African Collection (page 14)

Kruger landing at Marseilles
Mr Kruger landing at Marseilles, arriving from the Gelderland (Netherlands). He is surrounded by Dr Leyds, Mr Eloff and the Boer officials

Memorial service to the fallen guards in South Africa
A memorial service for the fallen guards in South Africa during the Boer war, Oct 1899 ??May 1902), where around 22, 000 British men lost their lives

Aurania Ocean Liner
The Aurania ocean liner with the City of London Imperial Volunteers (C.I.V's) aboard, left Cape Town on October 7 where she had been used during the Boer war (11 Oct 1899 ?? 31 May 1902)

Zulu impi invading general Bullers camp
A Zulu impi marching into one of general Buller's camps. Impi is a Zulu word meaning war or combat, and by association any body of men gathered for war

Formation of the Irish Guards
Irish Guard formation (1st April 1900) due to the bravery and courage shown by the Irish regiment in South Africa during the Boer war (11 Oct 1899 ?? 31 May 1902)

Home-coming of general Buller
General Sir Redvers Henry Buller (December 1839 ?? June 1908) saying good bye at Lydenburg. He was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross

Poster marking returning soldiers from the Boer war
Poster marking returning soldiers from the second Boer war ( 11 Oct 1899 ?? 31 May 1902) Also known as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, or South African War

Hausa soldiers cutting the bush with their bayonets
Agroup of Hausa soldiers (The largest ethnic group in sub-Saharan Africa) cutting down the bush with their bayonets surrounding their encampment

Springbok Hunting, South Africa
Various depictions of the process of Springbok hunting by Bushmen in South Africa. We see their camps, lookout spots, methods of using bow and arrow or dogs, stalking ostriches

Scenes of Life in Abyssinia, 1885
Various depictions of rural life in Abyssinia (now known as Ethiopia). We see a trial, a family dinner, drinking mead, and a Broundo - raw meat feast

A Herd of Red Hartebeest, Mount Kilamanjaro
A herd of Red Hartebeest (Alcephalus Cokei) graze on the plains around Mount Kilamanjaro, Tanzania. The Hartebeest is very well camouflaged by its surroundings - red anthills which appear incredibly

A Chaga Forge of the Maasai
A man of the Maasai Wa-Chaga tribe sits over a forge. The Masai are a semi-nomadic ethnic group who inhabit Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania.The Wa-Chaga live at the foot of Mount Kilamanjaro

A Maasai Warrior with traditional dress and weapons. The Masai are a semi-nomadic ethnic group who inhabit Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania

Kenyan Waterbuck
Inhabitants of Nyeri, Kenya, with a slain waterbuck antelope. Date: circa 1932

Golfing in the Congo
A golf course at Elizabethville in the Belgian Congo. The Elizabethville Golf Club had about 100 members, mainly British and Belgian. Date: circa 1931

Eastern Congo Fisherman
A fisherman on Lake Edward in the Eastern Congo, using a basket to fish in the shallows. Date: circa 1925

Spotted Hyena
A spotted hyena, photographed at a waterhole in the African bush. Date: circa 1925

Water Seller, Cairo, Egypt

Fresco depicting an archangel with sword. Detail. Porch of the southern entrance. Cathedral of Faras. 12th-13th centuries. Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Epitaph of Maththaios, Bishop of Faras. May-June, 766. Sandstone. Cathedral of Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Cross in Majesty (Maiestas Crucis). Fresco, detail
Fresco depicting the Cross, with the image of Christ in the center (Maiestas Crucis), detail. Northern vestibule. 11th century. Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw

Fragment of door post. 6th-8th centuries. Sandstone. From Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Fresco depicting the Archangel (Raphael?). Second half of the 8th century - first half of the 9th century. From the staircase of Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw

Cross in Majesty (Maiestas Crucis) - Northern vestibule
Fresco depicting the Cross, with the image of Christ in the center (Maiestas Crucis). Northern vestibule. 11th century. Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland

Fragment of a frieze. Apse of First Cathedral. 7th century
Fragment of the frieze from the apse of the First Cathedral. 7th century. Sandstone with traces of polychromy. Cathedral of Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Founding Inscription of Bishop Paulos
The Founding Inscription of Bishop Paulos. It commemorates the renovation of the cathedral in 707. Greek. Sandstone. Detail. From Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland

Ethiopia, Lalibela. The Church of St. George (Bete Giyorgis)
Ethiopia, Lasta province, Lalibela. The Church of Saint George (Bete Giyorgis). One of the eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

The South African Holiday Advertisement
An illustration for an advertisement for The South African Holiday. The picture shows cupid firing his arrow through South Africa and the sun

Blue and Gold Tours Advertisement
Advertisement for Blue and Gold Tours to South Africa, promoting Sunshine Tours by rail or sea. Image shows a native South African woman, looking very bold and strong. Date: circa 1930

South Africa Advertisement
An advertisement promoting South Africa as an ideal holiday destination for tours in 1929 and 1930, entitled The Call of the Sun Country'

General Smuts
General Jan Smuts (1870-1950), recently appointed Prime Minister of South Africa in the run up to World War II. Date: circa 1939

Governors of West African colonies
Five Governors of British West African colonies, gathered for a conference in Lagos, Nigeria. Sir Thomas Southorn (1879-1957), Sir Arnold Hodson (1881-1944), Sir Bernard H

Novelty line drawing of a lion's head faces the Union Flag
The head is made up from the names of the Colonies - Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand and African Colonies. WW1 Date: circa 1915

African tribesman. Date: circa 1930

2nd Black Watch Private and Bass Drummer South African Kit
One of a series of postcards depicting Types of the British Army Date: 1905

South African Railways ISF class 4-8-2, at Brandfort on 3 December 1967. Date: 1967

Apartheid Township, freshly built. Date: circa 1952

Zulu village: with villagers.: Date: circa 1952

Extraordinary view of an entire floor of ivory in a huge warehouse, a portion of the ivory came from Asia, but the better bulk was imported from Africa

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Robert Baden-Powell (1857 - 1941), 1st Baron Baden-Powell. Founder and organisation of the Boy-Scouts to promote good citizenship. Wearing khaki uniform designed by himself for South African wear

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor cigarette card. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) British composer of mixed race ancestry. His father came from Sierra Leone & his mother was English

Loading a sarcophagus, Carthage, Tunisia, North Africa
Loading a sarcophagus onto a cart, Carthage, Tunisia, North Africa, probably as part of archaeological activity. Date: circa 1920

Shangani Memorial, Matobo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Shangani Memorial, Matobo (Rhodes Matopos National Park), near Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Commemorating British soldiers of the Shangani Patrol

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The Lion Hunt, 1855 or 1856, by Eugene Delacroix
Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). French painter. The Lion Hunt, 1855 or 1856. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden. Date:

Wagon Hill cemetery, Ladysmith, Natal Province, South Africa
Wagon Hill (or Platrand) cemetery, near Ladysmith, Natal Province, South Africa, commemorating fallen British forces who died in battle on 6 January 1900 during the Second Boer War (1899-1900)

Wagon Hill memorial, Ladysmith, Natal Province, South Africa
Wagon Hill (or Platrand) memorial, near Ladysmith, Natal Province, South Africa, commemorating fallen forces of the Gordon Highlanders

Dutch Reformed Church, Worcester, Cape Colony, South Africa
Dutch Reformed Church (Die Moederkerk), Worcester, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1930

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