Colonial Collection (page 23)

Rural Pennsylvania Colonial Pennsylvania exists to-day in many churches, costumes, crafts of the German Sectarians. Poster promoting Pennsylvania, showing pottery. Date between 1936 and 1940

Japanese soldiers in uniform
Japanese soldiers. A colonial trooper (left) and a member of the Elite Infantry (right). circa 1906

Map of the Italian Empire in 1939, including the colonial African territories of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Libya. Date: 1939

East India Company coin, Madras Presidency
An East India company coin dated 1803, during the Madras Presidency. Bearing the coat of arms of two lions with flags and a shield, surmounted by a helmet, and the motto below: Ausp. Regis & Senat

Hanoi, Vietnam - Garde Indigene (Native Guards) Date: circa 1901

Group of Herero people, German South West Africa
A group of native Herero people in German South West Africa (now Namibia), either before or during the First World War. A rebellion by the Hereros against the German colonists took place between 1904

Brigadier General R E H Dyer, British Indian Army officer
Brigadier General Reginald Edward Harry Dyer (1864-1927), British Indian Army officer. He was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (13 April 1919) in Amritsar

Coronation. Grandstands, Queen Victoria Street
Crowds take their places in the temporary grandstands lining the route of the Coronation Procession. The time is 8.10am.The grandstand on the right is parallel with the West wall of The Abbey

A Kenyan Askari - Nairobi, Kenya (then British East Africa), standing to rigid attention in full ceremonial costume Date: 1918

Sir James Alexander Swettenham
Sir J. A. Swettenham, Governor of Jamaica between 1904 and 1907 at his offical residence in Kingston. Swettenham entered the Ceylon Civil Service and had great colonial experience

Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria, South Africa
Part of the Voortrekker Monument in Gauteng Province, Pretoria, South Africa, showing Voortrekker ox wagons in the wall surrounding the Monument -- in total there are 64 of these wagons

Winston Churchill as an orator
Sketches made in the House of Commons by Samuel Begg showing Winston Churchills parliamentary mannerisms. By 1907 Churchill was under-secretary of State for the colonies

Skikda (Philippeville), Algeria
Le Grand Cafe de Foy, Place de la Marine, Skikda (Philippeville), Algeria

Abidjan exposition poster
Poster advertising the 4th Abidjan exposition from 4 to 11 February 1951 in the Cote d Ivoire capital city in the French colonial region of Africa known at this time as the Afrique Occidentale

Ghana - View from the Fort Hill, Sekondi
Ghana - View from the Fort Hill ( Lighthouse Hill ), Sekondi (Sekondi-Takoradi)

Open Sedan Chair - China
Going to a Picnic - Mode of travelling a long journey in China. A European gent is carried by two Chinese porters in a bamboo pole open sedan chair or litter

Sedan Chair in Hong Kong
A young lady is carried through the streets of Hong Kong by two men bearing her in a sedan chair

Jean-Marie Bayol
JEAN-MARIE BAYOL French explorer in Africa, notably in the Upper Niger : subsequently a colonial administrator and poet (in Provencal)

Dutch Residence in Java
A building on two floors with columns and portico: a Dutch colonial residence at Bodjong, Semarang, Java

Passar Street, Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Passar Street in Palembang, South Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Date: circa 1920

Huttenbachstraat, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Huttenbachstraat, a commercial street in Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), with the British consular building on the left. Date: circa 1920

Hotel de Boer, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Hotel de Boer, Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1906

Governor Generals residence, Sindanglaya, Java, Indonesia
Governor Generals residence at Sindanglaya, West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1905

Grand Hotel Preanger, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Grand Hotel Preanger, Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920

School Road, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia
School Road and waterway in the European District, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1908

Hotel des Indes, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia
Hotel des Indes with hairdressing salon in the European District, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Savings Bank, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia
Savings Bank in the European District, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: late 1920s

Tourist and food in Egypt
A tourist in Egypt rejects a plate of food brought to him by a waiter, as the smell is too offputting for his delicate nose. Date: early 20th century

Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa - Bank of British West Africa and Messrs Elder Dempster & Coys Offices. Date: circa 1909

WW1 - Sikh Indian soldiers in France departing for the front
WW1 - Sikh Indian soldiers in France departing by train for the front Date: 1914

Colonial troops off to fight in the Second Boer War
Colonial troops off to the Cape- departure of the New South Wales Lancers at Fenchurch Street Station, London Date: 1899

Corral, Chile, South America
Town and sea port of Corral, Chile, South America, with the ruins of an old colonial Spanish fort. Date: circa 1920

Hotel Tosari and garden, Tosari, East Java, Indonesia
Hotel Tosari and garden in the village of Tosari, East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1904

Native fisherman in the street, Aden
Native fisherman in the street, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s

View from the sea, Steamer Point, Aden
View from the sea, Steamer Point, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1940s

Street view with Sheikh Said Tomb, Aden
Street view with Sheikh Said Tomb, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Landing Jetty, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
The Landing Jetty, with people and boats, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Flag Staff Station, Crater (Kraytar), Aden
Flag Staff Station, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s

Agency building of Union Castle Line, Aden
Agency building of the Union Castle Line and Mail Service, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Street scene with bullock taxi, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Hindu Vale Festival with Juggernaut, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Hindu Vale Festival with Silver Juggernaut Car and crowds of people, with the sea in the background, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905

Grand Royal Hotel, Aden
Grand Royal Hotel, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s

Street view, Tin Bazaar, Aden
Street view, Tin Bazaar, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Camel being hoisted onto a ship, Aden
Camel being hoisted onto a ship, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Post Office Bay, Aden
Post Office Bay, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Camel caravan outside Hotel de l Europe, Aden
Camel caravan resting outside the Hotel de l Europe and Turkish Shop at Steamer Point in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1908

Camel-drawn water cart, Aden
Camel-drawn water cart, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1908

Front view of the Hotel de l Europe, Steamer Point, Aden
Front view of the Hotel de l Europe at Steamer Point in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920

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