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Lance Corporal of Ludhiana SikhsLance-Naik (Lance Corporal) of the Ludhiana Sikhs. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
H. M.s Curacoa 1865Conflicts with the savages of the New Hebrides, South Pacific Ocean. H.M.S Curacoa shelling the native villages on the island of Tanna
In Praise of the British Empire - Physical representations of the British territories of Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia give thanks to King George V
Great argonaut, cuttlefish and flying squidGreat argonaut, Argonauta argo 1, cuttlefish, Sepia tuberculata 2 and European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus 3. Polpo dell argonauta, Seppia tubercolata, Calamajo sagittato
Giant Baobab Tree - Congo, Central Africa. Date: circa 1906
The Landing Stage at Ahvaz, Iran - WWI Xmas cardA rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of the Landing Stage at Ahvaz - a city
Greetings postcard, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaMultiview greetings postcard from Mhow, a British Army cantonment (now Dr Ambedkar Nagar), Madhya Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1910
View of the hill station of Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, India, with St Anthonys Church in the middle distance, and beef and mutton stalls on the left. Date: circa 1910s
Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay, IndiaTaj Mahal Hotel, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Date: circa 1925
Swedish Church Mission, Mnene, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Group of people assembled after a baptism ceremony. Date: circa 1910
Main Street, Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)Main Street, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), with the Cecil Rhodes Memorial in the distance on the left. Date: circa 1920
Military staff college, Quetta, Balochistan, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1920
Freemasons Hall, Quetta, Balochistan, British IndiaFreemasons Hall (McMahon Lodge), Quetta, Balochistan, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1910s
Kilindini Road, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa, with Wardles Chemists, Photographers and Opticians. circa 1940
Lady Dufferin, Wife of 8th Viceroy of IndiaHariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Lady Dufferin, 1843-1936), wife of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 8th Viceroy of India
All-Red Route at the Festival of Empire, 1911A diagram of the All-Red Route at the Festival of Empire, opened on 12th May 1911 by King George V and Queen Mary. The route was essentially an electric railway line laid down at a cost of 90
A view down Pitt Street, Sydney, Australia Date: circa 1930s
Street view, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaStreet view from Kamania Gate, Jabalpur (Jubbulpore), Madhya Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1910s
Metropole Hotel, Nainital hill station, Uttarakhand, IndiaAerial view of the Metropole Hotel, Nainital hill station, Uttarakhand, India. Date: circa 1910s
Main Street in Kurseong, Darjeeling district, IndiaMain Street in Kurseong, a hill station in the Darjeeling district, India, with a narrow gauge railway track running along it. Date: circa 1910
Victoria Chambers, Chowringhee, Calcutta, IndiaVictoria Chambers, Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co Ltd, Department Store, Chowringhee, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Date: circa 1920
King George V shooting Tigers in India from a howdah - 1911. Date: 1911
Senegal and Niger, French Colonies in Africa - Map showing main transport routes. Date: circa 1909
Hunting Trophies - A Good Bag - British East Africa (Modern Kenya). Date: circa 1910s
MENDOZA, Antonio de (1450-1552). Viceroy of Mexico (1535-1549). SPAIN. Madrid. Americas Museum
Fireboat tackling fire at Colonial Wharf, East LondonA fireboat tackles a fire at Colonial Wharf, Wapping High Street, East London, 27 September 1935. This was a typical big Thamesside fire of the sort which the London Fire Brigade has tackled for over
A Good Samaritan - Indian Soldier - WWIA Good Samaritan - Colonial Indian Soldier from Delhi aids a wounded French trooper - WWI. He leads him to the safety of the Allied lines on the back of a Donkey Date: circa 1917
Lord Kitchener reviewing Indian Troops - WWIField Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (1850 - 1916), a British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman, reviewing Indian troops - World War one era
Poster depicting Colombo, CeylonPoster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting dock workers loading and unloading cargo at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
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
William Palmer, Earl of Selborne, First Lord of AdmiraltyWilliam Palmer (1859-1942), 2nd Earl of Selborne, British politician, colonial administrator and First Lord of the Admiralty. Date: 1901
Saigon, Vietnam - The Hotel des Postes (Central Post Office) - designed by Architect Marie-Alfred Foulhoux (1840-1892). Date: circa 1910s
Jalan Kesawan, Medan, Sumatra, IndonesiaJalan Kesawan (street) in Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Date: circa 1920s
Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Sigiriya (Sinhagiri) Rock Fortress, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), a massive column of rock nearly 200 metres high. Date: circa 1920s
Young woman tapping a rubber tree, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi, British IndiaHindu Gymkhana, Sarwar Shaheed Road, Karachi, Sindh, British India (now in Pakistan), built in Mughal-Revival style. It was originally a club for the Hindu upper classes
Greens Mansions, Bombay, IndiaGreens Mansions, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Date: circa 1910s
Saddar Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Punjab, British IndiaSaddar Bazaar, a shopping street in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan). circa 1920
Advert, Australian Butter for the Homeland. 1936
Elegant building of the Casino de Belvedere - Tunis, TunisiaElegant building of the Casino de Belvedere at Tunis, Tunisia. Date: circa 1908
George Calvert, first Lord BaltimoreGEORGE CALVERT, first lord BALTIMORE (1580 - 1632) Colonial entrepreneur, who acquired Maryland, though he never visited there. Date: circa 1610
Bus service, Khewra, Punjab, British IndiaBus service on a street in Khewra, a salt mining district in Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: 1933
Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames EmbankmentIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
Tanga Harbour, TanzaniaTanga Harbour, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1920s
Sea Scout of 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South PacificLeslie G. Keys, Sea Scout of the 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South Pacific, with the British flag. The mat hanging behind him is to be presented to the Chief Scout
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
Rickshaw transport, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - George V - 1911The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - 12th December 1911. The King Emperor (George V) and Queen Empress (Mary) presenting themselves to their people Date: 1911