Dock worker historical hi-res stock photography and images

RMBMWXEP–Man working the Docks

Steamboats lined up for freight at the levee, New Orleans, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDBE0R1–Steamboats lined up for freight at the levee, New Orleans, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

1950s, historical, a portrait by J Allan Cash of a tyneside male dock worker outside wearing a flat cap and overcoat, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Stock Photo

RMC1J9CE–1950s, historical, a portrait by J Allan Cash of a tyneside male dock worker outside wearing a flat cap and overcoat, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Old dock worker smoking pipe at Prince of Wales Docks, Workington, Cumbria, Uk 1958 Stock Photo

RM2A8F658–Old dock worker smoking pipe at Prince of Wales Docks, Workington, Cumbria, Uk 1958

Historical 1950s. A shipping operative or dock worker uses a winch to ensure the anchor of a ship is moored correctly. Stock Photo

RMD8X7DR–Historical 1950s. A shipping operative or dock worker uses a winch to ensure the anchor of a ship is moored correctly.

Man looking sad cold and wearing a home made wooly knitted hat a dock worker at Albert Docks. 1980s 1980s UK HOMER SYKES Stock Photo

RMAFRNB3–Man looking sad cold and wearing a home made wooly knitted hat a dock worker at Albert Docks. 1980s 1980s UK HOMER SYKES

Construction workers work on a dock in Homer, Alaska, 1964. Stock Photo

RMKW4Y6B–Construction workers work on a dock in Homer, Alaska, 1964.

1950s, a male docker standing outside on a cobbled quay, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, other dockers holding sacks crossing on a plank from a boat. Stock Photo

RMC1J9C1–1950s, a male docker standing outside on a cobbled quay, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, other dockers holding sacks crossing on a plank from a boat.

The spirit of England at work: railway and dock volunteers Stock Photo

RM2M3NJGC–The spirit of England at work: railway and dock volunteers

Statue 'The Dock Worker'. Sculptor Constantin Émile Meunier. Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium, Europe Stock Photo

RM2PMRDPF–Statue 'The Dock Worker'. Sculptor Constantin Émile Meunier. Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium, Europe

Labour Union poster commemorating the Great London Dock Strike of 1889. This industrial dispute involving dock workers in the Port of London broke out on 14 August 1889, resulting in a victory for the 100,000 strikers and establishing strong trade unions amongst London dockers, one of which became the nationally important Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union. The strike is widely considered a milestone in the development of the British Labour movement, symbolising the growth of the new unions of casual, unskilled and poorly paid workers, in contrast to the craft unions already Stock Photo

RM2M99XJX–Labour Union poster commemorating the Great London Dock Strike of 1889. This industrial dispute involving dock workers in the Port of London broke out on 14 August 1889, resulting in a victory for the 100,000 strikers and establishing strong trade unions amongst London dockers, one of which became the nationally important Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union. The strike is widely considered a milestone in the development of the British Labour movement, symbolising the growth of the new unions of casual, unskilled and poorly paid workers, in contrast to the craft unions already

Windjammers at Regent Canal Dock, London. 1934 Stock Photo

RM2BW2JGP–Windjammers at Regent Canal Dock, London. 1934

Dockyard in the 1930s. The ship M/S Gripsholm is undergoing maintance and the ship is risen in a dry dock. One of the stern propellers is visible and a worker is seen working on the hull. Theh ship was delivered 1925 to the swedish shipping company Svenska Amerika Linien and was at the time the most moderna ship on the Atlantic. It had a length of 168,5 meter and 22,7 meter wide. A veritble luxury palace in witch the most famous people travelled the seas. It was built in Newcaste England by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Stock Photo

RM2BXMJE6–Dockyard in the 1930s. The ship M/S Gripsholm is undergoing maintance and the ship is risen in a dry dock. One of the stern propellers is visible and a worker is seen working on the hull. Theh ship was delivered 1925 to the swedish shipping company Svenska Amerika Linien and was at the time the most moderna ship on the Atlantic. It had a length of 168,5 meter and 22,7 meter wide. A veritble luxury palace in witch the most famous people travelled the seas. It was built in Newcaste England by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co.

