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Pith Collection (page 6)

Background imagePith Collection: Roberts Enters Pretoria

Roberts Enters Pretoria
Lord Roberts enters Pretoria triumphantly after the Boer capitals surrender. After Mafekings earlier relief, many thought the war over but it dragged on two years longer

Background imagePith Collection: WW1 / 1915 / EAST AFRICA

WW1 / 1915 / EAST AFRICA
In East Africa, the British learn that the Germans are tougher enemy than they expected

Background imagePith Collection: Trooper on a Camel / 1884

Trooper on a Camel / 1884
A trooper of the Kings Royal Rifles in the Camel corps, 1884

Background imagePith Collection: Lord Roberts / Vfair 1900

Lord Roberts / Vfair 1900
FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier who served in India, Afghanistan and South Africa

Background imagePith Collection: Lord Roberts / Menpes 3 / 5

Lord Roberts / Menpes 3 / 5
FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier watching the Battle of Osfontein during the Boer War

Background imagePith Collection: Brazza / Luque / Hommes D au

Brazza / Luque / Hommes D au
PIERRE SAVORGNAN DE BRAZZA Italian-born French explorer

Background imagePith Collection: Mission Arrives in Chad

Mission Arrives in Chad
The arrival of a French mission at Lake Chad

Background imagePith Collection: Man in Rickshaw

Man in Rickshaw
A man wearing a pith helmet being transported by rickshaw, probably in India

Background imagePith Collection: Events / Africa / Ethiopia

Events / Africa / Ethiopia
The body of King Theodore is discovered after the attack on Magdala

Background imagePith Collection: March to Baghdad 1917

March to Baghdad 1917
British troops on the long march through torrid heat to Baghdad, the Ottoman Empires southern capital, which was taken in March 1917

Background imagePith Collection: Ww1 Guns Captured

Ww1 Guns Captured
British troops pose with guns and stores captured from the Turkish army in Palestine

Background imagePith Collection: Ww1 Troops at the Nile

Ww1 Troops at the Nile
The British army in Egypt " our gallant defenders of the Nile"

Background imagePith Collection: Rushlight Holder

Rushlight Holder
An old English Rushlight Holder, a relic of the days when the pith of rushes was used as a primitive candle

Background imagePith Collection: Stanleys Expedition / Iln

Stanleys Expedition / Iln
Henry Morton Stanley in search of Livingstone

Background imagePith Collection: English Help Cannibals

English Help Cannibals
The French accuse the English of giving the African cannibals children to eat



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