Asian Collection (#70)

Instruments of the Far East
A variety of stringed and wind instruments from the Far East. A Chinese organ, flagolet, oboe and trumpet are shown

Child in a Russian Kindergarden Hospital
A nurse using a stethoscope in a Middle Asian Republic (eastern Russia) Kindergarden to check up on the health of a small child. Date: 1930 s

Children and Nurses in a Russian Kindergarden
A Kindergarden in the Mid Asian Russian republic in the 1930s run by nineteen nurses. Date: 1930 s

Indian troops arriving in France, WW1
Indian troops arriving in France (Marseilles) during the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Japanese buildings surrounded by mountains and trees
Pattern entitled The Japanese Water Garden depicting buildings surrounded by mountains and trees Date: 1922

Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese and American film actor
Sessue Hayakawa (1889-1973), Japanese and American film actor. Date: 20th century

Roshanara (Olive Craddock), Indian dancer
Mlle Roshanara (real name Olive Craddock, 1894-1926), Indian dancer in a graceful pose, with snake-like arms. She learned to dance as a child in India

Indian man with oxen and water well
An Indian man with a pair of oxen, operating a water well

Group of colonials with Indian servant
A group of eight colonial types, four men and four women. An Indian servant stands alongside, holding a bag of golf clubs. Date: circa 1910s

Victorian style domestic interior with large fireplace
A Victorian style domestic interior with a large fireplace, and different items of furniture everywhere you look

Men and elephants on the Kandy road, Sri Lanka. Date: 1920

Men with baby elephant, Sri Lanka
Men with a baby elephant in Sri Lanka. Date: 1921

Street scene in Calcutta, India, with people and animals. Date: 20th century

Indian man, shoeless
A portrait of an Indian man seated on a chair with his shoes off. He wears a turban and western-style jacket and sports a very neat beard. Date: C.1913

Fort Agra in India, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Date: C.1914

Indonesian Radio
A broadcast from a wireless station in Bandoeng, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Hindu Vel Festival
Hinduism in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) : The transfer of a god in a Sacred Car from one Hindu temple to another during the Vel Festival. Date: 1930s

Javanese Dancing Masks
Native dancing girls in traditional masks and elaborate dress, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Javanese Girls
Native dancing girls in traditional costumes, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Javanese Dancer
Profile of a native dancer wearing traditional costume, including an elaborate headdress and arm band, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Anti-Smoking Campaign
An anti-smoking campaign stall in Tokyo, Japan, with a man pouring a cup of tea for another man. Date: early 1930s

Hiding Prohibition Booze
A young woman up a step ladder demonstrates the enormous lengths people went to to hide their bootleg booze during the Prohibition in the U.S.A.! Date: early 1930s

Princess Galitzens Shop
An ornate four poster bed, chairs, busts and Asian and oriental art in Princess Galitzens Russian shop, Paris, France. Date: early 1930s

Japan - Geisha girls playing Go
Three Japanese Geisha girls in Japan, playing the popular boardgame Go in their beautiful Kimonos, while enjoying tea. Date: circa 1900

Traditional Hairdressing in Nepal
Two girls practising Traditional Hairdressing techniques in Nepal. Date: 1939

Troops of British Empire Indian Contingent. Date: circa 1908

Cambodia - Phnom-Penh - The Kings Young Dancers Date: 1910s

Traditional National Costume of Croatia - Privlaka Peasant
Javanese Women (Indonesia) making patterned batik fabric using traditional techniques. Date: circa 1910s

Lima - Peru - Palacio Torre Tagle Date: circa 1930s

The Bosphorus, Turkey - The Coasts of Asia and Europe Date: 1899

Parisian stage entertainer in (vaguely!) Siamese costume
Dramatic photograph of a Parisian stage entertainer in her wonderful two-piece oriental-style costume Date: circa 1920s

Physiognomy - Northern Russian Type - Woman (1 / 2)
Physiognomy - Northern Russian Type - Woman (1/2) - full face front view. Date: 1902

A Burmese Oilfield - showing a vast forest of wooden drilling rigs. Date: circa 1910s

Girl Guides - 1941 - Thinking Day
Girl Guides of the world united during wartime - 1941 - Thinking Day - sent from the 10th Dudley Troupe Date: 1941

The Silk Road - Camel Train in Soviet Central Asia, crossing the desert. Date: 1933

Turkestan - Camel Trader passes below an archway
The Golden Road to Turkestan. Tourist Guide to Turkestan - (then in) Soviet Central Asia. Date: 1933

Ukbekistan - Mail Carrier distributing newspapers
Ukbekistan (former Soviet Central Asia) - A horseback Mail Carrier distributing newspapers in the native language. Date: 1933

Angkor Wat, Cambodia - North end of the West Facade Date: circa 1910s

Border marker between Europe and Asia in the Urals
Border marker between Europe and Asis in the Urals. Date: 1908

Chinese Actor in elaborate costume - Singapore Date: circa 1909

Douglas World Cruiser The Chicago
Douglas World Cruiser. The Chicago photographed over Asian waters during the historic 1924 flight circumnavigating the globe. Date: 1924

Design for Dress Silk or Print with Japanese figures

Pongo pygmaeus, Orang utan
This glorious orang utan was shot by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in the mid-1800s

Philautus maia, shrub frog

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