1970s ANONYMOUS MAN ARMS RAISED DIRECTING THE LIFTING OF A CARGO CONTAINER ON TO OR OFF OF A CONTAINER BARGE SHIPS AT DOCK - s17386 HAR001 HARS SHIPS CONFIDENCE GESTURING TRANSPORTATION CARGO B&W GOALS CONTAINER SKILL OCCUPATION SKILLS HIGH ANGLE DIRECTION LABOR EMPLOYMENT GESTURES OCCUPATIONS CONNECTION INFRASTRUCTURE ANONYMOUS EMPLOYEE FREIGHTER OR COOPERATION DIRECTING PRECISION SHIPPING SUPPLY BARGE BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY HAR001 LABORING OLD FASHIONED VESSEL Stock Photo

RM2J83WYD–1970s ANONYMOUS MAN ARMS RAISED DIRECTING THE LIFTING OF A CARGO CONTAINER ON TO OR OFF OF A CONTAINER BARGE SHIPS AT DOCK - s17386 HAR001 HARS SHIPS CONFIDENCE GESTURING TRANSPORTATION CARGO B&W GOALS CONTAINER SKILL OCCUPATION SKILLS HIGH ANGLE DIRECTION LABOR EMPLOYMENT GESTURES OCCUPATIONS CONNECTION INFRASTRUCTURE ANONYMOUS EMPLOYEE FREIGHTER OR COOPERATION DIRECTING PRECISION SHIPPING SUPPLY BARGE BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY HAR001 LABORING OLD FASHIONED VESSEL

Sculpture The harbor worker (the dock worker, build by artist Constantin Meunier in 1899) on the Friedensbrucke in Frankfurt, Germany Stock Photo

RFP7275B–Sculpture The harbor worker (the dock worker, build by artist Constantin Meunier in 1899) on the Friedensbrucke in Frankfurt, Germany

1930s GROUP OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LABORERS MEN DOCK WORKERS LOADING COTTON BALES INTO SHIP FREIGHTER NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA USA - c6279 HAR001 HARS MALES SHIPS TRANSPORTATION CARGO AGRICULTURE B&W NORTH AMERICA LOADING NORTH AMERICAN WIDE ANGLE ORLEANS STRENGTH AFRICAN-AMERICANS AFRICAN-AMERICAN BLACK ETHNICITY LABOR LOUISIANA INTO LABORERS OF EMPLOYMENT OCCUPATIONS SOUTHERN CONCEPTUAL LONGSHOREMEN EMPLOYEE FREIGHTER MID-ADULT MID-ADULT MAN SHIPPING YOUNG ADULT MAN BALES BLACK AND WHITE HAR001 LABORING NEW ORLEANS OLD FASHIONED VESSEL AFRICAN AMERICANS Stock Photo

RM2BW87K9–1930s GROUP OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LABORERS MEN DOCK WORKERS LOADING COTTON BALES INTO SHIP FREIGHTER NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA USA - c6279 HAR001 HARS MALES SHIPS TRANSPORTATION CARGO AGRICULTURE B&W NORTH AMERICA LOADING NORTH AMERICAN WIDE ANGLE ORLEANS STRENGTH AFRICAN-AMERICANS AFRICAN-AMERICAN BLACK ETHNICITY LABOR LOUISIANA INTO LABORERS OF EMPLOYMENT OCCUPATIONS SOUTHERN CONCEPTUAL LONGSHOREMEN EMPLOYEE FREIGHTER MID-ADULT MID-ADULT MAN SHIPPING YOUNG ADULT MAN BALES BLACK AND WHITE HAR001 LABORING NEW ORLEANS OLD FASHIONED VESSEL AFRICAN AMERICANS

Rege Betriebsamkeit herrscht im Hafen von Yokohama, wenn die Schiffe aus Übersee anlanden. Asia, Japan, Asiatic, travel, 1910s, 1920s, 20th century, archive, Carl Simon, history, historical, Yokohama, harbor, port, people, working, ship, steam ship, steamer, freight, arrival, dock, worker, workers, hand coloured glass slide Stock Photo

RMG5DTR7–Rege Betriebsamkeit herrscht im Hafen von Yokohama, wenn die Schiffe aus Übersee anlanden. Asia, Japan, Asiatic, travel, 1910s, 1920s, 20th century, archive, Carl Simon, history, historical, Yokohama, harbor, port, people, working, ship, steam ship, steamer, freight, arrival, dock, worker, workers, hand coloured glass slide

Dock Stevedore Moving Barrel of Codfish, Fulton Fish Market, New York City, New York, USA, Gordon Parks for Office of War Information, May 1943 Stock Photo

RMH6759B–Dock Stevedore Moving Barrel of Codfish, Fulton Fish Market, New York City, New York, USA, Gordon Parks for Office of War Information, May 1943

Original early 1900's post WW1 postcard of working class men, manual labourers, wearing the typical flat caps, suits, of the period, circa 1919 and later. maybe dockyard workers, shipbuilders, porters, as wooden hull in background, many characters, U.K. Stock Photo

RM2KF6DKW–Original early 1900's post WW1 postcard of working class men, manual labourers, wearing the typical flat caps, suits, of the period, circa 1919 and later. maybe dockyard workers, shipbuilders, porters, as wooden hull in background, many characters, U.K.

