Historical Ports And Ships

Vintage photographs of historical ports, ships, and harbor activities, illustrating maritime life and transportation in various historical contexts.

S.S. Andre Le Bon, a hospital ship, is seen in the Bay of Saloniki, Greece. The French ship, numbered 1577, is captured in this photograph taken during World War One. It was received and issued with the symbol "FO" at Saloniki. This image is from the collection 1577 F.Q.192.

Harbor workers on dry ships in the port of Delagoa Bay in Mozambique; Delagoa Bay. Part of album with 191 photos from a trip to and through South Africa.

Two faces on the port of Magong, Anonymous, c. 1891 - In or Before 1896 photomechanical print paper collotype harbour (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.) Fishermen

Description: Temporary wharf. S.S. Dunston and S.S Warri: loading and discharging. Location: Nigeria ships, wharf, steamship, loading, discharging, africa, sswarri, ssdunston

Description: Port Department Wharf with steamers and government launches aground Location: Port Louis, Mauritius Date: 1892-1929

USS Lancaster, photographed by number 5909 from the Committee on Public Information, Red 1910. This image captures the symbol of the U.S.S. Lancaster. The photograph was taken on March 30, 1901, and is accompanied by the note "888."

S.S. Andre Le Bon, a hospital ship, is seen in the Bay of Saloniki, Greece. The French ship, numbered 1577, is captured in this photograph taken during World War One. It was received and issued with the symbol "FO" at Saloniki. This image is from the collection 1577 F.Q.192.

Ships on the Yarmouth River; In The Yarmouth River.

Image depicting a wooden ship being launched during lumbering operations in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The photograph was taken by photographer &T, Linkz., LighC on January 22, 1918. It was released by the W. O. D. to the Photo Div., U.S. Army. Laborato

In Harbour. Peter Henry Emerson (British, born Cuba, 1856 - 1936)

U.S. Quartermaster steamer, Lexington NUMBER 47335 PHOTOGRAPHER SIGNAL CORPS. This photograph captures the U.S. Quartermaster steamer, Lexington, which was issued in 1918. The photograph has no additional notes or specific information.

American shipping in St. Nazaire Harbor, France. The photograph shows American freighters Nansomend, Finland, and Tivives docked in the harbor. This image was taken on April 7, 1918, by photographer Numa E. Note: Not for publication.

The image, numbered 111-SC-44499, captured by photographer Joseph L. Liles on March 1, 1919, shows the "TIJSONDARI" ship leaving St. Nazaire, Loire Inferieure, France. The vessel appears in good condition. The photograph contains additional notes marked as "March 44-499."

U.S. transport ship, U.S. 8. Leviathan, during World War One. Photo taken by photographer Enrique Muller Jr. on an unknown date. The original photograph is archived in Drawer No. 3, Corridor Cabinet No. 5. Designated for official use only.

Description: Kakanda canoe Description: Ferry R. Taraba Description: Nupe canoe africa

Kieler, 9th century, Willem Jacob Hofdijk, 1857 - 1864 print Kieler, Galei at sea, 9th century paper ships (in general). trireme, galley Netherlands

Rijkswaterstaat Photo Collection. Bridge over the Oude Maas at Spijkenisse. Left power pier under construction, side view. undated. Spijkenisse, Spijkenisse, South Holland

View of ships on the Trondheimfjord; "Fram" I Trondehjemsfjorden 29th August 1896 Tilbage Fra Regatta ..

Two ships with swords on the beach, Frans Hens, 1866 - 1910 print paper etching ships, boats on land, beached

Naval gun mounted on a railway. This photograph, taken by the Signal Corps in 1921, shows a naval gun with the symbol BU mounted on a railway. There are notes indicating that the previous photograph in the series is numbered 64278 and suggests a size of 30.

