Port Collection (#83)

Defence of Egypt WWI
French Naval Nieuport seaplane at Port Said during the defence of Egypt during World War I

Ship Launch - Szczecin, Poland
The launch of a Uruguayan ship (called the Uruguay ) built for a Uruguayan Shipping company in the Vulcan shipyards at Strettin, Poland (Szczecin)

Coaling operation WWI
Arabs in Port Said coaling the troopship Caledonia, which was carrying Wessex troops to India during World War I

St Malo, France
St Malo post World War II

A White Ship
View across a dock toward a smart white navy steamship in port, moored alongside a tall ship. Oil painting by Raymond Sheppard

Ships in Dock
A large cargo steamship in Dock, alongside a row of low barges. Watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa late 1940s

Moored ships
Ships Moored up by a woodyard. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Activity on the waterfront at Gdansk, Poland
Activity on the waterfront at Gdansk (Danzig), Poland

The Wharf - Colombo, Sri Lanka

Toulon, France - President inspects submarine
Toulon, France - The Military Port - The President of France, Emile Loubet visits the submarine Gustave-Zede

Mersin, Turkey
The harbour dock at Mersin, Turkey

Fishing boat returning to port - Ostend, Belgium

The lighthouse at Port Said, Egypt, North Africa

Split - Croatia - Palm Trees
Palm Trees along the Harbours edge at Split, Croatia

Tunisia - Embarkation of Phoshates at Tunis
The loading of ships with Phosphates using a complex mechanical lift and harbour transport at Tunis, Tunisia

Tunisia - Carthage with Railway Train
Carthage - view of the Ancient Ports and the Railway Line - Tunisia

Tunisia - Bizerte - The Old Port
The Old Port at Bizerte, Tunisia

Algiers, Algeria, Boy by the harbour
Young boy on the harbour wall at the port of Algiers, Algeria about to take a dive into the water!

Algiers, Algeria, Waterfront
Taking a stroll along the Waterfront at Algiers, Algeria - the Boulevard de la Republique. A typical French resort!

The port at Bone, Algeria
Bone, Algeria. The Port

Panoramic view of the Port of Chicago
Spectacular panoramic view of the lakeside Port of Chicago in 1902, showing the distinctive skyline and the huge sets of railway wagons in the foreground

Metelin - Quay of the Port, Lesbos, Greece Date: 1920s

Ferry transporting railway wagons
A wonderful nightime photograph of the Suffolk Ferry departing Harwich with a load of railway wagons. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Port Authority Bus Terminal at 8th Avenue and 41st street, New York, America

Algiers - The Station at Bab el-Oued and Malakoff Street (named after the Russian fort the French captured at the Battle of Sebastopol), Algeria

The Admiralty and naval vessels - Algiers
The Admiralty and elements of the Algerian Navy. The lighthouse can be seen in rear

The port at Oran, Algeria close to the Harbour Mole

The Consulate Palace and Mosques
The Consulate Palace and the two Mosques close to the Quayside at Algiers. The Mosque on the left is the Djemaa el-Djedid

The Waterfront - Algiers
The waterfront of Algiers, Algeria, showing the elegant colonaded seafront and the houses of the city rising up the hill behind

Russian troops at Port Arthur
Port Arthur - held by Russia prior to defeat in the Russo-Japanese war. In this photograph, the 1st Company of the 10th Regiment pose for an official photograph

The Port of Collo, Algeria
The port of Collo - capital of Collo district in Skikda Province, Algeria

Algiers, Algeria - view from the lighthouse
Algiers - general view of the city taken from the Admiralty Lighthouse

Le Havre, France - Boulevard Albert I
The Boulevard Albert I and the Beach (with a nice row of beach huts) at Le Havre, France

The Embarkation Quay - Sirkeci
The embarkation quay at Sirkeci. Today, a big ferry terminus with the Sirkeci railway station, the last stop for trains from Europe to Istanbul

French National Loan poster for the Credit Foncier d Algerie et de Tunisie, showing a busy scene in a North African port

Wood Vendors, Constantinople
Wood vendors - Constantinople with a view of the port and the Galata Tower in the distance

Poster advertising Port Elizabeth for golf
Poster advertising Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with its all the year round golf. The Humewood Golf Links offer 18 holes

Marseilles, France - The Quay
Marseilles, France. The Quayside with wine barrels lined up ready for export

Poster depicting the port of Rangoon
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the port of Rangoon, Burma

The Port Campbell Steamship, presumably near Port Campbell, Victoria, on the southern coast of Australia. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Dover / Cooke s
A view showing Dover Castle with the town just visible in the distance

Royal visit to Egypt on HMS Medina
The HMS Medina at Port Said, Egypt, with King George V and Queen Mary on board, ready to receive the Khedive. The royal couple had already visited India and Nepal in 1911 for the Coronation Durbar

Belgium - Port of Ostende
Port of Ostende, Belgium. The mailship ferry departs the harbour as young boys fish off the pier, while others just lean on the railings watching the ships disappear into the North Sea

Departure of Russian troops from the Dardanelles - Gallipoli

The port of Constantinople
The Port of Constantinople set within a border of oak leaf and acorns

Chanakkale - Turkey
A view of Chanakkale, also known as Gallipoli, on the Turkish Dardanelles coast

Ada-Kaleh - fortified Turkish Island
The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsoza

Le Havre port poster
Nuit et Jour le port du Havre travaille - poster advertising that night and day the port of Le Havre in France is working

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