Worker at Sunda Kelapa Harbour Jakarta Stock Photo

RMAC9M89–Worker at Sunda Kelapa Harbour Jakarta

Busy Milwaukee River waterfront, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDY0RXH–Busy Milwaukee River waterfront, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut

transport / transportation, navigation, shipbuilding, sea ship in floating dock, Venice, woodcut, from: Bernhard von Breidenbach, 'Peregrinatio in terram sanctam', Mainz, 1486, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Stock Photo

RMDB7HX0–transport / transportation, navigation, shipbuilding, sea ship in floating dock, Venice, woodcut, from: Bernhard von Breidenbach, 'Peregrinatio in terram sanctam', Mainz, 1486, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

Historical 1980s archive aerial view of empty haulage contractor tipper truck reversed up to open hold of a docked bulk carrier freighter ship with dock worker driving 80s crane unloading dusty grain into lorry at dockside on Mistley Quay a small port & dock business on River Stour an archival image of the way we were in 1986 at Manningtree Essex England UK Stock Photo

RM2F26CNK–Historical 1980s archive aerial view of empty haulage contractor tipper truck reversed up to open hold of a docked bulk carrier freighter ship with dock worker driving 80s crane unloading dusty grain into lorry at dockside on Mistley Quay a small port & dock business on River Stour an archival image of the way we were in 1986 at Manningtree Essex England UK

1920s 1930s OLD MAN FRENCH FISHERMAN SITTING ON DOCK BOLLARD WEARING LOCAL COSTUME AND WOODEN SHOES CONCARNEAU BRITTANY FRANCE - f3627 HAR001 HARS HISTORY SAILOR ELDER JOBS FISHERMAN BOATS HOME LIFE COPY SPACE FULL-LENGTH PERSONS DOCK MALES RETIREMENT SENIOR MAN TRANSPORTATION SENIOR ADULT EUROPE B&W HARBOR RETIREE SKILL OCCUPATION SKILLS OLD AGE OLDSTERS OLDSTER EUROPEAN SAILBOATS AND ON LOCAL OCCUPATIONS ELDERS CLOGS OLD SALT BOLLARD BRITTANY CLOG BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY FISHING FLEET HAR001 OLD FASHIONED SEAMAN Stock Photo

RM2E2M9NJ–1920s 1930s OLD MAN FRENCH FISHERMAN SITTING ON DOCK BOLLARD WEARING LOCAL COSTUME AND WOODEN SHOES CONCARNEAU BRITTANY FRANCE - f3627 HAR001 HARS HISTORY SAILOR ELDER JOBS FISHERMAN BOATS HOME LIFE COPY SPACE FULL-LENGTH PERSONS DOCK MALES RETIREMENT SENIOR MAN TRANSPORTATION SENIOR ADULT EUROPE B&W HARBOR RETIREE SKILL OCCUPATION SKILLS OLD AGE OLDSTERS OLDSTER EUROPEAN SAILBOATS AND ON LOCAL OCCUPATIONS ELDERS CLOGS OLD SALT BOLLARD BRITTANY CLOG BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY FISHING FLEET HAR001 OLD FASHIONED SEAMAN

dock basin building in Cheerbourg Stock Photo

RFCWR954–dock basin building in Cheerbourg

Construction workers work on a dock in Homer, Alaska, 1964. Note: Image has been digitally colorized using a modern process. Colors may not be period-accurate. Stock Photo

RMKW4XYF–Construction workers work on a dock in Homer, Alaska, 1964. Note: Image has been digitally colorized using a modern process. Colors may not be period-accurate.

Local worker carries heavy load from a junk via narrow plank over water using traditional yoke on Peng Chau Island Hong Kong Stock Photo

RMAF4P6B–Local worker carries heavy load from a junk via narrow plank over water using traditional yoke on Peng Chau Island Hong Kong

Loading coal in Cardiff Docks, Wales, 19th century. From Welsh Pictures, published 1880. Stock Photo

RM2J230X6–Loading coal in Cardiff Docks, Wales, 19th century. From Welsh Pictures, published 1880.

RM2PMRDPW–Statue 'The Dock Worker'. Sculptor Constantin Émile Meunier. Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium, Europe

An old engraving of a wire rope way, wire-way or aerial tramway in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian book of the 1880s. Here a British system, ‘Haven’s automatic wire-rope railway’, uses a portable steam engine (centre) to power the crane, but the cableway itself uses elevation/gravity to move the cargo from a barge. Empty buckets are loaded with coal from the ship’s hold. A worker on an elevated platform guides the full bucket from the crane and to transfer its rollers onto the sloping cable down to the coal dump (right). The empty buckets slide back down to the dockside. Stock Photo

RM2DRN9PA–An old engraving of a wire rope way, wire-way or aerial tramway in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian book of the 1880s. Here a British system, ‘Haven’s automatic wire-rope railway’, uses a portable steam engine (centre) to power the crane, but the cableway itself uses elevation/gravity to move the cargo from a barge. Empty buckets are loaded with coal from the ship’s hold. A worker on an elevated platform guides the full bucket from the crane and to transfer its rollers onto the sloping cable down to the coal dump (right). The empty buckets slide back down to the dockside.

