Ports in the late 1890s

Harbours were busy in the 1890s too, although a lot more physical work was required compared with the highly automated ports of today ...

The port of Hamburg in the 1890s

The small port of Kotka in the Gulf of Finland (late 19th century). 

Istanbul was another busy port city in the 1890s

Asian ports were full of ships already in the end of the 19th century. This is  photo  shows  the city  and port of  Yokohama.

The Brooklyn bridge was a familiar sight for many a sailor visiting the port of  New York.

Strong men were needed for loading and unloading. This photo shows harbour  workers  in the  Finnish port of Hanko in  the 1880s. 

Harbour workers in the port of Auckland in the 1890s.

In the early 1920s steamships and ocean liners already totally dominated the port of New York.

The port of New Orleans in the early 1920s

Quebec was a modern port city already in the 1920s.