Description: Port River, Port Adelaide, from Jervois Bridge. Location: Adelaide, Australia Date: c 1900s australia, australasia, oceania, australasiathroughalens

Image depicting U.S. Naval Transport Geo. Washington, one of the U.S. transports used during World War 1. Photographer Enrique Muller, Jr. captured this photograph, which is currently stored in Drawer No. 3, Corridor Cabinet No. 5. it is labelled 414861 in the collection. Classified as "For official use only."

Description: The Prince of Wales's Surf Boat approaching the temporary landing stage at Takoradi Breakwater. Location: Takadori, Ghana Date: 1925 africa

The ship 't Willemijntje in an Amsterdam canal during the April parties of 1887; Amsterdam, April 1887, 't Willemijntje.

Jetty in the port of Port Elizabeth; Jetty, P.e .. Part of album with 191 photos from a trip to and through South Africa.

Workers loading cargo onto the concrete steamship "Faith" in preparation for its maiden voyage from San Francisco to Vancouver. This photograph was taken on May 15, 1919, and is part of a collection documenting American military activities during World War One.

Group of barges waiting to be loaded and towed away by the Inland Water Transportation Co. in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, France. The company's objective was to ship supplies to troops via inland waterways, relieving the burden on railroads during World War One. In the background, the spires of the Cathedral of Rouen can be seen. (Source: Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One)

Ships on the coast, Paulus Lauters, 1829 print paper. coast. ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship

Image: Lt. William Fox, a Signal Corps photographer, photographed on August 2, 1918, coaling the transport "Mongolia" at Hoboken, NJ. The photograph was received on August 22, 1918. The image is strictly for official use and not intended for publication.

The image shows the captured German ship "Wairuna" being steamed towards Sunday Island after being captured by a flying machine. This photograph was obtained by the U.S. Military Attaché at Copenhagen and was issued for official use only. It is part of the M.I.D. file 2123-13.

Quay with ships and anchors, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, anonymous, c. 1865 - c. 1875 photograph Part of travel album with recordings of sights in India, Germany, Switzerland and France. Kolkata photographic support albumen print harbour. sailing-ship, sailing-boat. parts of ship's exterior: anchor India

Boten op de Garonne te Bordeaux, Martens, after anonymous, after Noël Marie Paymal Lerebours, in or after 1839 - in or before 1841 print after photo by: Bordeauxpublisher: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: Paris paper river. ships (in general)

U.S.S. Kearsarge, taken in 1918. Photo captured by the Committee on Public Information. The ship is marked by the symbol for BB-5, belonging to the Battlecruiser class.

Getting Ready for Fishing. Peter Henry Emerson (British, born Cuba, 1856 - 1936)

Seasoning and Shipping Lumber - Mississippi. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

French docks in Bassens, Gironde, France, are seen in this photograph taken by Sgt. F. T. Morris, S.C. on April 8, 1919. A crane is shown loading railroad cars from ships. The image was issued with the description number 3479-89 and was published on December 25, 1919.

Shipwreck; The Old Ship.

Ships for anchor at the Suez Canal near Al Qantarah (Kantara), Hippolyte Arnoux, c. 1880 - in or before 1883 photograph Part of travel album with recordings of sights in Egypt, Dutch East Indies, Singapore and Ceylon. Al Qantarah photographic support albumen print sailing-ship, sailing-boat. canal Al Qantarah. Suezkanal

The photograph depicts the USS Bainbridge (DD-1), captured during World War I. The image was taken by the 1918 Committee on Public Information and assigned the number 5350. The USS Bainbridge was a part of the U.S. Navy and played a significant role in the war.

Description: A close finish at the Regatta, Friday, May 14th. Date: 14 May africa

Stern of the ship Susquehanna being towed into harbor, with the assistance of two French tugs in St. Nazaire, Loire Inferieure, France. This photograph was taken on January 17, 1919, by photographer PVT. J.M. Liles. The assigned number for this photograph is 3522-100.

