This lively harbor photograph, likely depicting Nagasaki, Japan, in the 1890s, shows a large ocean-going steamship surrounded by traditional covered sampans, small craft used for ferrying passengers, cargo, and coal to anchored vessels. Nagasaki served as one of the principal coaling stations for trans-Pacific steamship lines during this era, and scenes like this were commonly photographed by travelers passing through en route to or from the Philippines and other Asian destinations. Project: 218497