Dockside Collection (page 2)

A Great Dockland of the North, Thirty-Four Miles from Sea and Yet a Port, c1935. No. 9 Dock the Manchester Ship Canal. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton

An Important Part of the Industry. Scottish girls busy gutting at Yarmouth, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Cargo being loaded or unloaded from a ship, Royal Victoria Dock, Canning Town, London, c1930. The dock was built between 1850 and 1855 on an area of Plaistow Marshes

Unloading a barrel from a ship down a gangway, London, c1905

Unloading rolls of paper from a ship, London, c1905

Lighters approaching the General Steam Navigation Companys wharf by Tower Bridge, London, c1905

Mackarel!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Mackarel! A woman buying from a mackerel seller. From Cries of London, c1840

Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1864. Artist: William Gawin Herdman
Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1864. From Modern Liverpool Illustrated by William Gawin Herdman

The Customs House and Revenue Building, Liverpool, 1864. Artist: William Gawin Herdman
The Customs House and Revenue Building, Liverpool, 1864. From Modern Liverpool Illustrated by William Gawin Herdman

Sailors on the dockside, Liverpool, 1864. Artist: William Gawin Herdman
Sailors on the dockside, Liverpool, 1864. From Modern Liverpool Illustrated by William Gawin Herdman

West Street, New York City, USA, 1870s. West Street ran alongside the Hudson River and its docks

Quay to Victory, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Quay to Victory, 1941. A naval officer walks along a dockside filled with boats and cargo. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Loading Up With Nitrates, 1911. From Chile, by G. F. Scott Elliot, M.A. F.R.G.S. [T. Fisher Terrace, London, 1911]

Port of Naples, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Port of Naples, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Transvaal and Free State units, South Africa contingent, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Transvaal and Free State units, South Africa contingent, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Aviation Corps boarding a ship, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Aviation Corps boarding a ship, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Cotton wharves, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, early 20th century. Cotton bales on the Elder Dempster Co SS Wharf in New Orleans

Coaling the Pacific mail SS Siberia, at the fortified naval station of Nagasaki, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Greetings for newcomers on the pier alongside the Pacific Mail SS China, at Yokohama, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Label advertising the Jewel Tea Co of Chicago, USA

Arrest of Charles O Connell, (late 19th century). O Connell was an Irish Fenian leader. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol IX

Cargo being unloaded at the docks, Upper Pool, London, 1936. Artist: Fox
Cargo being unloaded at the docks, Upper Pool, London, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Customs house and wharves, Havana, Cuba, 1841, [c1910]
Customs house and wharves, Havana, Cuba, 1841. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Canning Dock, Liverpool, 1924-1926. Artist: Valentine & Sons
Canning Dock, Liverpool, 1924-1926. Canning Dock opened in 1737. Liverpool grew rapidly in importance as a port in the 18th century with the growth of trade, including the transport of slaves

Dockside, Trouville, France, c1920s. The Queen of Beaches, French postcard

Strand Street, Liverpool, c1880. Artist: H Ray
Strand Street, Liverpool, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The Imports of Great Britain from France... 1757.Artist: LP Boitard
The Imports of Great Britain from France: Humbly address d to the laudable association of anti-gallicans, and the generous promoters of the British Arts

The Parisian Woman Through the Ages, 18th century, c1880-1950. Artist: Ferdinand Sigismund Bac
The Parisian Woman Through the Ages, (La Parisienne a Travers les Ages), 18th century, c1880-1950

The Port Of Rochefort, (1885). Based on an original drawing by Joseph Vernet. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Loading Of The Atlantic And Baltic Boats, c1860s. Soldiers and supplies sailing from New York. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

View of the Institute, 19th century. Artist: Charles Lapostolet
View of the Institute, 19th century. Set up in 1795 to encompass the four (and later) five Academies to promote the perfection of arts and sciences in an interdisciplinary manner in Paris

Canning Dock, Liverpool, showing the Custom House, 1841. Sailing vessels can be seen moored in the basin as well as warehouses on the dockside. Canning Dock opened in 1737

The Railway at Balaklava, 1855-1856. Artist: William Simpson
The Railway at Balaklava, 1855-1856. Unloading supplies from shipping in Balaklava harbour, Crimea. From Illustrations of the War in the East by William Simpson. (London, 1855-1856)

Merchant and his clerk at the dockside checking goods at a warehouse, 1823. From The Book of English Trades. (London, 1823)

The Port of Bordeaux, France, 1804. Artist: Pierre Lacour I
The Port of Bordeaux, France, 1804

Unloading Foodships at the Royal Albert Docks, London, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Unloading Foodships at the Royal Albert Docks, London, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

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