Picture No | 10219406 |
Date | 1850 |
Description | Embarkation of an Emigrant Ship, Liverpool 1850 |
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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.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 6 July 1850. page 17 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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