Feb. 25, 2012 - The girl from Cardiff's 'Tiger Bay' for Las Vegas and Hollywood Shirley Bassey on the Skyway to success in the States.: Britain's recently risen coloured 18 year old blues singer from the slum dock area of Dardiff (Wales) is soon to star in Las Vegas. She leaves will go on for film tests in Hollywood. Shirley not long ago was a factory worker and one of seven children of a poor family of a West Indian seaman in teh district known as 'Tiger Bay'. Then she earned 12 dollars a week Stock Photo

RME12TNP–Feb. 25, 2012 - The girl from Cardiff's 'Tiger Bay' for Las Vegas and Hollywood Shirley Bassey on the Skyway to success in the States.: Britain's recently risen coloured 18 year old blues singer from the slum dock area of Dardiff (Wales) is soon to star in Las Vegas. She leaves will go on for film tests in Hollywood. Shirley not long ago was a factory worker and one of seven children of a poor family of a West Indian seaman in teh district known as 'Tiger Bay'. Then she earned 12 dollars a week

An etching titled Black Lion Wharf by James McNeill Whistler, he produced the etching the same year that he moved to London, he was living near the Thames River and started producing images of the river and its surroundings, the etching shows a dock worker at rest in the foreground while other men can be seen on boats on the water, buildings can also be seen standing along the waterfront in the background, Whistler included the image in his most famous work commonly known as Whistler's Mother by showing it as hanging on the wall, 1859. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMKK923P–An etching titled Black Lion Wharf by James McNeill Whistler, he produced the etching the same year that he moved to London, he was living near the Thames River and started producing images of the river and its surroundings, the etching shows a dock worker at rest in the foreground while other men can be seen on boats on the water, buildings can also be seen standing along the waterfront in the background, Whistler included the image in his most famous work commonly known as Whistler's Mother by showing it as hanging on the wall, 1859. From the New York Public Library.

historical crane in the old harbor of copenhagen Stock Photo

RFHJ5AT8–historical crane in the old harbor of copenhagen

1980s historical archive view of commodities stacked on dockside with workers & fork lift truck at 80s Mistley Quay a small port and dock business the way we were in 1986 archival image beside the River Stour in Manningtree Essex England UK Stock Photo

RMTARM9K–1980s historical archive view of commodities stacked on dockside with workers & fork lift truck at 80s Mistley Quay a small port and dock business the way we were in 1986 archival image beside the River Stour in Manningtree Essex England UK

Dock worker guinding container lift operator. Stock Photo

RMWACMTD–Dock worker guinding container lift operator.

The Working Horse Monument (statue), Albert Dock, Liverpool bronze sculpture by Judy Boyt Stock Photo

RM2KFHNA7–The Working Horse Monument (statue), Albert Dock, Liverpool bronze sculpture by Judy Boyt

Dock Stevedore Holding up Giant Lobster Claw, Fulton Fish Market, New York City, New York, USA, Gordon Parks for Office of War Information, May 1943 Stock Photo

RMH67596–Dock Stevedore Holding up Giant Lobster Claw, Fulton Fish Market, New York City, New York, USA, Gordon Parks for Office of War Information, May 1943

RM2KF6DM0–Original early 1900's post WW1 postcard of working class men, manual labourers, wearing the typical flat caps, suits, of the period, circa 1919 and later. maybe dockyard workers, shipbuilders, porters, as wooden hull in background, many characters, U.K.

RMAC9M81–Worker at Sunda Kelapa Harbour Jakarta

Dock Worker with Son, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, John Vachon for U.S. Office of War Information, March 1943 Stock Photo

RM2BC3E75–Dock Worker with Son, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, John Vachon for U.S. Office of War Information, March 1943

Dockers unloading a cargo of tea, London, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMDW8NXR–Dockers unloading a cargo of tea, London, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut

Houseboat in the dry dock of the Crown Blue Line-Marina at the Grand Bassin of the Canal du Midi at Castelnaudary in Aude, Franc Stock Photo

RMC9B9CP–Houseboat in the dry dock of the Crown Blue Line-Marina at the Grand Bassin of the Canal du Midi at Castelnaudary in Aude, Franc

