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Colonial Collection (page 54)

Background imageColonial Collection: 1ST BURMA WAR / 1824

1ST BURMA WAR / 1824
The artillery is moved forward during the British colonial troops advance into Burmese territory during the 1st Burma War

Background imageColonial Collection: Civilising the World

Civilising the World
The colonial powers have a sacred mission : to bring peace and civilisation to the ignorant natives

Background imageColonial Collection: War Dog Promoted

War Dog Promoted
A dog serving with the French 22nd Colonial Regiment is awarded the Morocco Medal and promoted to sergeant

Background imageColonial Collection: Warren Hastings

Warren Hastings
WARREN HASTINGS English colonial administrator in India impeached in 1788 for corruption stands before the Court of Peers in Westminster Hall. A lady spectator faints!

Background imageColonial Collection: Racial / W Africa / Ashanti

Racial / W Africa / Ashanti
Captain Sir Cecil Armitage, Chief Commissioner of Northern Territories, Gold Coast (1910- 20) photographed at Accra with a group of Ashanti kings

Background imageColonial Collection: Edward Gibbon Wakefield

Edward Gibbon Wakefield
EDWARD GIBBON WAKEFIELD Colonial statesman

Background imageColonial Collection: Sir William Molesworth

Sir William Molesworth
SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH 8th Baronet Molesworth, English politician & MP Founded London Review and champion of colonial self- government

Background imageColonial Collection: Colonial Hero 1910

Colonial Hero 1910
The heroes of colonialism (in North Africa) are honoured

Background imageColonial Collection: Reception, Poona

Reception, Poona
RECEPTION AT POONA The weekly garden party at Government House, attended by colonial officials and local notables

Background imageColonial Collection: Royal Niger Co. Fighting

Royal Niger Co. Fighting
Soldiers of the British Royal Niger Company form a square to attack the camp of the Emir of Lapaie and subdue West African resistance to British colonial efforts

Background imageColonial Collection: SIR G GREY (1812-1898)

SIR G GREY (1812-1898)
SIR GEORGE GREY - Colonial administrator whose arrogance and insensitivity, despite his abilities, led to catastrophe for the New Zealand Maoris and S. African Xhosa (Kaffirs)

Background imageColonial Collection: Madagascar Exploration

Madagascar Exploration
The French explore the jungle in Madagascar as they take control of the island. The Merina monarchy is abolished

Background imageColonial Collection: British Colonial Troops

British Colonial Troops
British colonial troops, fresh from active service in South Africa (presumably the Boer War) in Kensington Gardens, London

Background imageColonial Collection: Gymnastics at School

Gymnastics at School
Boys and girls from the Home and Colonial Infant School Grays Inn Lane, London, enjoy see-saws, swings, parallel bars and other apparatus

Background imageColonial Collection: Battle of Monongahela

Battle of Monongahela
CANADA Battle of Monongahela, near Fort Duquesne, between French and British colonial forces

Background imageColonial Collection: Bank of England Postcard

Bank of England Postcard
The Bank of England: scene inside the Corporation and Colonial Stocks Office

Background imageColonial Collection: French Colonialism

French Colonialism
Benevolent colonialism - in Madagascar, the French instruct the natives in horticultural techniques

Background imageColonial Collection: French Colonial Soldier

French Colonial Soldier
A mounted soldier of the French Colonial Cavalry (forerunner of the French Foreign Legion)

Background imageColonial Collection: Sir George Arthur

Sir George Arthur
SIR GEORGE ARTHUR Colonial administrator

Background imageColonial Collection: WILLIAMS (1800 - 1883)

WILLIAMS (1800 - 1883)
SIR WILLIAM FENWICK WILLIAMS Military hero (Crimea, defence of Kars) and colonial administrator

Background imageColonial Collection: Futuristic airborne explorer

Futuristic airborne explorer
A futuristic airborne explorer, frightening some natives as he flies above their heads

Background imageColonial Collection: Cannon balls stored, Dalhousie barracks, Calcutta

Cannon balls stored, Dalhousie barracks, Calcutta
Cannon balls stored at Dalhousie barracks in Calcutta, India



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