wharves

Plan of the Naval-yard at Halifax - Public domain map

Scale 1:720; 60 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Indexed for points of interest. LC Maps and charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-17... More

Halifax dockyard with proposed improvements,

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Has watermark. Indexed for points of interest. Available also through the Library ... More

A plan of St. Georges Ferry on Nassau-Island made the 10th August 1774...

Scale 1:240; 20 ft. to an in. Title on verso: St. Georges Ferry. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Watermark: J. Whatman [and a fleur-de-lis in a cross surmounted by a crown, over the letters GR] Shows wh... More

This plan of the city of Philadelphia and its environs (showing the im...

Relief shown by hachures. Also shows all buildings, names of wharves and landings along the Delaware riverbank, wooded areas, and tract lines beyond the city borders. Available also through the Library of Congr... More

"Fire on the Wharves of Algiers shortly after the beginning of the Bom...

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Plan of wharfing : [Anacostia River waterfront, Washington D.C.] /

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

[Plan showing wharves of Boston from Batterymarch Street to Fleet Stre...

[Plan showing wharves of Boston from Batterymarch Street to Fleet Street and "the circular line" Barricado, with the south, middle and north gaps] Courtesy of Boston Public Library

[Manuscript sketch of the Potomac River and Eastern Branch bounding th...

Shows waterfront, wharves, and bridges. Depths shown by soundings. Title from Phillips's Descriptive list of maps and views of Washington. On verso in ink: Handed to the Surveyor by Mr. J.P. Ingle for safe keep... More

Plan of the harbour of Boston, from surveys made under the direction o...

Report of the Commissioners for the Survey of Boston Harbor Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Plan placing the current channel of the Potomac permanently along the ...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Plan of City Wharf in Boston, Mass : shewing 14 lots of land on the si...

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Plan of South Bay showing the Harbor Commissioners lines

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I hereby certify that I have surveyed and marked for Mr. Geo. E. Matti...

Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers and dimensions of lots, streets, and wharves. In script: I do hereby approve the plan of wharf[s?] submitted above, WBMagruder, mayor. At upper left in print: Supreme Co... More

Plat of part of the estate of the late William East, deceased : in squ...

Cadastral map showing block and lot numbers, lot boundaries, dimensions, and buildings. "4th August 1856, Washington D.C." Covers area bounded by 26th St. N.W., F St. N.W., and Potomac River. Oriented with nort... More

Customs House and Brisbane River wharves

This photograph depicts Customs House with its dome roof and an unidentified steam vessel alongside the Brisbane River wharves. The image was taken from SS ORUNGAL...This photo is part of the Australian Nationa... More

Tugboat towing SS ORUNGAL on Brisbane River

This photograph depicts a tugboat towing SS ORUNGAL as captured from the ship's bow, probably on Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland. Customs House is just visible with its dome. The sign on the wharf roof r... More

The Western wharves at Washington where Army supplies are received

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 5, 1861, p. 615. Ref. copy may be in LOT 4420 T. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Wharves at City Point, Virginia, Lincoln's car in foreground

Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Utagawa Yoshitora - Returning Sails at the Wharves [American couple]

Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active ca. 1850–80) Edo period (1615–1868)

[Wharves on the James River, City Point]. Brady album, p. 10

Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More

Utagawa Yoshitora - A View of the Wharves in Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active ca. 1850–80) Edo period (1615–1868)

A plan of the town of New Bern - Public domain architectural plan draw...

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City Point, Virginia. Wharves after the explosion of ordnance barges o...

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Wharves at Richmond, Virginia - Early photography, Public domain image

Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More

Plan of the property known as Rowe's Wharf : enlarged from a plan made...

This very delicately colored plan of Rowe's Wharf lays out the square footage of the structures and surrounding area existing at the time. This plan anticipates the construction of Atlantic Avenue, which would ... More

The Negro exodus - Scenes on the wharves at Vicksburg / from a sketch ...

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Plan of Hoosac Tunnel Dock and Elevator Company's docks and land in Ch...

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Plan of Rowe's Wharf - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

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Plat of survey of Wm. M. Rapley's property fronting square west of sq....

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Plat of survey of Wm. M. Rapley's property fronting square west of sq....

Cadastral survey map covering waterfront area between 7th and 8th streets S.W. "Dec. 29, 1887." LC copy fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a rast... More

Map of Boston : showing freight and passenger depots, grain elevators,...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Map of Jamaica : prepared from the best authorities by order of His Ex...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Brazil - Manoas - Wharves. 19th century, Library of Congress collectio...

