Cargo Collection (#2)

Manila Docks
Unloading a shipment of cargo from ships in Manila docks, Philippines. Three young men in shorts wipe the sweat from themselves in the heat. Date: late 1930s

Container ship in dock, Melbourne, Australia
Colour, Photography, nobody, outdoors, day, retail, service, merchandise, industry, transportation, ship, docks, harbour, reflection, Marine terminal, Freight terminal, cargo ship, container ship

Whampoa (oil on canvas)
PEM216886 Whampoa (oil on canvas) by You Qua (fl.1840-80s); 79.3x146.6 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Wreck in the Offing!, an illustration from Harpers Weekly, 1878 (litho)
STC311037 Wreck in the Offing!, an illustration from Harpers Weekly, 1878 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Brewers Quay, Chester Quay and Galley Quay, Lower Thames Street, City of London, 1846. The scene includes the unloading of foreign provisions from vessels on the River Thames using winching

Cargo ship Telamon run aground at Lanzarote
Cargo ship Telamon run aground in Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, 31 October 1981. 1981

BAHAMAS-Grand Bahama Island-Freeport: Port of Freeport: Container Cargo Ship
BAHAMAS, Grand Bahama Island, Freeport: Port of Freeport: Container Cargo Ship

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940
The weeks food facts No. 6. If you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly

Container Ship, Port of Napier, Napier, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Canadian Pacific poster
Canadian Pacific Railway cruise ship to Canada, 1906 Date: 1906

Barge and windmill, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
A picturesque view of a sailing barge and Archers Windmill at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The Georgiana, a spritsail barge owned by Smeed Dean & Co of Kent

Dockside cranes. These cranes are designed for high-speed loading and unloading of containers. The container system is an efficient means of transporting many and varied types of cargo

SS Orsova, 1909
Photograph of the Orient Steam Navigation Companys Australian Mail Liner SS Orsova at sea, 1909. Built in 1909 by John Brown and Co

Landing in a Surf-boat at Accra, Ghana, 1891
Engraving of a native surf boat heading through the breakers, to bring its cargo of two European officers to land at Accra, Ghana

Loading Timber, Southampton Docks, 1916-17 (oil on canvas)
SOU80731 Loading Timber, Southampton Docks, 1916-17 (oil on canvas) by Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne (1889-1946); 51x61 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire

Fremantle Harbour from the Air, c1947. Creator: Unknown
Fremantle Harbour from the Air, c1947. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

Birds Eye View of Sixth Street Wharf, Washington D. C, published by Charles Magnus
XZL151145 Birds Eye View of Sixth Street Wharf, Washington D.C, published by Charles Magnus, 1863 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Library of Congress, Washington D.C

Fowey, Cornwall - Waterfront on the River Fowey
Fowey, Cornwall - Cargo Port at the Mouth of the River Fowey Date: circa 1908

Customs inspection with X-rays, World War I
An officer examines a bale of cotton with an X-ray machine to try and detect contraband during World War I in March 1915

SpaceX Dragon capsule at the ISS C016 / 4214
SpaceX Dragon capsule at the ISS. View from the International Space Station (ISS) of the Dragon cargo capsule from SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies)

Container ship lifeboat. This emergency lifeboat (orange) is aboard the Kyoto Express, a container ship owned by the German transportation company Hapag-Lloyd

Ro-Ro PCC Car Transporting Vessel in Southampton Water. Since 1970 the market for exporting and importing cars has increased dramatically and the number and type of RO/ROs has increased also

Containers in Container Terminal, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Port of New Orleans, engraved by D. G. Thompson (coloured engraving)
XIR192825 Port of New Orleans, engraved by D.G. Thompson (coloured engraving) by Waud, Alfred R. (1828-91) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; American, out of copyright

Edinburgh: Leith Pier and Harbour, 1798

The Stevedores in Arles, 1888. Creator: Vincent van Gogh
The Stevedores in Arles, 1888

Harbour with a large tower, c.1641. Creator: Claude Lorrain
Harbour with a large tower, c.1641

Port Of Rouen, Unloading Wood, 1898. Creator: Camille Pissarro
Port Of Rouen, Unloading Wood, 1898

Landing foreign cattle at the British and Foreign Wharf, near the London Docks, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Landing foreign cattle at the British and Foreign Wharf, near the London Docks, 1865. Illustration of...the process of unloading a mixed cargo of sheep and cattle from the Magnet

Foreign cattle on board the Batavier, London and Rotterdam steamer, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Foreign cattle on board the Batavier, London and Rotterdam steamer, 1865. The importation of foreign bullocks and sheep for the immense consumption of London has lately been a subject of so much

The Great Eastern Railway Terminus and Hotel at Harwich, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Great Eastern Railway Terminus and Hotel at Harwich, 1865. The town and port of Harwich...is now becoming one of the most important stations of our commerce with Holland, Germany

Shipping wild animals in the London Docks, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Shipping wild animals in the London Docks, 1864. Amidst the diverse commodities brought into the port of London by so many vessels from every region of the globe

The Clipper ship Great Australia, 1850
3330913 The Clipper ship Great Australia, 1850; (add.info.: The Clipper ship Great Australia, built to carry cargo and passenger's to Australia. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ship "David Dows" and boat unloading cargo, 1882
1575208 Ship "David Dows" and boat unloading cargo, 1882; (add.info.: Ship "David Dows" and boat unloading cargo at grain elevator, carts and wagons hauling merchandise)

An old port town
5616532 An old port town; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an old port town with ships and boats coming in and out. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1876); Universal History Archive/UIG

The SS Connector, 1850
3330665 The SS Connector, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of the SS Connector, a jointed steamer designed as a coaster in which the separate sections could be uncoupled so that cargo could be discharged)

A schuyt, a flat-bottomed sailing boat, 1850
3330789 A schuyt, a flat-bottomed sailing boat, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a schuyt, a flat-bottomed sailing boat used for fishing and for carrying costal and river cargoes in the Netherlands)

An English Merchantman of around 1620. From The Romance of the Merchant Ship, published 1931
3058543 An English Merchantman of around 1620. From The Romance of the Merchant Ship, published 1931.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

A wine boat used to carry cases of wine, 1850
3330808 A wine boat used to carry cases of wine, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a wine boat used to carry cases of wine. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Smugglers
5616270 Smugglers; (add.info.: Illustration depicting smugglers hiding their cargo. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1845); Universal History Archive/UIG

Smugglers
5616266 Smugglers; (add.info.: Illustration depicting smugglers unloading their cargo. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1845); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting a steam crane being used to move cargo off boats, 19th century
5308946 Engraving depicting a steam crane being used to move cargo off boats, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam crane being used to move cargo off boats)

Curve
Herbert Rong

Woodcut showing a view of a fortified city, with a small sailing vessel drawing up to a jetty to discharge its cargo
5311175 Woodcut showing a view of a fortified city, with a small sailing vessel drawing up to a jetty to discharge its cargo

A 19th century Chinese Junk ship
5307452 A 19th century Chinese Junk ship.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Chinese Junk ship, which were used as seagoing vessels as early as the 2nd century AD)

The ship Glad Tidings, 1850
3331149 The ship Glad Tidings, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the ship Glad Tidings one of the first ships to bring a cargo to Liverpool after the re-opening of the American cotton trade)

The American sailing ship City of Mobile, 1850
3331145 The American sailing ship City of Mobile, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the American sailing ship City of Mobile arriving in East India Docks with a cargo of wheat)

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