Abroad Collection (page 5)

African Servants 10
An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 10 of 15

Raising British Flag
The British flag is raised on the Ruo, up the Shire river from the Zambesi, probably in present-day Malawi

Cricket at Corfu
The soldiers stationed at the garrison on Corfu play a cricket match. Date: 1853

Dryden / Women / Africa / 156
Two women walk through an African market. The street traders, selling cloth and fruit, sit in the shade

Brits in the Philippines
British men relax with cigars and coffee after dinner

British colonials arrive at Bombay docks, India, and are welcomed ashore

Abdul Hamid Ii / Pj 1897
ABDUL HAMID II Ottoman Sultan (1876-1909) who went to war abroad, misgoverned at home, and was eventually deposed

Abdul Hamid Ii / Rire 1897
ABDUL HAMID II Ottoman Sultan (1876-1909) who went to war abroad, misgoverned at home, and was eventually deposed

Brits in India
Two well-dressed English women riding on an elephant, with the aid of young Indian men

Officer in Indian Home
A civilian officer of the Bombay Staff Corps is brought a letter by a messenger - barked at by his dog - while his servant provides a pot of tea

Hunters Starting Out
A party of British hunters make an early morning start, hoping to bag a tiger

Tom Raw : in Society
Tom Raw, a young officer newly arrived in India, mixes with society

Tom Raw : Escort
Tom Raw, a young officer newly arrived in India, gets into difficulties when escorting a family

Tom Raw : Goes for Ride
Tom Raw, a young officer newly arrived in India, takes a young lady for a carriage ride beside the sea

Tom Raw : Meets Colonel
Tom Raw, a young officer newly arrived in India, is introduced to the Colonel of his regiment

Tom Raw : Letter Intro
Tom Raw, a young officer newly arrived in India, presents a letter of introduction to a senior official

Tom Raw : at the Cape
Tom Raw, a young officer on his way to India, is entertained at the Cape of Good Hope

Feather-Sellers, Aden
When their ship, the steamship Peshawar, stops at Aden, passengers travelling to India are offered exotic feathers by Jewish traders

Shopping in Cairo 1882
British soldiers shopping in the bazaar, Cairo

The Cup that Cheers
A British officer wears a curiously aggressive expression as he is handed a cup of tea by a native servant - or is it apprehension, that it may not be made properly ?

Carried Across River
Members of a shooting party of British officers are carried across a shallow river by native carriers in central Africa, while two other porters bring the liquor

Railway Station 1882
Passengers arrive at the railway station for a trip abroad

British in India / Tennis
Lawn tennis in India at a hill station club

British in India / 1880
Chota Haziree, or little breakfast, in India

Stevenson / Poems / Foreign
Foreign Lands: " Up into the cherry tree Who should climb but little me? I held the trunk with both my hands, & looked abroad in foreign lands."

Biscuits for Brits
At a Fort on the Indus, the one thing that the Britishers crave is Huntley and Palmer biscuits : they are delivered by elephants who sometimes get one as a reward

British at Dinner
The British dine while a punkah-wallah cools the air : the servants seem to outnumber the guests

British Lady Carried
A British lady is carried in a tonjon

Reception, Poona
RECEPTION AT POONA The weekly garden party at Government House, attended by colonial officials and local notables

Judges Kutchery
JUDGEs KUTCHERY, MEERUT A British magistrate administers justice, British- style, to the natives of Meerut, a city 60 km from Delhi

Dressed for Dinner
British officers wear formal evening dress, in all its glory, to consume their evening meal in a mess tent after a day spent hunting elephants in Mysore

Travellers in Egypt
Travellers on the overland route to India, transferring from ship to carriage at Bulaq, Cairo

Curry&rice / A Ball
Dancing at an English station ball

Curry&rice / Meal Prepared
Natives preparing a meal : gutting chickens and rolling dough

Curry&rice / Station Padre
The stations padre arrives for a service - having a quick smoke on his way

Curry&rice / In their Tent
Officers relaxing in their tent during the hottest part of the day

Curry&rice / Gardening
Natives gardening with the help of oxen on a British station

CURRY&RICE / THE MALL
Horses and carriages charge down the mall (the principal thoroughfare) of the Station

Curry&rice / Learns Hindi
A resident with his Hindustani teacher - why is the man in the foreground opening a bottle of wine ?

Curry&rice / Brit Station
A general view of a British station

Curry&rice / Man Relaxes
An English residents bedroom- he relaxes while his feet are attended to

Curry&rice / Station Band
An evening performance by the Station band

Curry&rice / Theatricals
Amateur theatricals on a British station - preparing for a performance by lacing up corsets, applying make-up etc

Curry&rice / Young Guest
A guest in the travellers bungalow is brought bottled refreshment

Curry&rice / Lady / Servants
The magistrates wife is attended to by her servants - one brushes her hair

Curry&rice / Merchants
English woman sits in her chair which cloth merchants show her their wares

Curry&rice / On Verandah
The Colonel is served tea on his verandah while he smokes a pipe

Curry&rice / Morning Coffe
A group of men take morning coffee on a British station

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