Port City Collection

Rock of Gibraltar in the British Empire
British troops occupying Gibraltar, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Phoenician traders in port
Phoenician sailors trading goods in an ancient Mediterranean seaport. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cotton loaded on steamboats by black slaves, New Orleans
Slaves loading cotton bales on riverboats at the New Orleans levee, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Men going ashore from a sailing ship
Shore party descending into a rowboat from the stern of a sailing ship, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New Archangel, Russian town in Alaska, now called Sitka
Sitka, or New Archangel, capital of Alaska in 1869, when purchased from Russia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Immigrant waiting-room at Ellis Island, circa 1900
Detained immigrants waiting, Ellis Island, New York, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1890s
City and harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Golden Tower of Seville, Spain, landing place of treasure from the New World, view in the 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Busy Seattle harbor, circa 1890
Bird s-eye view of Seattle, Washington Territory, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Erie Canal boats wintering in New York harbor
Erie Canal boats anchored for the winter at the East River docks, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cartoon protesting Jeffersons trade embargo, 1807
Cartoon protesting the Embargo Act passed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial shipyard
Ship-building in colonial North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Clipper ship Flying Cloud launched in Boston
Launch of shipbuilder Donald McKays clipper ship " Flying Cloud" in Boston, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800s
Steamboats and barges on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Ellis Island buildings in New York harbor, 1901. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Ellis Island, port of entry for European immigrants, 1903
European immigrants arriving at Ellis Island in New York City, 1903. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a contemporary illustration

Immigrant families headed west from Boston, 1800s
Swedish immigrants passing through Boston, bound for the Midwest, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Havana as a Spanish colonial seaport
Port of Havana, Cuba, in early Spanish colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut from Montanus

Downtown Havana in the 1850s
Imperial del Paseo in Spanish colonial Havana, Cuba, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cotton bale loaded on a boat in New Orleans, 1800s
Young African-American stevedore loading cotton onto a steamboat at New Orleans, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hebrew traders in a Phoenician seaport
King Solomons ships unloading goods to trade with Phoenicians. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Portuguese capture of Ceuta, a Moorish stronghold in Morocco, 1415. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Tangier, Morocco, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Clipper ship loading supplies for the California gold fields
Clipper ship R.B. Forbes in Boston, taking on cargo for California, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Family of prospective American citizens at Ellis Island, New York, 1901. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

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US Navy powder magazines on Ellis Island, New York harbor, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ellis Island immigrants hoping to enter the US
Men, women and children of every tribe and race emigrating to the US, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Hopeful immigrants in the port of New York, 1800s
Immigrants waiting for entry at Castle Garden, New York harbor, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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European immigrants landing in New York City, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Traders approaching Sidon, a seaport of ancient Phoenicia
Camel caravan approaching Sidon, a seaport of ancient Phoenicia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart

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King Hirams fleet brings gifts to Solomon. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Chinese immigrants at the San Francisco custom-hoouse, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Mombasa, Kenya, a former Portuguese colony, viewed in the 1800s when under protection of Zanzibar. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Zanzibar, 1800s
Harbor of Zanzibar, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Immigrants in line at Ellis Island, New York harbor, circa 1905. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Immigrants to America asking directions
Northern European immigrants asking the way to the American Midwest, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Customs inspectors checking steamship passenger luggage
First-class passengers baggage inspected on arrival of a steamship in New York harbor, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Harbor of Havana, Cuba, in the 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Sailing-ship firing on a fort in Jamaica during colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut

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Moonlight on Genoa harbor, circa 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Port of Cadiz, Spain, seen from the Atlantic Ocean. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Gustave Dore

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Lisbon, Portugal, in the 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

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Sailboats on the lagoon of Venice. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Antwerp welcoming the German prince and princess after their marriage, 1858
Prince Frederick William and his bride, Princess Victoria Adelaide, afterward emperor and empress of Germany, arriving in Antwerp, 1858. Color lithograph

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German emigrants for New York embarking on Hamburg steamer. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Deportation of the Acadians by the British, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Immigrants arriving as contract laborers in an American port citiy, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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