P95718

Tilbury dock, England Long Caption: The process prior to departure. A goods wagon, full of passengers' luggage, is being decanted and loaded aboard ship. Passengers are being led into the ship by a white-gloved steward, while lascars (Asian seamen) stand at the foot of the gangplank. Credit line: Waterline Collection, National Maritime Museum, London Object: P95718 Artist: Marine Photo Service (Waterline Collection) Date: circa 1930 Medium: photograph Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.