Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- Introduction -- The Overseas Week -- Political and Economic History -- Political and Constitutional History -- Racial Characteristics Past and Present -- Hamburg as a Shipping Centre -- The Harbor -- Shipping -- Commercial and Industrial Life -- Economic Activity in the Past -- Commerce -- Industrial Activity -- Banking -- The Forwarding Agency Business -- Marine Insurance Business -- Social Institutions -- Social Welfare -- Public Health -- The Labor Movement -- Intellectual Life -- Education -- Science and Learning -- The Press -- Development of the Architectural Character of the City -- Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting -- Literature and the Theatre -- Music -- Appendix: Practical Guide for Visitors -- Alphabetical Index -- Backmatter