Small boats in foregrd.

The Wharves, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Excursion steamer wharves, St. Louis, Missouri

Shows steamer City of Providence. No. 2426. Public domain photograph of steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map showing the terminal facilities of Boston

Latest map of the terminal facilities of Boston, Massachusetts Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Plan of Boston proper : showing changes in street and wharf lines, 179...

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Map to accompany report of State Board on Docks and Terminal Facilitie...

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A common scene along the wharves in Hong Kong, China

Children swimming.

Map showing the terminal facilities of Boston

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Seattle, look...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Plan showing wharves of Boston from Batterymarch Street to Fleet Stre...

Copy of a draught taken by Jacob Sheafe in the year 1708 by order of the Select Men of the town of Boston | [Plan showing wharves of Boston from Batterymarch Street to Fleet Street and "the circular line" Barri... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Commandancia and Tarragona Street wharves, Pensacola, Fla.

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[The Monongahela wharves, Pittsburg, Penn.]

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Excursion steamers Tashmoo and Idlewild at wharves, Detroit]

Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The busy wharves of Singapore - stereoscopic view, public domain photo...

Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York City dumping wharf / - movie film screenshot

The film shows a wharf where a barge is being loaded with trash from two-wheeled, horse-drawn wagons. The trash is dumped off the edge of the pier onto the barge, where men with shovels are spreading the piles ... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Land south of squares 1131 etc. : [S.E. Washington D.C.] /

Covers area bounded by Anacostia River, Barney Circle, and H. St. S.E. "Bulkhead and wharf lines are those approved by the Acting Sec. of War on July 1, 1904." Also shows block numbers and dimensions. Blueprint... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of ship docs, shipyard, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of Boston inner harbor - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collecti...

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HMAT BORDA berthing at Millers Point

This glass plate negative depicts the portside bow view of HMAT BORDA beside wharf 10 at Millers Point, Sydney. Its hull and funnel are painted in dazzle camouflage. BORDA was requisitioned from the P&O Steam N... More

Port facilities at Washington D.C. & Alexandria, Va. /

The harbour swarms with craft of all kinds from home made rowboats to ...

Photographs show boats in water in the harbor of Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1384 (top image) and no. 1385 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 tr... More

View of the wharves at Petrie Bight on Brisbane River, taken from SS O...

This image probably depicts the Nixon-Smith wharves at Petrie Bight along the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland. Sections two and three of the Circular Quay wharves at Petrie Bight were leased to businessm... More

[Bird's-eye view of riverboats at the wharves along the Mississippi Ri...

J274406 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Circular Quay from south eastern corner with view of Sydney Harbour Br...

In the background to the left and partially out of frame is the Manly ferry BARAGOOLA...This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was... More

Unloading wool bales from SS CANONBAR, 1927-1940

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More

Unloading wool bales from SS CANONBAR, 1927-1940

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More

Duke and Duchess of York arrive at Farm Cove, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood

Format: Glass negative..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 7559 ( http://7559 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) ..From the collect... More

Unloading wool bales from SS CANONBAR, 1927-1940

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ammunition Wharf Type, Water's edge at ...

The name was changed from Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Ammunition Wharf Type to U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ammunition Type Wharf to more accurately reflect its name. Significance: These struc... More

View of Darling Harbour wharves with Jones Bay in the distance

This image depicts the wharves in Darling Harbour with Jones Bay wharf in the background left. The photograph was taken in Millers Point with a view looking towards North West Sydney. Also visible in this photo... More

Wool bale delivery at Walsh Bay wharves

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More

SS ANN STATHATOS loading or discharging cargo possibly at Jones Bay Wh...

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More

Riggs Wharf Buildings, Riggs Cove, Robinhood, Sagadahoc County, ME

See also HABS No. ME-46 for site plan & written data. Suggested address, Riggs Cove, is not verifiable in documentation. Survey number: HABS ME-30

Collage photograph concerning wool bale delivery at Walsh Bay wharves

This collage features various Samuel J Hood Studio photographs. The top photograph depicts a wool bale delivery underway at Hickson Road near Walsh Bay wharves in Sydney (see 00035628). The circular and lower r... More

Cunningham's Wharf, Historic View, Commercial Street, San Francisco, S...

