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Harbours' History

  • All the existent harbours that we have in our cities, in Greece, Azerbaijan and Catania-Italy have a long history. Of course they weren't created yesterday...They were constructed many many years ago and throughout all these years lots of changes have happened to declare that they are active landmarks full of life.

     Trawlers, harbours and fishing communities, one of Europeana's galleries will help us start this journey to the past.

    In this chapter, you have to visit the gallery by clicking on the above photo and while exploring the photo that exist in the gallery try to answer the following questions:

     

  • Harbours' history

    What do you see in these photos?

    I can see people there talking, Angeliki .I can see quiet sea and many ships. Aziza l see fishermen in the picture, Nazrin Abbaszade.

    "A view from the wooden quay looking across the trawl basin filled with a large number of sailing trawlers" 1908, Royal Museums Greenwich
    I selected this photo where I can see people, trawlers and a wooden quay. Kyriaki Gr
    At the same photo I can see that a lot of people are working at the harbour. Maria B. Gr

    "A view across the New Cut at Ipswich with an unidentified spritsail barge under sail leaving.", 1904 Royal Museums Greenwich
    In this photo I can see a trawler used for trade. Theodoris Gr

    Select one and write the year that it refers?

    Early 20th century,1908.
    Nazrin Badalova.
    1893, Arzum
    The photo refers to 1908, George Gr

    Prospector (1908),Melisa

    "Men and women onlookers at the end of the quay looking at the forest of masts and sails in the harbour." (1908) Institution Royal Museums Greenwich (Maritina Gr)

    What do you see in these photos?

    I see many ships and sea.Fidan

    What kind of information gives us the photo you have selected?

    There was a time traveler going to the harbor and discovering world.(1893) .Sahib.

    How it is connected with our city’s harbour?

    Sperenza under sail.We had this kind of sheeps in our harbour too.Adil Abdullazade

    "A view across Pearson's Quay along the shore of the River Colne at Rowhedge during an unidentified festival." Royal Museums Greenwich
    I chose this photo because like in our harbour people used to go at the harbour for trade and walk. Irianna Gr
    The photo that I selected is similar one of our harbour's photo because it has same boats. Io Gr

    Can you compare your city's harbour with one of the photos and find differences and similarities?

    I can see that women usually were dressed better than women in our harbour. Maritina Gr

    "Five fishermen carrying a Sheringham crab boat up the beach, assisted by three boys." Royal Museums Greenwich This photo reminds me a photo from our harbour because people used to go for fishing there and the boats are more or less the same. Konstantinos Gr

    Grenwich museums

    Men and woman creation date 1908 Nigar Ahmadzade

    select one and write the year that it refers ?

    Early 20th century .1904.Hasanova Sona

    Select one and write the year that it refers?

    A view of trawels in the basin at Lowestoft 1908 Fatima

    "The trawler LT372 under sail with LT205 in tow of the paddle tug 'Imperial' (1879) leaving the harbour." 1908, Royal Museums Greenwich (Io Gr)

    Zahra.Annagiyeva

    These are all fishing ships and boats