1930s GROUP OF STEVEDORES LOADING RUBBER AND TIN ON SHIP OCEAN GOING FREIGHTER FOR EXPORT TO UNITED STATES IN PENANG MALAYSIA - q409 HAR001 HARS GANG LOADING WIDE ANGLE SKILL OCCUPATION SKILLS STRENGTH AND EXTERIOR LABOR IN OF ON TO EMPLOYMENT OCCUPATIONS PENANG CONCEPTUAL LONGSHOREMEN EMPLOYEE FREIGHTER EXPORT LOADED MALAYSIA MID-ADULT MID-ADULT MAN SHIPPING STEVEDORES WATERFRONT YOUNG ADULT MAN BLACK AND WHITE HAR001 LABORING OLD FASHIONED VESSEL Stock Photo

RM2E2N3RJ–1930s GROUP OF STEVEDORES LOADING RUBBER AND TIN ON SHIP OCEAN GOING FREIGHTER FOR EXPORT TO UNITED STATES IN PENANG MALAYSIA - q409 HAR001 HARS GANG LOADING WIDE ANGLE SKILL OCCUPATION SKILLS STRENGTH AND EXTERIOR LABOR IN OF ON TO EMPLOYMENT OCCUPATIONS PENANG CONCEPTUAL LONGSHOREMEN EMPLOYEE FREIGHTER EXPORT LOADED MALAYSIA MID-ADULT MID-ADULT MAN SHIPPING STEVEDORES WATERFRONT YOUNG ADULT MAN BLACK AND WHITE HAR001 LABORING OLD FASHIONED VESSEL

RFCWR952–dock basin building in Cheerbourg

Singapore: A ship discharging coal, postcard, c. 1900. Singapore hosted a trading post of the East India Company in 1819 with permission from the Sultanate of Johor. The British obtained sovereignty over the island in 1824 and Singapore became one of the British Straits Settlements in 1826. Occupied by the Japanese in World War II, Singapore declared independence, uniting with other former British territories to form Malaysia in 1963, although it was separated from Malaysia two years later. Since then it has had a massive increase in wealth, and is one of the Four Asian Tigers. Stock Photo

RM2B00NFE–Singapore: A ship discharging coal, postcard, c. 1900. Singapore hosted a trading post of the East India Company in 1819 with permission from the Sultanate of Johor. The British obtained sovereignty over the island in 1824 and Singapore became one of the British Straits Settlements in 1826. Occupied by the Japanese in World War II, Singapore declared independence, uniting with other former British territories to form Malaysia in 1963, although it was separated from Malaysia two years later. Since then it has had a massive increase in wealth, and is one of the Four Asian Tigers.

Construction site of a careening dock Stock Photo

RFCWRE14–Construction site of a careening dock

Ship building in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1831. Stock Photo

RMBY28RX–Ship building in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1831.

Hafenarbeiter im Hafen von Emden, Niedersachsen, Deutschland 1950. Dock worker at Emden harbor, Lower Saxony, Germany 1950. Stock Photo

RM2AFJH3X–Hafenarbeiter im Hafen von Emden, Niedersachsen, Deutschland 1950. Dock worker at Emden harbor, Lower Saxony, Germany 1950.

rudder and Propellers of the Titanic with worker as it is ready to launch in Belfast shipyard in 1911 Stock Photo

RMRMH353–rudder and Propellers of the Titanic with worker as it is ready to launch in Belfast shipyard in 1911

RME12THG–Feb. 25, 2012 - The girl from Cardiff's 'Tiger Bay' for Las Vegas and Hollywood Shirley Bassey on the Skyway to success in the States.: Britain's recently risen coloured 18 year old blues singer from the slum dock area of Cardiff (Wales) is soon to star in Las Vegas. She leaves will go on for film tests in Hollywood. Shirley not long ago was a factory worker and one of seven children of a poor family of a West Indian seaman in teh district known as 'Tiger Bay'. Then she earned 12 dollars a week

Dock Thompson in the Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Stock Photo

RMBC174K–Dock Thompson in the Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

New York, New York: c. 1937 A worker at the Robins Dry Dock plant in Brooklyn is ready in case trouble breaks out with the C.I.O. pickets across the street. Stock Photo

RM2R9C6T8–New York, New York: c. 1937 A worker at the Robins Dry Dock plant in Brooklyn is ready in case trouble breaks out with the C.I.O. pickets across the street.

