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Fula tribeswoman in headdress, French Sudan, West AfricaFula (Fulah, Fulani) tribeswoman in an elaborate headdress, French Sudan, West Africa. Date: 1922
Jijel, Algeria - Hotel Djidjelli-PlageJijel (Djidjelli, Igilgili), Algeria - The Hotel Djidjelli-Plage. Algeria was (at this point) still under French control - hence the tricolore flying from the rooftop flagpole. circa 1920s
The Landing Jetty - Port Elizabeth, South Africa Date: circa 1905
West Africa - Nigeria - Kano - Sanusi People. Date: circa late 1950s
The Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, East AfricaThe Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam (" Haven of Peace" ), Tanzania, East Africa - showing the Anzani front and the Cathedral. Date: circa 1910s
Temple of Khonsu at Karnak, Ancient EgyptTemple of Khonsu at Karnak, located in the southwest corner of the precinct of Amun in Luxor (ancient Thebes). It provides an excellent example of a small but complete New Kingdom temple (see also)
Arab dhow, Mombasa, Kenya, East AfricaArab dhow at the coast, Mombasa harbour, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1940s
Oran, Algeria - Marshal Foch Square and Santa Cruz Hills. Date: circa 1920s
Amanzimtoti River, Natal Province, South AfricaAmanzimtoti (Manzimtoti) River, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1925
Gordons Bay, Western Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: 1906
Elegant building of the Casino de Belvedere - Tunis, TunisiaElegant building of the Casino de Belvedere at Tunis, Tunisia. Date: circa 1908
Main Street, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. Date: circa 1925
Tanga Harbour, TanzaniaTanga Harbour, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1920s
Nyanga Forest and pool - Zimbabwe
Cheetah family - Mother Cheetah with her 6 cubs (Acinonyx jubatus). Ndutu - Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa
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
Map of the war in North Africa by G. H. DavisThe war in North Africa: a strategic contour map of the desert arena during the Second World War. Conflict began there in September 1940. Date: 1942
Abyssinian Warriors - Ethiopia Date: circa 1930s
Skeleton of Negrillo or pigmyA skeleton of a female pygmy from the Akka Tribe, Monnattu, central Africa. Specimen presented by Dr Emin Pasha, 1887. Photograph by J Benjamin Stone in 1907
Geochelone radiata, radiated tortoiseLithograph by Edward Lear of drawing by James de Carle Sowerby. Plate from Tortoises, Terrapins and Turtles, drawn from life (1872), introduction by Dr. John Edward Gray
Southern Africa - San Bushmen rock paintingBushmen (San) paintings from South Afrca, depicting animals (mostly eland antelope) from Masitisi, Basutoland and a small doll representing a bushman. Date: circa 1910s
Palace of Wonders, Stone Town, Zanzibar, TanzaniaPalace of Wonders (or House of Wonders, Beit-al-Ajaib), Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). It was built in 1883 for the second sultan. Date: late 1920s
East African Reconnaissance Regiment in BurmaPhotograph of a soldier from the East African Reconnaissance Regiment, checking a machine-gun, Burma, 1945. The East African Reconnaissance Regiment, part of 11th East African Division
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaTwist Street Bridge, Hillbrow, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Kroonstad, Orange River Colony, South AfricaMethodist Church and Cross Street, Kroonstad, Orange River Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Shanzu Beach, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1940
Market square, Mafeking, South AfricaMarket square in Mafeking (Mahikeng, Mafikeng), NW Province, South Africa, with people and stalls, with shops in the distance. Date: circa 1910s
Hospital carriage, Bura, Kenya, East Africa, WW1Hospital carriage on the Uganda railway for patient transport, at Bura, Kenya, East Africa. 1916
Devon - Hooe - estuary of the River PlymHomeward Bound - Nyasaland (modern Malawi). An african woman carrying a large load on her head and her baby on her back. Postcard sold at the British Empire Exhibition at the East African Pavilion
Rue des Ouleds-Naדּand Moorish cafes, BiskraThe busy street of Ouleds-Naדּ, Biskra, lined with several Moorish cafes. Date: circa 1910s
Gulf of Stora near Philippeville (Skikda), AlgeriaGulf of Stora on the Mediterranean, near Philippeville (Skikda), Algeria. Date: circa 1905
Street and bay, Philippeville (Skikda), AlgeriaStreet with a view of the bay, Philippeville (Skikda), Algeria. Date: circa 1932
Boats in Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s
Men sitting at base of column, Karnak, EgyptMen sitting at the base of a column, Karnak, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
The Sphinx, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
Panoramic map of Mediterranean by G. H. DavisA new centre of world alarm during the Second World War: a panoramic map of the Mediterranean, showing the principal bases
Zulu Dance / Large groupA large and spectacular group of Zulu dancers
The Royal Tour of GhanaThe Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on a tour of Ghana, showing their arrival and welcome at Accra airport, and various scenes from the tour itself
Main Post Office and Automobile Club, Casablanca, Morocco. Date: circa 1920s
South Africa - Old Main Street, Kimberley Date: circa 1908
Fabulous Arab Doorway - Sidi Bou Said, TunisiaAn absolutely fabulous Arab Doorway in the port town of Sidi Bou Said Tunisia, with a pair of knockers for the main decorated wooden doors (for ease of knocking when on a camel or on horseback)
King Farouk - Ruler of Egypt - Eid Greeting CardKing Farouk (1920-1965) - Ruler of Egypt - Eid Greeting Card. Farouk reigned from 1936-1965. Date: 1930s
Dance of the Ouled Nails in Southern Algeria, North AfricaDance of the Ouled Nails in Southern Algeria, showing their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing
Nigeria, Sokoto - Carving gourds Date: circa 1920s
Madagascar - A Group of Betsileo Women, a highland ethnic group. Date: circa 1910s
Morocco, North West Africa - Street Bread sellers Casablanca Date: circa 1950s
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
Gold nugget found in a dry river bed outside Potchefstroom, Wits. 120 km southwest of Johannesburg, October 1882. Approximately 68x48mm and 156g in weight
