The bustling and busy harbour
This remarkable vintage photograph captures the busy harbour of Balaklava, in Crimea, around 1855 — at the height of the Crimean War. Once a quiet fishing port on the Black Sea, Balaklava became a strategic hub for British, French, and Ottoman forces fighting against Imperial Russia.
The scene shows the harbour alive with ships, soldiers, and supplies — a striking glimpse of the Crimean Peninsula’s wartime transformation. Today, images like this are precious visual records of 19th-century Ukraine, revealing how global conflict reshaped even the most remote coastal towns.
Explore more rare Crimean War photographs and historic images of Ukraine on Oldpik.com.
The scene shows the harbour alive with ships, soldiers, and supplies — a striking glimpse of the Crimean Peninsula’s wartime transformation. Today, images like this are precious visual records of 19th-century Ukraine, revealing how global conflict reshaped even the most remote coastal towns.
Explore more rare Crimean War photographs and historic images of Ukraine on Oldpik.com.
Envíado por JOSE M LOPEZ el 8 de noviembre de 2025
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