View of a port with a bridge in the Dutch East Indies, Anonymous, c. 1895 - c. 1905 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of sights in Italy, Switzerland and the Dutch East Indies. Dutch East Indies, The paper. photographic support albumen print harbour (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.). wreck ashore. bridge Dutch East Indies, The

Sailing ships at sea, Henri Seghers, 1877 print paper. etching / drypoint sailing-ship, sailing-boat. sea

Batavia Inland vessels, Woodbury & Page, 1863 - 1866 photograph Boats in the port of Batavia, on the left the small tree, right western warehouses, in the distance the lookout. Part of the red photo album with photos of Java, from the possession of pharmacist woodpecker, who returned to the Netherlands from Batavia in 1865. Batavia photographic support albumen print harbour Batavia. The lookout

President Félix Faure receives Tsar Nicolaas II from Russia and Tsarina Alexandra Fjodorovna aboard the Cruiser Pothuau. .

Greene's boat on the Nile. John Beasley Greene (American, born France, 1832 - 1856)

A black and white image showing several unidentified ships. The photograph was taken in 1916 and is part of a collection of American military activities during World War One. The ships are located in an unidentified harbor. No additional information or caption is provided on the image.

Misc - Other. Lighthouse Tender.

Passenger ship, Anonymous, 1938 photograph Album magazine with a passenger ship in the port of Rotterdam. Part of the family album 1938-1939. Rotterdam cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print family life at home. passenger liner Rotterdam

Boats and ships. Above boats on a beach, among ships along a quay.

Pvt. Kelly, s.c. took this photograph on February 26, 1919, showing the German U Boat 155 surrendering to the British. The U Boat is seen parked alongside the British Mystery Ship, H.M.S. "Suffolk Coast", moored at St. Katherine's Dock in London, England. This image was issued with the following notes: 41007.

Ship on the way to the harbor, P. Huhn, c. 1894 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print Berlin paper sculptor at work

Embarking the obelisk, anonymous, after W. Mallaire, 1881 photomechanical print New York (city) paper collotype obelisk, needle. ships (in general)

Driemaster is fired, Jean Baptiste Henri Durand-Brager, 1847 print Paris paper ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship. sailing-ship, sailing-boat. pier, quay, wharf

Description: The stren-wheeler "Kalgah" with barges alongside, approaching the sief below the Ahwaz rapids at Nasiri. Location: Nasiri, Persia Description: The stern-wheeler "Chardine" beside the Nasiri sief. Location: Nasiri, Persia

Fishing Boats Off Yarmouth, from Old English Masters 1899 United States. Wood engraving on chine paper . Timothy Cole

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Port improvement Harlingen. New haven seen from the old northernam. 22 May 1912. Friesland, Friesland, Harlingen, Harlingen

The frigate 'magicienne' in the Hudson, with New York in the background. The frigate 'magicienne' in the Hudson, with New York in the background

For anchor lying two -mast galjoot, Pieter le Comte, 1831 print Numbered at the top right: pl. 22. This print is part of a cover with nineteen prints. Amsterdam paper ships (in general). sailing-ship, sailing-boat. parts of ship's exterior: anchor

President Wilson departs for the Peace Conference onboard the Lackawanna ferry boat Elmyra. The image captures the skyline of New York City in the background. Photograph taken on December 4, 1918, with the official symbol number 9063158.

Before the harbor "," on the high seas "," the net pulp "and" the swimmer "from the folder" picturesque pictures ".,

"The S.S. Montana is loaded and ready to sail from Hoboken, New Jersey. The photograph was taken by photographer Beleas on January 22, 1918. The steamship is carrying a cargo of supplies and is headed to its destination. Lab notes mention the use of RR40 and VINAC."

Anefo photo collection. Opening Suezkanaal in 1869. January 16, 1964. Suezkanaal

U.S.S. Iroquois, a ship used during World War One, captured in a photograph taken by a photographer from the C.P.I. On July 17/18. The photograph bears the issue number 18548 and is marked "For Official Use Only."