RMAFRMB6–Man looking sad cold and wearing a home made wooly knitted hat a dock worker at Albert Docks. 1980s 1980s UK HOMER SYKES

Men carrying heavy sacks from a transport ship on the banks of the Irrawaddy River, Mandalay Myanmar (Burma) Stock Photo

RM2FME1RN–Men carrying heavy sacks from a transport ship on the banks of the Irrawaddy River, Mandalay Myanmar (Burma)

Rush of cotton, Union Wharf. Bales of cotton on the dock. Cotton by Union Wharf, Charleston, South Carolina. Stock Photo

RF2J6MM99–Rush of cotton, Union Wharf. Bales of cotton on the dock. Cotton by Union Wharf, Charleston, South Carolina.

Tying up a barge at the Inland Steel dock ca. 1973 Stock Photo

RM2J2C1RK–Tying up a barge at the Inland Steel dock ca. 1973

Original WW1 era real photographic postcard of German lady riveters - munitions or dock workers holding rivets, 1914-1918, Germany Stock Photo

RM2B83A40–Original WW1 era real photographic postcard of German lady riveters - munitions or dock workers holding rivets, 1914-1918, Germany

RMAC9M7C–Worker at Sunda Kelapa Harbour Jakarta

Dockers working day and night work to repair damage to the passenger liner , Aquitania made by rough seas . Photo Shows ; Men at work welding on the Aquitania in the new graving dock at Southampton . 14 January 1935 Stock Photo

RM2BW3ERC–Dockers working day and night work to repair damage to the passenger liner , Aquitania made by rough seas . Photo Shows ; Men at work welding on the Aquitania in the new graving dock at Southampton . 14 January 1935

Drying fresh-caught halibut, Gloucester MA, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut from a photograph Stock Photo

RMDB3NBW–Drying fresh-caught halibut, Gloucester MA, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut from a photograph

trade,transportation of goods,discharging of pepper cargo at the Royal Albert docks,London,first half of the 20th century,20th century,Great Britain,harbour,harbor,harbours,harbors,port,ports,transportation,navigation,transport,transportation of goods,freighter,merchant ship,cargo ships,freighters,merchant ships,cargo barge,cargo barges,freight barge,electrostatic discharge,worker,workers,docker,dockers,sack,sacks,cargo ship,cargo vessel,load,loading,lading,cargos,loadings,dangerous cargo,pepper,spice,spices,half lengt,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Stock Photo

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An old engraving of John Burns addressing dockers at a meeting during the 1889 London dock strike, Tower Hill, London, England, UK. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. The strike was an industrial dispute involving workers in the Port of London. It resulted in victory for the 100,000 strikers when they won their pay claim of sixpence per hour, the so-called ‘dockers’ tanner’. The strike is widely considered a milestone in the development of the British labour movement. Stock Photo

RM2XEXFBX–An old engraving of John Burns addressing dockers at a meeting during the 1889 London dock strike, Tower Hill, London, England, UK. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. The strike was an industrial dispute involving workers in the Port of London. It resulted in victory for the 100,000 strikers when they won their pay claim of sixpence per hour, the so-called ‘dockers’ tanner’. The strike is widely considered a milestone in the development of the British labour movement.

RMCN8184–1900 Fishermans wife

Steamboat in the port of New Orleans, loaded with bales of cotton. USA. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886 Stock Photo

RM2XG6FN8–Steamboat in the port of New Orleans, loaded with bales of cotton. USA. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886

Careening dock in Rio de Janeiro Stock Photo

RFCWRE1B–Careening dock in Rio de Janeiro

John Burns addressing a meeting of striking dockers on Tower Hill, London, England in 1889. John Elliot Burns, 1858 – 1943. English trade unionist and politician. Stock Photo

RMGF1KJR–John Burns addressing a meeting of striking dockers on Tower Hill, London, England in 1889. John Elliot Burns, 1858 – 1943. English trade unionist and politician.

RM2AFJH3G–Hafenarbeiter im Hafen von Emden, Niedersachsen, Deutschland 1950. Dock worker at Emden harbor, Lower Saxony, Germany 1950.

'Arrival of a Steamer at Southampton Docks', 1898. The Southampton Docks company was formed in 1835, the first dock opened in 1842 and became known as The Gateway to the Empire. From "Our Own Country, Volume V". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898] Stock Photo

RM2A41X2D–'Arrival of a Steamer at Southampton Docks', 1898. The Southampton Docks company was formed in 1835, the first dock opened in 1842 and became known as The Gateway to the Empire. From "Our Own Country, Volume V". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

RME12TH5–Feb. 25, 2012 - The girl from Cardiff's 'Tiger Bay' for Las Vegas and Hollywood Shirley Bassey on the Skyway to success in the States.: Britain's recently risen coloured 18 year old blues singer from the slum dock area of Dardiff (Wales) is soon to star in Las Vegas. She leaves will go on for film tests in Hollywood. Shirley not long ago was a factory worker and one of seven children of a poor family of a West Indian seaman in teh district known as 'Tiger Bay'. Then she earned 12 dollars a week

