c. 1903
13.80x
8.85cm
An early advertising postcard for the Hall Line, which was bought by the larger Ellerman Lines in 1903 (the firm lasted under this name until 2004). Note how nicely a traditional boat and fisherman populate the foreground, a sailing boat in the mid-ground and a modern steamship is in the background. By the turn of the century, Karachi had become a major port for ships traveling to Europe through the Suez Canal.