Shipping Aka Longshoremen Unload Bags (1910-1919)

Location of events unknown. Longshoremen at work. Shot of sacks being lifted by crane, the goods are lifted from hold of barge / cargo ship, some men sit or lean on rail of boat at right. Same bundle is lowered to a wooden platform next to a brick building where workers take it down. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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