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Port Collection (#79)

Background imagePort Collection: View of the Mole, Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1

View of the Mole, Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
View of the Mole at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Background imagePort Collection: The Harbour and the Old Town, Folkestone, Kent

The Harbour and the Old Town, Folkestone, Kent Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePort Collection: View of Bruges Canal, Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1

View of Bruges Canal, Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
View of the Bruges Canal at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the First World War, around the time of the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918)

Background imagePort Collection: The Leas Lifts, Folkestone, Kent

The Leas Lifts, Folkestone, Kent. The Folkestone cliff lift is a water balanced funicular opened in 1885. This proved so popular three further lifts were added. circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - The Harbour - Balkan War

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Harbour - Balkan War
Thessaloniki, Greece - The Harbour - At the time of the Balkan War (1914-1915). Date: 1915

Background imagePort Collection: View of British ships from Ostend, Belgium, WW1

View of British ships from Ostend, Belgium, WW1
View of British ships and boats out at sea, seen from the port of Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. They include two obsolete British cruisers, HMS Brilliant and HMS Sirius

Background imagePort Collection: Greek troops landing at Salonika, WW1

Greek troops landing at Salonika, WW1
Men of the 6th Greek Division landing at Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War. Date: September 1916

Background imagePort Collection: The Netherlands - Veere - Scottish House

The Netherlands - Veere - Scottish House
An elderly couple in the garden of a Scottish House in Veere, a city in the southwestern Netherlands, on Walcheren island in the province of Zeeland

Background imagePort Collection: Old Tavern House at Treib, Switzerland

Old Tavern House at Treib, Switzerland
The Old Tavern House at Treib on Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstattersee), Switzerland Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePort Collection: Steamer Lilian runs blockade

Steamer Lilian runs blockade
Captain Maffit stands on the sidewheel box of the steamer Lilian, as it runs the blockade into the port of Wilmington, in the Confederate States, passing unharmed through the Federal cruisers

Background imagePort Collection: American locomotives arriving at French port, WW1

American locomotives arriving at French port, WW1
American locomotives arriving at a French port during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imagePort Collection: Italian torpedo boat crew occupying a port, post-WW1

Italian torpedo boat crew occupying a port, post-WW1
An Italian torpedo boat crew occupying the port of recaptured territory just after the end of the First World War. Date: December 1918

Background imagePort Collection: Ayr Pier, Scotland - Arrival of the ferry

Ayr Pier, Scotland - Arrival of the ferry Date: 1905

Background imagePort Collection: Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece - North Port & Citadel

Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece - North Port & Citadel
Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece - North Port & Fortress / Citadel Date: 1916

Background imagePort Collection: Croatia - Ika

Croatia - Ika Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Germany - Hamburg - The Harbour

Germany - Hamburg - The Harbour
Germany - Hamburg - Steamships at anchor in the the Harbour, set in a very decorative border of shrimp motifs Date: 1907

Background imagePort Collection: Sluis - Arrival of the Steamer from Bruges

Sluis - Arrival of the Steamer from Bruges
Arrival (in Sluis) of the steamer from Bruges to Sluis - The Netherlands. Date: 1908

Background imagePort Collection: HMS Espiegle at Basra, Mesopotamia, WW1

HMS Espiegle at Basra, Mesopotamia, WW1
Deck view of the British sloop HMS Espiegle at Basra, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War, around the time the port was captured by Anglo-Indian forces. 1915

Background imagePort Collection: Approach to the Landing Stage - Liverpool

Approach to the Landing Stage - Liverpool, Merseyside Date: 1907

Background imagePort Collection: Quayside of the the Port of Vathy, Samos, Greece

Quayside of the the Port of Vathy, Samos, Greece
Quayside of the the Port of Vathy, Island of Samos, Greece Date: circa 1906

Background imagePort Collection: Costa Rica - Port Limon (The Business Section)

Costa Rica - Port Limon (The Business Section) Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Irish Scouts in a motorboat

Irish Scouts in a motorboat in Dun Laoghaire harbour. 1970s

Background imagePort Collection: Ancient ships in a Roman seaport

Ancient ships in a Roman seaport
An ancient Roman ships in a Roman seaport. Mercury, messenger of the gods and god of commerce, oversees proceedings from atop a column in the harbour

Background imagePort Collection: Rafting on the Rio Grande, Port Antonio, Jamaica

Rafting on the Rio Grande, Port Antonio, Jamaica Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Port at Vietri, Phu Tho, Vietnam

