Steamship Antonio López of the Compañía Trasatlántica Española, anchored in the port of Barcelona
Reproduction. Positive on paper
1881-1898
PHOTOGRAPHS
The portability of the cameras, improvements to optics and the ability to capture the movement of ships made the work of professionals easier, while opening up photography to amateurs.
1880! THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
From the early 1880s, the replacement of the collodion process with gelatin dry plates, glass plates prepared with gelatin and silver bromide, marked a significant milestone. Plate formats and emulsion sensitivities were standardised. This perfection in photographic ingenuity meant the sea and ships could be frozen in movement. At the end of the 19th century, photomechanical processes would become the main means by which images were spread on postcards, in magazines and in other media.
Gelatin dry plate negatives on glass, wooden box for glass negatives and lists with the description of the images recorded: name of the ship, place and date.
1918-1929
Gelatin dry plate negatives on glass, wooden box for glass negatives and lists with the description of the images recorded: name of the ship, place and date.
1918-1929
Steamship C. Sorni of the Compañía Trasmediterránea S. A., manoeuvring the port of Barcelona
Stereoscopic transparency of gelatin silver on glass plate
1918 – 1928
Steamship Teide of the Compañía Trasmediterránea S. A., moored at the commercial dock in the port of Barcelona
Stereoscopic transparency of gelatin silver on glass plate
1929
Barque Joaquin Pujol sailing near the coast of Barcelona
Reproduction. Gelatin silver negative on glass plate
ca. 1920
Unidentified barquentine with three masts
Reproduction. Gelatin silver negative on glass plate
ca. 1920
Schooner Saladar sailing in the Port of Barcelona
Reproduction. Stereoscopic transparency of gelatin silver on glass plate
1920
Steamship Villarreal of the Compañía Trasmediterránea S. A. leaving the Port of Barcelona and transporting troops to Africa
Reproduction. Gelatin silver negative on glass plate
1880-1930
Steamship Alfonso XII, from the Compañía Trasatlántica Española, in the Port of Barcelona
Reproduction. Gelatin silver negative on glass plate
1900-1926
Ocean liner Mauretania, with dazzle camouflage, transporting troops from the United States to Europe
Reproduction. Gelatin silver copy
Summer 1918
Schooner at the Dàrsena Nacional dock in the Port of Barcelona
Reproduction. Gelatin silver copy
1951
Ocean liner Bretagne sailing in the waters of Barcelona
Reproduction. Gelatin silver negative
1950-1960
Motorship Ciudad de Valencia of the Compañía Trasmediterránea S. A. sailing in the waters of Barcelona
Reproduction. Gelatin silver negative on glass plate
1950-1960
Motorship Cabo San Roque of the Ybarra y Cía.
Reproduction. Colour slide
ca. 1960
Container ship Teresa del Mar in the Port of Barcelona
Digital photograph
2006
Ocean liner Aidabella
Digital photograph
2009
Ferry Tenacia, from the Compañía Trasmediterránea S. A. in the Port of Barcelona
Digital photograph
2019