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Watercolor and charcoal view of a busy dock with cranes, a steamship, stacked barrels, and an orange warehouse marked 7 under a smoky sky.

The Bassens Docks

A busy harbor scene with a dark smokestack crane towering over a steamship and stacked wooden barrels on the quay. A large orange warehouse marked with the number 7 stands at right, with workers and soldiers in small figures across the sandy, cloudy-skied waterfront.

Artist
Aylward
Date
1919
Medium
charcoal; watercolor (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 2608 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1919).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Español: Muelles de Bassens, 1919

Escena portuaria concurrida con una grúa de chimenea oscura que domina un barco de vapor y barriles de madera apilados en el muelle. A la derecha, un gran almacén naranja marcado con el número 7 rodea pequeñas figuras de trabajadores y soldados bajo un cielo nublado.

Português: Docas de Bassens, 1919

Cena portuária movimentada, com um guindaste de chaminé escura dominando um navio a vapor e barris de madeira empilhados no cais. À direita, um grande armazém laranja marcado com o número 7 cerca pequenas figuras de trabalhadores e soldados sob um céu nublado.