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KinShips
offers a wide assortment of prints that are sure to be of interest
to family historians. You'll find images of passenger ships,
contemporary maritime advertising art, European costume, and
European royalty. Check our
Ideas page to
see some of the creative ways that you can use
KinShips prints to illustrate
your ancestor's arrival in his new land.
Ships
Find a print of your ancestral ship in the
list
of ships. KinShips
features ships sailing between Europe, the United States, Canada and
Australia, primarily those in service between 1890 and 1930.
Arranged alphabetically by ship name, currently there are images for
more than 300 ships. See the most recent additions in the list of
new ships.
Scenes at ports of arrival and departure
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USA:
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Angel Island Immigration Station, San Francisco
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Boston Harbor
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Castle Garden
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Ellis Island
exterior views and
interior views
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Galveston Harbor
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The Hamburg-American piers at Hoboken, NJ
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The Norddeutscher Lloyd piers at Hoboken, NJ
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New York Harbor
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The Statue of Liberty
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Canada:
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The Harbour at Montreal; Immigrant Arrivals at Montreal
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The Harbour at Quebec
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Europe:
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Italy: The Ports at Genoa, Naples, and Palermo
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England: The Ports at Liverpool and Southampton
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Germany: Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, Hamburg
General
advertising art
How did the shipping companies market their services?
Americana
Examples
of patriotic artwork of the early 20th century.
Maps
Charming artistic renditions depict selected features of various
countries ca. 1889, each accompanied by a map. See some examples of creative use
here.
European royalty
Who was the regent in power at the time your ancestor left his
homeland? To whom was your ancestor was required to renounce his
allegiance in order to become a citizen in his new country?
European costume
What was the typical folk dress of European citizenry in the early
part of the twentieth century?
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