embarking for France, WW1
Portuguese troops on board ship, embarking for France to fight in the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Transatlantic Train at Cherbourg
The arrival of the Transatlantic Train at Cherbourg, France, Cherbourg was the principal point at which the large Transatlantic liners left France for North America

Crusader and Girl
A romantic depiction of the valliant crusader bidding his wife farewell before embarking on a crusade. Date: circa 1850

American soldiers, off to Vera Cruz, Mexico

The Kings Visit to the Antarctic exploring ship Discovery
Sir Clements Markham presenting Captain Scott to King Edward VII on board the Discovery at Cowes on August 5th, 1901, prior to Scott embarking on his polar expedition to the Antarctic with Shackleton

Norwegian royal family embarking at Dover
King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957) and Queen Maud (1869-1938), together with their son, Crown Prince Olav (1903-1991), embarking at Dover to return home following a visit to the UK

Electric Tram - Alexandria, Egypt
Getting onboard the Electric Tram - Alexandria, Egypt at the Ramleh Station

Opening of the Thames Embankment, London, 1868
Engraving showing the opening of the Thames North Embankment, London, at Temple Pier to foot passengers in 1868. On the left of the image, several ferries are embarking passengers for Abbey Mills

The boy Nelson embarking on his first voyage, 1770
Nelson entered the Navy as midshipman on board the Raisonnable of which his uncle Maurice Suckling was Captain. He is seen here embarking on his first voyage in the winter of 1770

SS Ophir and the Royal Yacht Alberta at Portsmouth, Marc
Photograph of the Royal Yacht Alberta, with King Edward VII on board, leading SS Ophir, with the Duke of Cornwall and York, out of Portsmouth harbour, March 1901

Embarking Sick, Balaklava
Embarking the sick at Balaklava

Lord Kitchener embarking for Athens aboard the Destroyer H. M
Lord Kitchener (1850-1916) boarding the Destroyer H.M.S. Laforey bound for Athens following his tour of the eastern Mediterranean in November 1915

St Marys Church, Lenham
ST MARYs CHURCH, LENHAM, KENT The lychgate - shelter to many newlyweds embarking on a new life, as well as those returning for the final time

Embarking for Italy
Following on the invasion by Garibaldis thousand. Missoris expedition embarks from the Faro Point, Messina, to invade the Italian mainland at Calabria

Soldiers Embarking 1810
Soldiers embarking for the Napoleonic Wars: The Girl I Left Behind Me

Embarking on Boat Trip
A young lady steps nervously into a boat for a trip round the harbour

Crusaders Ships
Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land - galleys row them out from the shore to the sailing ship where the crew are stowing away the cargo

Embarking in the Ark
When the predicted bad weather arrives, Noah and his family embark in the Ark, taking with them a pair of each species of animal

Passengers Embarking
Travelers going aboard a ship bound for the Baltic. So this could be at Newcastle

Pilgrim Fathers Embark
The pilgrims pray before embarking on the voyage from Plymouth to America

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