Lifesaver in the Belfast Harbour, Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Stock Photo

RMBC0X05–Lifesaver in the Belfast Harbour, Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

geography / travel, Great Britain, London, harbour, docks, unloading of ships, East India Dock, wood engraving from 'Illustrated London News', 1867, Stock Photo

RMBHN6NM–geography / travel, Great Britain, London, harbour, docks, unloading of ships, East India Dock, wood engraving from 'Illustrated London News', 1867,

Horizontal close up of a Dock worker statue on the quayside of the River Liffey in Dublin on a sunny day. Stock Photo

RFD448Y2–Horizontal close up of a Dock worker statue on the quayside of the River Liffey in Dublin on a sunny day.

1964 - Dock worker unloads box from ship. shipping transport export import sail boat industry © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RMF6R12F–1964 - Dock worker unloads box from ship. shipping transport export import sail boat industry © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News

RM2J6MM9B–Rush of cotton, Union Wharf. Bales of cotton on the dock. Cotton by Union Wharf, Charleston, South Carolina.

Beyoglu,İstanbul/Turkey - 3/23/2011:Sunset at Halic shipyard Stock Photo

RF2G8JAR6–Beyoglu,İstanbul/Turkey - 3/23/2011:Sunset at Halic shipyard

RMB12811–Boat yard Essaouira Morocco

RMAC9M7A–Worker at Sunda Kelapa Harbour Jakarta

A statue of a ship builder outside the Customs building at the Albert Dock Liverpool. Stock Photo

RFE0193E–A statue of a ship builder outside the Customs building at the Albert Dock Liverpool.

Full length portrait of male worker in the docks at Dakar, Senegal, Africa, 1978 Stock Photo

RM2J7BT30–Full length portrait of male worker in the docks at Dakar, Senegal, Africa, 1978

tanner crab Chionoecetes opilio off load at Trident Seafood dock Akutan Island in the Aluetian Chain Bering Sea Alaska Stock Photo

RMAT0R01–tanner crab Chionoecetes opilio off load at Trident Seafood dock Akutan Island in the Aluetian Chain Bering Sea Alaska

British coal strike - idle dock laborers, Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915. Stock Photo

RM2X226P9–British coal strike - idle dock laborers, Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915.

Historical 1985 archive Portimao Algarve port baskets full of sardines unloading & tossed from fishing boat to quayside into ice tray archival 1980s Stock Photo

RMBFYXEF–Historical 1985 archive Portimao Algarve port baskets full of sardines unloading & tossed from fishing boat to quayside into ice tray archival 1980s

Steamboat in the port of New Orleans for the transportation of cotton bales. USA. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886 Stock Photo

RM2XG6FNA–Steamboat in the port of New Orleans for the transportation of cotton bales. USA. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886

Historical House, Aveiro, Portugal Stock Photo

RFC8YR78–Historical House, Aveiro, Portugal

Native women carrying coal to a steamship at Kingston Jamaica 1880s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration Stock Photo

RMAG4CR7–Native women carrying coal to a steamship at Kingston Jamaica 1880s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration

RM2AFJH3R–Hafenarbeiter im Hafen von Emden, Niedersachsen, Deutschland 1950. Dock worker at Emden harbor, Lower Saxony, Germany 1950.

Stevedores on a New York Dock Loading Barrels of Corn Syrup onto a Barge on the Hudson River, 1912 Photo Credit: Lewis Hine Stock Photo

RM2WYGTT5–Stevedores on a New York Dock Loading Barrels of Corn Syrup onto a Barge on the Hudson River, 1912 Photo Credit: Lewis Hine

RME12TP5–Feb. 25, 2012 - THE GIRL FROM CARDIFF'S ''TIGER BAY'' FOR LAS VEGAS AND HOLLYWOOD SHIRLEY BASSEY ON THE SKYWAY TO SUCCESS IN THE STATES. Britain's recently risen coloured 18-year-old blues singer from the slum dock area of Cardiff (wales) is soon to star in Las Vegas. She leaves for America in mid-January and after starring in Las Vegas will go on for film tests in Hollywood. Shirley not long ago was a factory worker and mine of seven children of a poor family of a West Indian seaman in the district known as ''Tiger Bay''. Then she earned 12 dollars a week

HMS Carolina in the Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Stock Photo