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Port improvement Harlingen. Sea end of the Zuiderhavendam. June 19, 1912. Friesland, Friesland, Harlingen, Harlingen

U.S.S. Tallahassee and U.S. Submarines K-6 and K-5 seen in Hampton Roads, Virginia. The photo was taken by the Navy Department in April 1918, but it shows the ships on December 10, 1916. This image is labeled for official use only and has the description number AU 1880.

Description: Shipping Apples, Hobart. Location: Tasmania, Australia Date: c 1900s australia, australasia, oceania, australasiathroughalens

United States Ironclad Chickasaw, anonymous, 1864 - before c. 1874 photograph American armored ship Chickasaw on a river. The ship contains two rotating guns, one command tower, a chimney and four sloops. The ship was built after the design of James Buchanan Eads. Handwritten inscriptions under photo. United States of America paper United States of America

Oyster Tongning (or Dredging), Baltimore, Md. still image. Postcards. 1902 - 1903. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Baltimore (Md.), Oystering , Maryland

U.S. Navy collier "Alexander" at Norfolk, Virginia in 1918. The photograph, numbered 5880, was taken by Red of the Committee on Public Information. The image shows the symbol AU on the ship. The photo was taken on June 18, 1917, and issued by the Committee on Public Information. A note states that the collier was built in August 1900 at Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA.

Loodboot leaves the harbor in Den Helder, Carel Christiaan Antony Last, after Petrus Johannes Schaellel, 1837 - 1840 print The weather is stormy and the boat is slanted on the waves. The boat is on its way to a frigate on the Horizon. Numbered in the top left: Pantheon pl. XVIII. printer: Dordrechtpublisher: The Hague paper sailing-ship, sailing-boat. storm at sea den Helder

MI - West Neebish Channel. West Neebish Channel Lights, Michigan. Light #18.

Bomschuit and beach carts on the beach of Scheveningen, Andries Jager (attributed to), c. 1870 photograph Part of album with photos and lithographs of sights in North and South Holland cities, paintings and traditional costumes. Scheveningen photographic support albumen print sailing-ship, sailing-boat. beach. (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart Scheveningen

Two sailing ships for anchor at the reason, Henri Seghers, 1877 print paper. etching / drypoint sailing-ship, sailing-boat. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Amsterdam 2 Henry Jacobus, c. 1900 - c. 1910 photograph Hopper piston Amsterdam II. Photo stuck on cardboard with technical information about the ship in German, French, Spanish and English. Part of the folder with 44 photos of dredgers of the company A. Bos & J.P. Heijblom in Dordrecht. Dordrecht photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print dredge, dredging machine. machine driven by steam. steamship, motorship (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

View of the anchorage of Batavia, Paulus Lauters, After Charles William Meredith van de Velde, c. 1847 print Understanding at the top left: pl. III. Amsterdam paper sea (seascape). sailing-ship, sailing-boat Batavia

Two sailing ships in the water, James Adamson (attributed to), c. 1880 - c. 1900 photograph This photo is part of an album. photographic support albumen print sailing-ship, sailing-boat. landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone)

Description: Coronation Day sports, 12.5.37. 'Kumpit' race. Winner furling sail after the finish. The yard is lowered a little, the sail rolled up from below by the man in the bows and then the whole is lowered. Location: Borneo Date: 12 May 1937 Description: Coronation Day sports, 12.5.37. 'Kumpit' race. The winner lowering the mast. The sail already stowed on forked rests above the out-rigger supports. Location: Borneo Date: 12 May 1937 Description: Coronation Day sports, 12.5.37. 'Kumpit' race. The winners, everything stowed away in its place, feel ready to be photographed. Location: Borneo Date: 12 May 1937 Description: Coronation Day sports, 12.5.37. Other competitors after the race. Location: Borneo Date: 12 May 1937 asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

Dahabiya Op de Nile, 1888 - 1895 photograph Part of a group of photos collected by photographer Richard Polak on travel. This photo was exhibited together with other photos collected on his journeys at the Rotterdamsche Kunstkring (1895), Arti and Amicitiae in Amsterdam (1897-1898) And Societeit 't Collegie in Kampen (Date for the time being unknown). Egypt paper. cardboard albumen print sailing-ship, sailing-boat. river Nile

Landscape with skaters and sleds; December; The twelve months. View of frozen water with skaters and sleds; Right rear a walled city, with a mill and a church tower.

