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World Map Empire McVitieA map of the world, showing the British Empire coloured in red at the end of the nineteenth century
WWI Poster, The Empire Needs MenWWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, design by Arthur Wardle (1864-1949), The Empire Needs Men! Enlist Now. Depicting a lion and cubs, representing Britain and her Empire. Date: 1915
Advertisement for Patersons Camp Coffee, which is claimed to be the best
British India - East Bengal - Barisal - Indian Army unit and the British Governor and his wife. Barisal fell under the Bengal Nawabs, then colonial British India
Sir Donald Cameron, Governor of TanganyikaSir Donald Charles Cameron (1872-1948), Governor of Tanganyika (now Tanzania), seen here at Kigoma on 8 September 1928. He served as Governor from 1925 to 1931
Lord Dufferin, 8th Viceroy of IndiaFrederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902), 8th Viceroy of India, 1884-1888. He previously served as Governor General of Canada
PAXTON, Joseph (1801-1865). Crystal Palace. 1851. First building with revolutionary modular, prefabricated design, and use of glass. Built for the Universal Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London
Empire Marketing Board - Penang, British MalayaEmpire Marketing Board Poster design, Penang, British Malaya (now Malaysia), printed for the Empire Marketing Board. Showing a busy scene at the docks. Date: circa 1930
Treaty of WaitangiThe Treaty of Waitangi: Maori chiefs recognise British sovereignty and New Zealand becomes part of the British Empire. This was designed to guarantee land rights to the Maoris
Congo / Cartoon / Punch / 1906King Leopold II, King of the Belgians, crushes the Belgian Congo. In the rubber coils
Battle of AdowaThe Battle of Adowa in which Meneliks Ethiopian forces defeated the Italians; Brigadier General Dabormidas troops encounter fierce resistance
Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, a boys independent boarding school founded in 1875. Date: circa 1910s
Poster advertising the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. With special instructions not to miss the Gold Coast section. 1924
George V and Mary, Coronation Durbar, Delhi, IndiaKing George V and Queen Mary sitting on their imperial thrones on the day following the Coronation Durbar ceremony in Delhi, India
Polo Team, Delhi 1916A serious-looking British polo team, after winning a trophy, pose with His Excellency the Governor, who presumably has just presented the awards
Poster advertising China Tea, marketed by the Compagnie Coloniale. A smiling Chinese man in traditional dress, with a long pigtail, sits on a large tin of tea enjoying a steaming cup
Rickshaw in India 1920SFour men are required to propel this European lady in her rickshaw - but then Simla (India) is a very hilly town. Date: 1920s
Zulu War Britannia 1879British Imperialism symbolically represented at the time of the Zulu War
British at HarareThe British flag is ceremonially raised over Fort Salisbury (now Harare) in Mashonaland (later Rhodesia, later still Zimbabwe)
Poster depicting cocoa pod gatheringPoster for the Empire Marketing Board depicting the gathering of cocoa pods
Poster of the Suez CanalPoster for the Empire Marketing Board, showing a view of the Suez Canal from on board ship
Zulu / Surrender 1879The end of the Zulu War - the surrender of native chiefs to Sir G. Wolseley. They sit together on the plains and hold a peace conference
Edward VIII in NepalEDWARD VIII As Prince of Wales, travelling by elephant in Nepal
Politics / ColonialismIn JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, the natives, however elegantly dressed and well-behaved, must walk in the roadway, leaving the sidewalks for the white folk (picture 2 of 2)
Abd El Kader, Algerian leaderAbd El Kader (Abd al-Qadir, El Amir Abdelkader), Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a resistance to French occupation in the mid-nineteenth century
British Navy taking Curacao, Napoleonic WarsThe British Navy taking the Caribbean island of Curacao during the Napoleonic Wars
In Praise of the British Empire - Physical representations of the British territories of Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia give thanks to King George V
Swedish Church Mission, Mnene, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Group of people assembled after a baptism ceremony. Date: circa 1910
Main Street, Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)Main Street, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), with the Cecil Rhodes Memorial in the distance on the left. Date: circa 1920
Kilindini Road, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa, with Wardles Chemists, Photographers and Opticians. circa 1940
Lady Dufferin, Wife of 8th Viceroy of IndiaHariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Lady Dufferin, 1843-1936), wife of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 8th Viceroy of India
Poster depicting Colombo, CeylonPoster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting dock workers loading and unloading cargo at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
WORLD MAP / 1897Map of the world showing British Empire possessions
Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames EmbankmentIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
Tanga Harbour, TanzaniaTanga Harbour, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1920s
Sea Scout of 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South PacificLeslie G. Keys, Sea Scout of the 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South Pacific, with the British flag. The mat hanging behind him is to be presented to the Chief Scout
Baden Powell with Transvaal Boy Scouts AssociationGroup photo, Sir Robert Baden Powell, Chief Scout, during a visit to the Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa, 18 July 1912. Date: 1912
Rickshaw transport, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - George V - 1911The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - 12th December 1911. The King Emperor (George V) and Queen Empress (Mary) presenting themselves to their people Date: 1911
Major General Claud Martins House, by Thomas DaniellMajor General Claud Martins House, the Farhad Baksh, in Lucknow on the River Gumti, by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). Date: 1789
A Pagoda in the East Indies, by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). Date: 1800
Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire (Ceylon)Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire, featuring a member of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery, with the Ceylon badge below, and the names of all the colonial countries listed on either side. 1940s
Scouts, cubs and guides at Simla, IndiaScouts of the 1st Simla (The King s) Troop, Wolf Cubs of the 3rd Simla Pack (BP), and Simla Girl Guides, India
The landing of Nuno Tristao in GuineaPortuguese Colonial History Series - The landing of Nuno Tristao (15th century Portuguese explorer and slave trader) in Guinea - purported to be the first European visitor to the country
Poster encouraging people to Buy Singapore Products, depicting a prowling tiger. Issued by the Empire Marketing Board. C.1930
Poster depicting people cutting bananas in JamaicaPoster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica
Reaping sugar canes in the West IndiesPoster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the reaping of sugar cane in the West Indies
Scrap, 10th Hussars, Cavalry RegimentVictorian scrap, 10th Hussars, Cavalry Regiment serving in India. 1846