RMBC0WYT–HMS Carolina in the Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Wir sind nun im Hafen der vielumkämpften Stadt Shanghai angelangt. Wir sind in China. Wir stehen wieder vor neuen Rätseln. Ein Volk mit uralter Kultur, von feinster Bildung und doch für uns in vielem fremd und unfaßbar. China ist eine Welt für sich, eine ungeheure Welt, das Land ist 20 mal so groß als Deutschland und hat 6 mal soviel Einwohner. Hier in den Hafenstädten merkt man stark europäischen Einfluß, aber im lnneren des Landes erscheint es einem oft, als lebe man auf einem anderen Stern. travel, trip, journey, round, world, 1920s, 20th century, Archive, Carl Simon, history, historical, Stock Photo

RMG58EFH–Wir sind nun im Hafen der vielumkämpften Stadt Shanghai angelangt. Wir sind in China. Wir stehen wieder vor neuen Rätseln. Ein Volk mit uralter Kultur, von feinster Bildung und doch für uns in vielem fremd und unfaßbar. China ist eine Welt für sich, eine ungeheure Welt, das Land ist 20 mal so groß als Deutschland und hat 6 mal soviel Einwohner. Hier in den Hafenstädten merkt man stark europäischen Einfluß, aber im lnneren des Landes erscheint es einem oft, als lebe man auf einem anderen Stern. travel, trip, journey, round, world, 1920s, 20th century, Archive, Carl Simon, history, historical,

A worker in a hi-viz jacket walks in front of the new (2013) Mary Rose museum building in the Royal Naval Dockyard in Portsmouth Stock Photo

RME8HGYK–A worker in a hi-viz jacket walks in front of the new (2013) Mary Rose museum building in the Royal Naval Dockyard in Portsmouth

RM2E1HPKK–Hafenarbeiter im Hafen von Emden, Niedersachsen, Deutschland 1950. Dock worker at Emden harbor, Lower Saxony, Germany 1950.

RMF6PY8C–1964 - Dock worker unloads box from ship. shipping transport export import sail boat industry © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News

Portrait Marine Craftsman Portrait of a Beardy Craftsman working on Historical Shipyard De Koningsport, maintaining historical professional boats, ships and vessels. Rotterdam, Netherlands. MRYES Rotterdam Oude Haven / Koningspoort Zuid-Holland Nederland Copyright: xGuidoxKoppesxPhotox Stock Photo

RM2XXRTNY–Portrait Marine Craftsman Portrait of a Beardy Craftsman working on Historical Shipyard De Koningsport, maintaining historical professional boats, ships and vessels. Rotterdam, Netherlands. MRYES Rotterdam Oude Haven / Koningspoort Zuid-Holland Nederland Copyright: xGuidoxKoppesxPhotox

1968 - Preparing To Return To Stardom: Shirley Bassey packs her little case before leaving her Cardiff home, to return to the bright lights and stardom of London. The Girl From Cardiff's ''Tiger Bay'' For Las Vegas And Hollywood Shirley Bassey On The Skyway To Success In The States: Britain's recently risen coloured 18-year-old blues singer from the slum dock area of Cardiff (Wales) is soon to star in Las Vegas. She leaves for America in mid-January and after starring in Las Vegas will go on for film tests in Hollywood. Shirley not long ago was a factory worker and one of seven children of a p Stock Photo

RMF4XG51–1968 - Preparing To Return To Stardom: Shirley Bassey packs her little case before leaving her Cardiff home, to return to the bright lights and stardom of London. The Girl From Cardiff's ''Tiger Bay'' For Las Vegas And Hollywood Shirley Bassey On The Skyway To Success In The States: Britain's recently risen coloured 18-year-old blues singer from the slum dock area of Cardiff (Wales) is soon to star in Las Vegas. She leaves for America in mid-January and after starring in Las Vegas will go on for film tests in Hollywood. Shirley not long ago was a factory worker and one of seven children of a p

RMAC9M7E–Worker at Sunda Kelapa Harbour Jakarta

Historical entrance sign to Gdansk shipyard in Poland. The shipyard is known for Solidarity, the legendary trade union movement during 1980´s. It is considered to have contributed greatly to the Fall of Communism. Stock Photo

RMW9E110–Historical entrance sign to Gdansk shipyard in Poland. The shipyard is known for Solidarity, the legendary trade union movement during 1980´s. It is considered to have contributed greatly to the Fall of Communism.

Stevedores in the historical port of Sunda Kelapa in Jakarta, Indonesia. Stock Photo

RMCNMRMA–Stevedores in the historical port of Sunda Kelapa in Jakarta, Indonesia.

RMAT0PFD–tanner crab Chionoecetes opilio off load at Trident Seafood dock Akutan Island in the Aluetian Chain Bering Sea Alaska

Dumfries from the Dock, 1777. Stock Photo

RM2HT8PFC–Dumfries from the Dock, 1777.

Dock worker historical Stock Photos and Images

Dock worker historical Stock Photos and Images

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