African Collection (page 9)

Coptic Christian Priest - possibly in Egypt circa 1910s

The Kitchener Memorial School of Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan. circa 1920s

Jijel, Algeria - The Bank of Algeria (Banque de l Algerie) building, designed by French Architect Gustave Umbdenstock. circa 1910s

Djidjelli, Algeria - Casino and Grand Hotel de la Plage. circa 1920s

Men of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal ( Sea of Gazelles
Men of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal (" Sea of Gazelles" ) region of South Sudan, Africa

A family husking Kola nuts in Nigeria, Africa. The caffeine-containing fruit of the tree is used as a flavoring ingredient in beverages

African American Couple Dancing

Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (69 BC-30BC). Cleopatra represented herself as the reincarnation of the Egyptian goddess Isis. Date: circa 1910s

River Nile near Port Said, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Ethiopian Chief Fitaurari Mangasha and his warriors
Ethiopian Commander of the Spearhead Fitaurari (General) Mangasha (with shield centre right) and his fearsome band of warriors pictured in the Arbaate Asmera neighbourhood of Asmara, Eritrea

Bringing ivory to the wagons, South Africa, c. 1863
Engraving from a sketch by Thomas Baines, made while travelling in South Africa with explorer and elephant hunter James Chapman in around 1862-3

Poster for Union Castle / Safmarine boat services Date: circa 1970s

Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb. Gnawa music is characterized by instrumentation

Sudanese woman showing traditional facial scarification and elegantly braided hair - (see 10284598 and 10587718 (close-up) for the original B/W print versions). Date: circa 1907

Haile Selassie I - Crown Prince and Regent of the Ethiopian Empire (from 1916 to 1928), and then King and Regent (from 1928 to 1930), and finally Emperor (from 1930 to 1974)

A quite superb photographic postcard of a group of Masai Women from Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1930s

Zulu Maid showing traditional beadwork and scarification Date: circa 1920s

Three Shilluk Warriors of the Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa - bearing traditional weapons and displaying feather-topped topknots (one bearing the full head of what appears to be a crane) Date: circa 1910s

Two men talk in the street in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia
Two men wearing business suits and traditional chechia hats, talk in the street in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. Date: 1987

Two men by food stall in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba
Two men sit beside a small food stall in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. The stallholder can be seen through the glass of the stall. All the men wear traditional Tunisian clothes

Two old men with djellebas and chechia hats
Two old men in traditional dress, with djellebas and chechia hats, sit and watch the world go by in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. Date: 1987

Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, Goderich Beach. People crowd on to the beach when the fishing boats return from sea. In 1982 the beach was a busy fishing village

Fabulous traditional Houses - Upper Congo, Africa
Fabulous traditional Houses in a Village - Upper Congo, Africa. Date: circa 1903

Black GIs at Rainbow Corner, London American Red Cross Club
Black GIs in the Information Bureau at Rainbow Corner, the London American Red Cross Club. Thousands of messages are written on a large blackboard

Bairro do Macuti - Beira - Mozambique
Bairro do Macuti (Beach) - Beira - Mozambique. Beira was originally developed by the Portuguese Mozambique Company in the 19th century

Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix
A Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix is a French museum located on the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime. Sharing the label museum of France with the nearby Napoleonic Museum

Native Market - Aden, Yemen - note the Sikh Indian and Arab merchants in the background. Date: circa 1906

Congo - Mangbetu Village, Ekibondo - Decorated hut
Congo - Mangbetu Village, Ekibondo - a Decorated hut with conical thatched roof. Date: circa 1920s

Sierra Leone - Gbangbama Devils (Native Jesters). Sierra Leone has a rich cultural history, with a strong presence of traditional local mascots, who (to this day) appear in the form of devils

Junkers Ju-86
South African Airways Saa Junkers Ju-86 Airliner Parked Date: 1940s

3D Stereoscopic Image, Balloon Corps Transport with Lord?
3D Stereoscopic Image, Balloon Corps Transport with Lord Roberts Army, Advance on Pretoria, South Africa, Cattle Pulling a Cart and Soldiers on Horses During the Boer War Date: 1900

Aerial View of Durban Beach, South Africa. Date: circa 1930s

Ismailia, Egypt - The Main Street. Date: 1918

Mazagan (El Jadida), Morocco
The Harem of a Moorish Minister embarking at Mazagan. The Portuguese fortification of Mazagan, now part of the city of El Jadida, 90-km southwest of Casablanca

Member of the Meru Tribe - Kenya, East Africa
Memeber of the Meru Tribe - Kenya, East Africa. Both men and women of this region stretch their ears, although today more women than men follow the practice

Germany, Berlin - Ost West-Achse
The Marabout de Sidi-Brahim at Bou Saada (Bou-Saada) - a town and municipality in M Sila Province, Algeria, situated 245 km south of Algiers Date: circa 1910s

Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania - Catholic Church Date: circa 1906

Egypt - harvesting dates from a date palm tree Date: circa 1900s

Sindbads Blue Lagoon near Malindi, Kenya, East Africa
Hotel Sindbads Blue Lagoon near Malindi, Kenya, East Africa. The Hotel is now in ruins. Date: circa late 1940s

Southern Africa - Zulu Chieftain with his many wives. The practice of having several wives indicates a mans social standing, wealth and virility

A Young Galla Girl - Djibouti, East Africa. Date: 1908

West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman - Sanusi People
West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman with a wicker mat rolled-up under her arm - Sanusi People. Date: circa late 1950s

Sierra Leone, West Africa - Husking of Rice pestle & mortar
Sierra Leone, West Africa - The husking of rice using a pestle and mortar - common traditional domestic scene of food preparation. Date: circa 1910s

Jurs Granary - Bahr El-Ghazal, Sudan
Jurs Granary - Bahr El-Ghazal (Sea of Gazelles), South Sudan. The South Sudanese region of Bahr el Ghazal takes its name from the Bahr El Ghazal River, the main western tributary of the Nile

Tuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - with spears
Tuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - posing for this photograph with their spears. Two other Tuareg self-designations are Kel Tamasheq meaning " speakers of Tamasheq"

Drying Sisal Fibre on a Plantation - Tanzania, East Africa Date: 1923

Bagamoyo Road - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Cairo, Egypt - Arabic School House Date: circa 1904

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