Port at Vietri, Phu Tho, Vietnam
The port at Vietri, Phu Tho, Vietnam. A steamer moored at a landing stage. Date: 1913

Background imagePort Collection: Disembarking from a ship - Mollendo, Peru

Disembarking from a ship - Mollendo, Peru. Crew members from arriving ships were lifted from their boat via a crane, the Pacific swell being too great for normal landings! circa 1930s

Background imagePort Collection: St. Johns Harbour, Antigua, West Indies

St. Johns Harbour, Antigua, West Indies Date: circa 1907

Background imagePort Collection: Port Said, Egypt - Street Scene

Port Said, Egypt - Street Scene with mule-pulled tram and a watchmakers shop. Date: 1909

Background imagePort Collection: Refitting an Arab Dhow in Mumbai Harbour, India

Refitting an Arab Dhow in Mumbai Harbour, India
Refitting an Arab Dhow in Mumbai (Bombay) Harbour, India Date: 1935

Background imagePort Collection: A Queens Ship in the Pool in the Sixteenth Century

A Queens Ship in the Pool in the Sixteenth Century
A Queens Ship in the Pool of London, the part of the River Thames between London Bridge and Tower Bridge and the original part of the Port of London

Background imagePort Collection: Bay at Talcahuano, Chile

Bay at Talcahuano, Chile
Panorama of the Bay at Talcahuano, Chile (in the Biobio Region) with moored naval ships. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Valparaiso Bay, Chile

Valparaiso Bay, Chile Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePort Collection: Chile - Chanaral

Chile - Chanaral - a small coastal city and commune in the Atacama Region, Chile and capital of the Chanaral Province. Date: 1903

Background imagePort Collection: Aerial photograph of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during WW1

Aerial photograph of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, taken from a height of 17, 000 feet in a DHA (De Havilland)

Background imagePort Collection: Ukraine - Crimea - Sebastopol

Ukraine - Crimea - Sebastopol - View out into the Black Sea Date: circa 1907

Background imagePort Collection: Croatia - Rijeka (Fiume) - Panoramic View

Croatia - Rijeka (Fiume) - Panoramic View Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Port of Tyre - View out to Sea

Port of Tyre - View out to Sea
Tyre, Labanon - famous Phoenician Port on the Mediterranean Sea. View out to sea with the bay and fort visible - children, playing on the beach in the foreground. Date: circa 1904

Background imagePort Collection: Beg-Meil - Arrival of the boat from Concarneau

Beg-Meil - Arrival of the boat from Concarneau
France - Beg-Meil, Finistere, Western Brittany - Arrival/return of the boats carrying holidaymakers from Concarneau and Glenan

Background imagePort Collection: The Toast by W. R. S. Stott

The Toast by W. R. S. Stott
An early 19th century scene showing four jovial gentlemen raising a toast in front of a blazing fire. Date: 1936

Background imagePort Collection: Dinard, France - The Ferry

Dinard, France - The Ferry
Dinard, France (on The Emerald Coast ) - The Slipway and the paddlesteamer ferry. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: St. Pauli Landungsbrucken, Hamburg, Germany

St. Pauli Landungsbrucken, Hamburg, Germany
The St. Pauli Landungsbrucken (St. Pauli Landing Bridges), part of the Hamburg Harbour, Hamburg, Germany, directly on the Elbe River

Background imagePort Collection: Sierra Leone - Freetown - The Harbour

Sierra Leone - Freetown - The Harbour Date: circa 1905

Background imagePort Collection: Ramsey Harbour - Isle of Man

Ramsey Harbour - Isle of Man Date: 1903

Background imagePort Collection: Women gut Herring - Lowestoft, Suffolk

Women gut Herring - Lowestoft, Suffolk
Women gut Herring at Lowestoft, Suffolk Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Argentina - Madero Port, Pier No. 4 - Buenos Aires

Argentina - Madero Port, Pier No. 4 - Buenos Aires
Argentina - Madero Port, Pier No.4 - Buenos Aires Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: RMSPC Pier, Barbardos

RMSPC Pier, Barbardos
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Pier, Bridgetown, Barbados Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Algeria - Oran - View from the Pier

Algeria - Oran - View from the Pier Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Algeria - Quays and Custom House

Algeria - Quays and Custom House
Port and quayside at Algiers, looking toward the distinctive Consulate Palace. Note the French flag flying above the Customs Building (and the Palace). Date: circa 1910s



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