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Description: Hand tinted image. A wharf scene in Shanghai, China with a large boat floating on a large body of water in the foreground. The boat has two long oars being operated by men standing on the bow of the boat. Many small boats are visible on the river. At the water's edge are multiple large buildings with chimneys, and one with a tall, pointed spire.

Description: Black and white image. Three young boys, identified as being Native American, pose on a wooden dock. The boys are dressed in shirts with collars, neckties, wool jackets, and trousers. Two of the boys wear hats. In the background people stand on a boat that is docked to a wooden pier. Ropes extend upward from the stern of the boat. A wooden loading ramp lined with rope extends from the boat to the dock. Directly behind the boys is a large pile of fishing nets. Water and a silhouette of a land mass is visible in the distance.

Description: Wooden fish-packing warehouse attached to pier with stacked wooden barrels. Two men in suits and one in hat stand on pier next to two docked fishing boats. A wooden ladder lays to the right of the two men. One man stands on the deck of the fishing boat in the foreground with his hands in his pockets. He is wearing a hat, long sleeved shirt, and dark pants. Ropes, and lanterns are visble on the boat. Behind this boat is another fishing boat that contains two men and possibly a pile of fish nets.

Description: Hand tinted image. A view of a wharf and the Bund in Shanghai, China with various docked wooden boats floating in a large body of water. People stand on a wooden pier in the foreground as pedestrians walk on a promenade along the water's edge in the background. Also visible in the background are large buildings, one of which is in the process of being constructed.

Description: Hand tinted image. An outdoor candid portrait of Shanghai, China at the Bund wharves. A man holds a rickshaw as crowds of people travel on a dirt street carrying baskets and goods. On the right side of the road are large docked ships. Multiple boats are visible on the river. People, wood, and piles of burlap sacks are visible on the dock. Other objects visible in the image are baskets, utility poles, electrical lines, and a flag on a flagpole.

Description: Hand tinted image. An outdoor candid portrait of a steamship docked next to a wooden pier. A large smokestack located in the middle of the ship emits grey smoke. Two small boats and a flagpole with an attached flag are visible on the top level of the ship. People on the bottom level of the ship standing next to the ship's railing. Partially visible on the bow of the ship are the words Hong Kong. Next to the steamship is a wooden pier filled with large woven baskets. Multiple individuals can be seen standing on the wooden pier carrying large parcels. Partailly visible on the right side of the pier is a docked steamship. In the foreground is a view of a roof with an attached cresent-shaped sign reading, British Canton Line. Chinese characters are visible beneath the sign. Multiple ships and small boats can be seen in the background.

Description: Two ships unloading supplies on the Alaska Home Railway Wharf in Valdez, Alaska. Two large ships are docked side by side to a wooden pier. The larger ship that is docked closest to the pier has written on its bow "Portland of Port Townsend". The smaller ship next to the S.S. Portland has written on its bow "John C Potter Tacoma". In the foreground of the image are two men in dark garments and hats standing on boats looking at the camera. Five various small boats are floating in the water near the wharf. A wooden bridge is seen on the left hand side of the image, on which is the blurred motion of a moving vehicle. Three wooden buildings can be seen on the wharf as well as silhouetted figures behind the wooden buildings. A large snow-capped mountain range is partly visible through the clouds in the background.

Description: Elevated view of Juneau, Alaska and surrounding landscape situated next to a waterfront. Various residential and commercial building structures with chimneys, porches and windows are visible. Electrical poles can be seen situated next to street. Three small boats are docked to a pier on the lower left hand side of the print. Mountains and trees are visible in the background.

Description: Black and white print. From album number 10. Metropolitan horse-drawn car number 101, the Roosevelt Ferry line, is being pulled by two horses. The Erie Passenger Station is in the background. There are other horse-drawn carriages around the station. A man dressed in a dark suit and hat is walking between two of the carriages.

Description: A view of the Union Fisherman's Cooperative Packing Company building with fishing nets drying on adjacent wharves. Various individuals stand in the rows between the drying nets. Floating in the water below the wharves are small wooden boats. Also visible in the image are utility poles, ladders, and smokestacks.

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