The Snapshots in Time Collection

Inter-Island Steamship Docked at Pier with Railway Tracks, Philippines, c. 1930s

Inter-Island Steamship Docked at Pier with Railway Tracks, Philippines, c. 1930s

An inter-island steamship lies moored at a concrete pier, smoke rising from its funnel, in this prewar photograph from the Philippines. Vessels like this connected the scattered islands of the archipelago, carrying passengers and cargo along coastal routes in the decades before World War II. Project: 218617