TRANSHIPPING IMPORTED SALT FROM A MERCHANT VESSEL'S HOLD TO THE RAILWAY VANS ON THE LIEPAJA QUAY
Liepaja (Libau), a Latvian seaport, second in importance only to Riga, is situated on a sandy strip of land between the Baltic Sea and Lake Libau. It has an excellent harbour, practically free from ice nearly all the year, export and import trade being, therefore, carried on without interruption. Flax and timber are among the chief exports; food-stuffs, raw materials, and manufactured goods among the imports. Latvia's foreign trade is steadily increasing, and this busy scene is now a characteristic one on the quayside of Liepaja
Photo, Press Section, Latvian Foreign Office, Riga
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