Colony Collection (page 6)

Samoset Visits Pilgrims at Plymouth
Samoset, an Abenaki Sagamore, or lesser chief, who had learned English from fisherman and sailors off Maine, walked into Plymouth colony and startled the pilgrim colonists by speaking English

Proclamation of the Colony of Bay Islands
The British gained violent control of the Bay Islands from Honduras in 1838, but did little about any formalities or governance until March 1852

The Laying of the First Stone of the Nursing Home
The laying of the first stone of a nursing home in the french colony at Lima. A crowd of people wait for the laying of the first stone, being inspected by a man in the middle of the room

West Indian Pearl Fishers
A group of West Indian pearl fishers in boats dive for pearl amidst larger galley ships. West Indians and Westerners group on the land behind to trade for the pearls. Date: 1494

Man playing a flute, New Caledonia, south west Pacific. Date: 1922

Young woman of Tahiti, French Polynesia, surrounded by large leaves. Date: 1922

Man of Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia
Native man of Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia. Date: 1922

Musician with large drum, Tahiti, French Polynesia. He is wearing traditional native costume, while the drum is a modern French military instrument. Date: 1922

Giving flower offerings to Buddha, French Indochina
Four young women giving flower offerings to Buddha, French Indochina. Date: 1922

Mature university student, Hanoi, Tonkin (Vietnam)
A mature student, taking part in the University Triennial Examinations, Hanoi, capital of Tonkin (now in North Vietnam, then a French colony). Date: 1922

Students at College of Interpreters, Hanoi, Tonkin (Vietnam)
Native students at the College of Interpreters, Hanoi, capital of Tonkin (now in North Vietnam, then a French colony). Date: 1922

Pagoda at Villianur, Puducherry, India
Pagoda at Villianur (Villenour), Puducherry (Pondicherry), south east India (then a French colony). Date: 1922

Fashionable woman of Martinique, French West Indies
Fashionable woman of Martinique, West Indies (then a French colony). Date: 1922

Tribesmen with instruments, Cameroon, Central West Africa
Three tribesmen with their musical instruments, Cameroon, Central West Africa (at the time a French colony). Date: 1922

Bantu craftsman of Douala, Cameroon, Central West Africa
Bantu craftsman of Douala (Duala) making wooden carvings, Cameroon, Central West Africa (at the time a French colony). Date: 1922

Tribesman in ornate cap, Cameroon, Central West Africa
Tribesman wearing an ornate cap and patterned costume, Fumban (Foumban), Cameroon, Central West Africa (at the time a French colony). Date: 1922

Draining off camphor oil, Formosa (Taiwan)
The islands main industry, draining off camphor oil, Formosa (now Taiwan), which was at this time a Japanese province. After the camphor has crystallised

Eskimos rowing a boat, Greenland
Eskimos rowing a long boat (known as an umiak), off the coast of Greenland (then a Danish colony). Date: 1922

Group of eskimo children, Greenland
Group of eskimo children in warm clothing, Greenland (then a Danish colony). Date: 1922

Eskimos outside their summer residence, Greenland
A group of eskimos outside their summer residence, Greenland (then a Danish colony). Date: 1922

Eskimo couple in winter costume, Greenland (then a Danish colony) -- the man holds his hunting rifle. Date: 1922

Kikuyu couple in the forest, Kenya, East Africa
Kikuyu couple in the forest, Kenya (then a British colony), East Africa -- the plume on the end of the warriors spear shows his peaceful intentions

Cecil Rhodes (1853 - 1902), British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. Date: late 1890s

View of the Old State House in Boston, USA. It is the oldest surviving public building in Boston, built in 1713 to house the government offices of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Date: circa 1870

Martin 4-0-4 N474A (msn 14165), of Eastern Airlines Delivered May 1952 to Eastern Air Lines Mohawk Airlines December 1962 to September 19651973 with Colony Airlines Date: 1950s-1960s

Picturesque illustration of an Italian Community living off Leather Lane in London. The County Council had decided at the time that they would gradually do away with a colony of Italian people living

Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. Thermae, Large Baths. Near Santiponce. Ruins. Andalusia

Map of Southern Africa
A map of Southern Africa, showing Natal and the Cape Colony. Date: 1885

The Court of Justice and old Minaret, Aden, Yemen - within the grounds of the British Military Camp. Date: circa 1910s

Algiers, Algeria - Quarried stone on floating barges in the harbour, awaiting export. Date: circa 1910s

Kaiser William II of Germany - Tangier, Morocco
Kaiser William II of Germany during his visit in Tangier, Morocco, 31st March, 1905. In the foreground, the triumphal arch built by the Spanish colony

Sousse, Tunisia - Maison du Consul de France - sent by Francois Gustave He. Riflemen Regiment stationed at Sousse in June 1915. Date: 1915

Greenmarket Square, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: 1906

Algeria - Bejaia - The Town and French Naval Squadron
Algeria - Bejaia (formerly Bougie or Bugia) - The Town and French Naval Squadron stationed there at this time. Date: circa 1910s

Colonial Exhibition, Bois de Vincennes - Tuareg Camp Date: 1907

Colonial Exhibition, Bois de Vincennes - Sudanese Village
Colonial Exhibition, Bois de Vincennes - Entrance to the Sudanese Village. Date: 1907

Sousse, Tunisia - Rue Villedon. Date: circa 1930s

Crescent Hotel, Steamer Point, Aden
Crescent Hotel, Steamer Point, in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Arab children in Lahej, Aden
Arab children in Lahej (Al Houta, Abdali Sultanate), in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Army Camp and Jail, Crater (Kraytar), Aden
Army Camp and Jail, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910s

The Main Pass, Crater (Kraytar), Aden
The Main Pass, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s

Sultans Palace, Sultanate of Lahej, Aden
Sultans Palace, Sultanate of Lahej (Al Houta, Abdali Sultanate), in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910s

Christiansborg Castle, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
Christiansborg Castle, east of Accra, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa, residence of the Governor. Date: circa 1920s

The British Empire - Mane of the Lion names the territories
The British Empire - The mane of the Lion names the principal territories. Date: circa 1910s

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - German East Africa (a German colony in the African Great Lakes region, which included what are now Burundi, Rwanda, and the mainland part of present Tanzania)

Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Old Raadzal (Raadsaal, council building or city hall), Naval Hill, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa. Date: circa 1925

Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa
Bathurst Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

King Williams Town, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa
Victoria Square, King Williams Town, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1925

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