Sailing Botter, Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870 - 1931 print paper etching sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Tsar Nicolaas II of Russia and his effect on horse to Krasnoye Selo. .

Description: Circular quay, Sydney, showing P. & O. and orient steamers. Location: New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Date: 1920 australia, australasia, oceania, australasiathroughalens

Najad "" Jarramas "" Niobe "Kolberg." Najad "" Jarramas "" Niobe "Kolberg

Fishing boat on the beach, Léon Jean Baptiste Sabatier, After Eugène Isabey, 1841 - 1850 print printer: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: London paper coastal cliff or crag. sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Album leaf with five photos. Album leaf with five photos of Scheveningen and Moerdijk, among others

Harbor of a thousand masts , Harbors, Boats, Waterfronts. Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Prints and Drawings

Hutterer Za, "Vaskapu" excavator after the seafaring (without date): Canal construction work. Photo on cardboard, 42.5 x 48.5 cm (including scan edges) Hutterer Geza (1864-1917): »Vaskapu«-Bagger nach der Seefahrt

U.S.S. Brooklyn anchoring at Vladivostok Harbor during the 1910s. Photograph taken by a photographer from the Signal Corps. Image number 50214, marked with a recommendation date of February 19, 1921. This photo is part of a collection showing American military activities during World War One.

Dutch warships perish between 10-15 May 1940; From 10-15 May 1940 ..... Leaf with nine Dutch warships that are perceived between 10 and 15 May 1940. Partly by German attacks, partly brought to sink by our own crew. The navy ships: Johan Maurits van Nassau, Z 3 , Van Galen, Hydra, Pieter Florisz, Abraham van der Hulst, Noord-Brabant, Friso, Brinio and Bulgia. Under the ships depicted, a two-legged quote and a text in which state when and how the ship is perceived. Part of a group of three plates.

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Expansion of the Channel of Ghent to Terneuzen. Swing bridge with fixed bridge Beoosten Sas van Gent, seen from the south side. Test of the fixed bridge. December 13, 1906. Sas van Gent, Sas van Gent, Zeeland, Zeeland

View of the lock of Stavoren, George Christopher Davies, c. 1881 - in or before 1886 photomechanical print Stavorenlondon paper sluice, weir. sailing-ship, sailing-boat Stavoren

CA - South San Francisco. South San Francisco Light, California. Lowering bottom section, camera station 100' SW x W.

The Thames. Alvin Langdon Coburn (British, born United States, 1882 - 1966)

Toulon - Lancement de la Chémis. Unknown

Sailboat on the Norfolk Broads, John Payne Jennings, c. 1886 - in or before 1891 photomechanical print Norfolk BroadsSurrey paper collotype river. space craft; capsule, station Norfolk Broads

Description: New roads completed. Location: Weihaiwei, China Date: 1903 china, asia, asiathroughalens

View on the deck of the George S. Blake, c. 1870 - in or before 1880 photomechanical print maker: United States of Americaprinter: Boston paper collotype ships (in general)

Louksor. Petit Bras du Nil - Barque de Voyageurs. Félix Teynard (French, 1817 - 1892)

Hamburg, Henry Jacobus, c. 1900 - c. 1910 photograph Emmerbagmolen Hamburg. Photo stuck on cardboard with technical information about the ship in German, French, Spanish and English. Part of the folder with 44 photos of dredgers of the company A. Bos & J.P. Heijblom in Dordrecht. Dordrecht photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print dredge, dredging machine. machine driven by steam. steamship, motorship (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

TX - Sabine Bank. Sabine Bank Light Station, Texas. Caisson immediately after luanching, in place.

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