Survey number: HABS CA-1743 Public domain photograph of warship, battleship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of three men in uniform, Great Depression. FSA...

Public domain photograph of building construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of boats, Great Dep...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fishermen near the wharves. Washington, D.C.

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Empress of Britain and Ofania - Public domain ocean liner image

Image 25000068 - The Empress of Britain and Ofania docked in Sydney Harbour.

[Loading Dock, Galveston Wharf, Imperial Sugar Company]

Title: [Loading Dock, Galveston Wharf, Imperial Sugar Company]..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984..Date: November 1938..Place: Galveston, Texas..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection..Ph... More

Fishermen at the wharves. Washington, D.C.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The three largest ships in the world, New York, 1940 / photographic po...

Note: The three largest ships in the world, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary and Normandie, together only once. The plan was for them to all be made into troopships. Unfortunately the Normandie was destroyed at her ... More

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Fishing wharves

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Atlantic Navigator at Dock, Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Atlantic Navigator at Dock..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall (1908-1984)..Date: July 19, 1957..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection..Place: Harbor Island, Texas..Description: Shown is the ... More

Valve Manifold at Dock, Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Valve Manifold at Dock..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall (1908-1984)..Date: July 19, 1957..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection..Place: Harbor Island, Texas..Description: Shown is a valve ... More

Connecting Dock Hose, Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Connecting Dock Hose..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall (1908-1984)Date: July 19, 1957..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection..Place: Harbor Island, Texas..Description: Shown is a dock hose ... More

Valve Manifold at Dock, Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Valve Manifold at Dock..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall (1908-1984)..Date: July 19, 1957..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection..Place: Harbor Island, Texas..Description: Shown is a valve ... More

Oakland Army Base, Wharf Type, Oakland Outer Harbor, Oakland, Alameda ...

Significance: These facilities were used in support of Oakland Army Base's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-O Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction

U.S. Naval Station, Orange, West bank of Sabine River, Orange, Orange ...

Significance: It was designed to provide berthing space for naval vessels on inactive status after WWII. It also provided support facilities for personnel attached to the installation. Located on the west bank ... More

Curtis Wharf, Ferry Slip & Sand & Gravel Wharf, O & Second Streets, An...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC) Surveying Shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John Mcdonnell (T-AGS 51) Country: Singapore (SGP) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Katt Whittenberger, USN Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A large container ship is docked in the water. Shipping containers wha...

A large container ship sitting in the water / A large yellow and white ship in the water / Public domain stock photo of a ship.

From Washington Monument, south, along the wharves and the Potomac Riv...

Stereograph showing a bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. and the Potomac River. H16894 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. On mount: Works and Studios, Washington, D.C., Arlington, N.J.,... More

The wharves at Hong Kong--China

Workers going about their tasks on a busy wharf. H24468 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by C.H. Graves. On mount: Universal Photo Art Co. No. 106.

The water front in business hours, West St. along side the wharves, Ne...

Stereograph showing a bottleneck of horse-drawn wagons loaded with crates on the wharf. J142837 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. U37326. On mount: Works and Studios Arlington, N.J., We... More

Union Wharf Building (19-22), Commercial Street, opposite foot of Unio...

Significance: Union Wharf, probably the oldest commercial wharf in Portland, has a wharf street with flanking building complexes. Building (19-22), part of east group, is composed of what were originally four w... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 1, Approach Pier & Caisson...

Significance: They are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. They quay walls and approach pier between Dry Dock Nos. 1 & 2 were built at the time of intense military build-up following the... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Small Craft Berthing Wharf, Beckoning P...

Significance: On the morning of December 7, 1941, a Japanese midget submarine gained entrance to Pearl Harbor. The USS CURTISS, located northeast of Beckoning Point, sighted the midget submarine and subsequent... More

Map of wharves and piers on North River from Battery Place to Hammond ...

Public domain scan of a plan, map, architecture drawing, or diagram, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Panorama from Telegraph Hill, (No. 11.) Vallejo and Broadway Wharves.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Docks, wharves and slips - Samuel J. Tilden papers

The Samuel J. Tilden Papers is a collection of documents, correspondence, and other materials relating to Samuel J. Tilden (1814-1886), an American politician and lawyer. The Tilden Papers cover a wide range of... More

Pacific and Jackson St. Wharves, San Francisco.

California Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More