Embarkation of an Emigrant Ship, Liverpool 1850

Bustling dock yard scene as emigrants, with trunks and boxes, line up to board their ship at Waterloo Docks, Liverpool. In 1848 153, 902 emigrants travelled steerage to the USA and British colonies from Liverpool. Only 4, 639 travelled first or second class in the same period

Bustling Colonies Embarkation Emigrant Emigrants Emigration Famine Steerage Travelled Trunks Waterloo

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