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Steamer ARMANDALE CASTLE at Paul's wharf, Durban, Natal, South Africa – Vintage Wall Art

Steamer ARMANDALE CASTLE at Paul's wharf, Durban, Natal, South Africa, [between 1890 and 1923] — historic photograph
Steamer ARMANDALE CASTLE at Paul's wharf, Durban, Natal, South Africa, [between 1890 and 1923]. Historic photograph from the Steamboats collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Steamer ARMANDALE CASTLE at Paul's wharf, Durban, Natal, South Africa, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Steamer ARMANDALE CASTLE at Paul's wharf, Durban, Natal, South Africa

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The Armandale Castle, shown at Paul's wharf in Durban, belonged to the Union-Castle mail service, which linked Britain with southern Africa and made Durban a regular port of call. Natal was still a British colony when the picture was made, and the harbor's quays handled wool, sugar, and passengers moving to and from the interior. The print comes from the Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, assembled by the travel writer and lecturer Frank Carpenter, who gathered images of distant places for his popular books and talks. The caption gives only a date range, so the exact year is uncertain, but the scene captures the busy age of steam shipping in the region.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1923]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1930.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: South Africa. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,135 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-160820

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