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Port Collection (#80)

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

Background imagePort Collection: Myanmar - Yangon - The Harbour

Myanmar - Yangon - The Harbour Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Japan - Kobe - The Oriental Hotel

Japan - Kobe - The Oriental Hotel and the Osaka-Shosen Building by the Port. Date: 1922

Background imagePort Collection: The Construction of the Quay, Chios Town

The Construction of the Quay, Chios Town, Chios, Greece. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Transatlantic Train at Cherbourg

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

Background imagePort Collection: Saying farewell to family - WWI

Saying farewell to family - WWI
A departing British Royal Navy Sailor saying farewell to his wife and son as his troop train departs for port and then onward to battle in the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imagePort Collection: Alaska - Juneau

Alaska - Juneau Date: circa 1920

Background imagePort Collection: Praya East Hong Kong

Praya East Hong Kong and Jardines Sugar Factories Date: 1908

Background imagePort Collection: Izmir, Turkey - Activity on the quayside

Izmir, Turkey - Activity on the quayside
Busy activity at the port of Smyrne (Smyrna, modern Izmir), Turkey Date: 1905

Background imagePort Collection: The Quay - Izmir, Turkey

The Quay - Izmir, Turkey
The Pathe Cinema with its emblem of a Cock. The building next the cinema is the Kramer Theatre - at Izmir, Turkey. circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Docks and Workshops at Gibraltar

Docks and Workshops at Gibraltar
The No.1 and No.2 Docks and Workshops at Gibraltar Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePort Collection: Leopardskins at Carnival

Leopardskins at Carnival
A jolly group of friends in leopardskin costumes, including mini dresses, at the annual Port of Spain Carnival, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: 1968

Background imagePort Collection: British / Singapore / 1824

British / Singapore / 1824
The British enter Singapore to take control after it was sold to them by the Sultan of Johor. It soon became the most important port in Malaysia for British trade. Date: 1824

Background imagePort Collection: United States Steamship

United States Steamship
An American passenger ship is helped into port by some tug boats

Background imagePort Collection: Russian Ships Incanal

Russian Ships Incanal
Warships of the Russian Baltic Fleet pass through the Canal on their way to Port Arthur, to take part in the war with Japan : soon, many of these ships will be under water. Date: December 1904

Background imagePort Collection: St Nazaire Harbour

St Nazaire Harbour
Harbour scene in the French port - huge cranes, and a steamer in the dry dock. Date: 1934

Background imagePort Collection: Victor Hugos house at St Peter Port, Guernsey

Victor Hugos house at St Peter Port, Guernsey
VICTOR HUGO View across the front garden of Hauteville House, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, where the French novelist lived during his exile from France. Date: circa 1960

Background imagePort Collection: Park Road Schools

Park Road Schools, Port Sunlight, Cheshire. Date: late 19th century

Background imagePort Collection: Caernarvon Castle / Wales

Caernarvon Castle / Wales
Built by Edward I, Caernarvon was an intended seat of power and is one of Europes great medieval fortresses. Date: Mid 19th century

Background imagePort Collection: Marseille / Port C1835

Marseille / Port C1835
The entrance to the port, with a steamboat entering the harbour Date: circa 1835

Background imagePort Collection: Piraeus Besieged / 388 Bc

Piraeus Besieged / 388 Bc
Spartan ships besiege the Athenian port of Piraeus Date: 388 BC

Background imagePort Collection: Racial / Africa / Egypt 19C

Racial / Africa / Egypt 19C
A man and woman from Port Said, with a water-carrier Date: late 19th century

Background imagePort Collection: The Gateway to the Port - Tel Aviv, Israel

The Gateway to the Port - Tel Aviv, Israel. The slogan inscription reads " Gateway to Zion"

Background imagePort Collection: Harvard Square Bank

Harvard Square Bank
Bank, Harvard Square & Cambridge Port Trust Co. Bank Date: 1906

Background imagePort Collection: Unidentified coastal town

Unidentified coastal town
An unidentified European coastal town with a bridge crossing the water

Background imagePort Collection: Metelin - Lesbos

Metelin - Lesbos
Metelin - Quay of the Port of Perama, Gulf of Yeras, Lesbos, Greece

Background imagePort Collection: Port of Montevideo, Uruguay

Port of Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo port and wharf

Background imagePort Collection: The Zeppelin L213 on route from Hamburg to America

The Zeppelin L213 on route from Hamburg to America, flying over Blankenese, Hamburg

Background imagePort Collection: Port Arthur (Dalian) - Japanese bombardment

Port Arthur (Dalian) - Japanese bombardment
Port Arthur (Dalian) - a Russian administrative building damaged during the Japanese bombardment in February 1904. Dalian, Liaoning province

Background imagePort Collection: Government Medical Inspectors Office

Government Medical Inspectors Office
Emigration - The Government Medical Inspectors Office. As the text describes: No passenger ship is allowed to proceed until a medical practitioner appointed by the emigration office of the port shall

Background imagePort Collection: Vera Cruz harbour, Mexico

Vera Cruz harbour, Mexico

Background imagePort Collection: Vera Cruz harbour

Vera Cruz harbour, to which hastened the United States battleships, Vermont, Georgia, and Nebraska, in order to protect the American lives, interests and property endangered by the revolution

Background imagePort Collection: Coastal village and port, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Coastal village and port, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a coastal village and port in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, with a wrecked boat disintegrating at the bottom of the picture

Background imagePort Collection: Fishguard Harbour and Railway Station, South Wales

Fishguard Harbour and Railway Station, South Wales
Aerial view of Fishguard Harbour Railway Station, serving the port of Fishguard Harbour in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, not long after the station opened

Background imagePort Collection: WW2 British Merchant Navy vessel

WW2 British Merchant Navy vessel
Typical of tens of thousands of their comrades in the merchant navy: the officers and crew of the Canadian-built " Fort Dease Lake" stand beside the ship they sail

Background imagePort Collection: Slate covered bungalow, Porthmadog, North Wales

Slate covered bungalow, Porthmadog, North Wales
A slate covered bungalow in Porthmadog, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. The town of Porthmadog developed in the 19th century as a port exporting slate to England

Background imagePort Collection: Edinburgh Charity Workhouse, Port Bristo, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Charity Workhouse, Port Bristo, Edinburgh
An 1820 view of the Edinburgh Charity Poorhouse in Port Bristo, Edinburgh, Scotland, originally built in 1739-1743 by Samuel Neilson, mason, and William McVey and James Heriot, wrights

Background imagePort Collection: Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa

Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa
Cover illustration for Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa. A map of Europe and Africa shows the route from Cairo to the Cape and the stopping places en route -- Port Said, Luxor

Background imagePort Collection: Italy - Livorno - Fosso Reale

Italy - Livorno - Fosso Reale
A view of the " Scali d Azeglio" (Port of Azeglio), the " Fosso Reale" (Royal Canal) and the " Palazzo dell Aquila Nera" (Black Eagle Palace)

Background imagePort Collection: Italy - Naples - Panoramic View of the Port

Italy - Naples - Panoramic View of the Port

Background imagePort Collection: Italy - Syracuse, Sicily

Italy - Syracuse, Sicily - the small port. Famous for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheatres, architecture and association to Archimedes



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