Colony Collection (page 9)

Queen and Prince Philip on tour in British Guiana
The Queen and Prince Philip wave to the crowds from their open-top car as they travel through British Guiana on their Royal Tour. Date: 12th March 1966

Lazaretto Point, on the Holy Loch, near Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland. Legend has it that ships from the East would land lepers here for special treatment. Date: 1950s

Avenue Roume, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa - named after the French Colonial Administrator Ernest Nestor Roume (1858-1941). Date: circa 1919

British Guiana (Guyana) Georgetown, Demerara - The Town Hall
British Guiana (Guyana) - Georgetown, Demerara - The Town Hall Date: circa 1890s

Shipping Rum - British Guiana (Guyana)
Shipping Rum (and sugar cane required in the production of rum) - British Guiana (the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana)

Convertion in Timor by Portuguese Dominican Friars
Portuguese Colonial History Series - The convertion of Native Timor Islanders by Portuguese Dominican Friars in 1511. Date: 1511

Salvador Correia attacks Fort San Miguel, Luanda, Angola
The attack by Salvador Correia de Sa e Benevides (1602-1688) - Portuguese soldier and politician - on the Dutch-held Fort Of San Miguel in Luanda, Angola

Dutch attack on Fortress of Muxima, Angola
Attack by the Dutch West India Company (WIC) on the Fortress of Muxima (held by the Portuguese), situated in the Bengo Province of Angola next to the Cuanza River

Termite colony
An opened queen cell of Macrotermes showing the queen surrounded by the smaller king and various castes of workers, soldiers and white larvae

Prempeh I - son of the late King of Ashanti
Otumfuo Nana Prempeh I (1870-1931), (Kwaku Dua III Asamu) - an Asantehene ruler of the Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty of the Akan state of Ashanti. circa 1910s

Prempeh I and his court- son of the late King of Ashanti
Otumfuo Nana Prempeh I (1870-1931), (Kwaku Dua III Asamu), with his court - an Asantehene ruler of the Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty of the Akan state of Ashanti. Date: 1900

The Bungalow, Whiteway Colony, Gloucestershire
The Bungalow, Whiteway Colony, near Stroud in Gloucestershire, was established in 1898. A group of Tolstoyan anarchists bought 40 acres of land

Industrial Farm Colony, Duxhurst, Surrey
Inmates at the Industrial Farm Colony for Female Inebriates, Duxhurst, Surrey. Founded in 1895 by Lady Henry Somerset, the colony provided care for women alcoholics

The Fairbridge Society
Advertisement for The Fairbridge Society, a charity founded by Kingsley Fairbridge in 1909 for the furtherance of child emigration to the colonies to help orphans

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

St Ebbas Hospital, Epsom, Surrey
Aerial view of St Ebbas Hospital, on Hook Road, near Epsom in Surrey. It was originally opened by the London County Council in 1903 as the Ewell Epileptic Colony

Summoning bearers to Cape Coast Castle, 1874
Natives from protected tribes are summoned with a bell and shouts to act as bearers or carriers for the British in the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)

View from Government House, Cape Coast Castle, 1873
This is the view from Government House, Cape Coast Castle, headquarters of the the British on the Gold Coast. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British

The Ashanti War (1873-74) Arrivals at Cape Coast Castle
Arrivals at the North Gate of Cape Coast Castle. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana

Grand Palaver at Jellah Coffee, 1874
A scene from the Gold Coast - a Grand Palaver at Jellah Coffee between the Administrator and the native kings and chiefs. From left to right, Folu, King of Jellah Coffee; Adjaba

The Ashanti War (1873-74) The 42nd Highlanders in the front
This shows the soldiers from the 42nd Highlanders engaged in the front of the battle against the Ashantis during the 2nd Ashanti War towards the end of 1873

Cape Coast Castle and forts in 1873
Cape Coast Castle was the was the seat of British colonialism upto the time of the 2nd Ashanti War. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British

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

Syringopora, fossil coral
Silicified colony of the tabulate coral Syringopora from the British Carboniferous. The tubular corallites are about 2 mm in diameter

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

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

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

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

Camel caravan, Aden
Camel caravan standing in a group, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

The Sappers Bay, Aden
The Sappers Bay, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930

Camel caravan at rest, Aden
Camel caravan at rest, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s

Pier, landing of King George V, Aden
Pier, steamer point, and landing of King George V to inspect the troops around the time of his Coronation, at the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). circa 1911

Court of Justice building, Aden
Court of Justice building, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1904

Street scene near army camp, Aden
Street scene near army camp, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1908

Landing Pier, Steamer Point, Aden
Landing Pier, Steamer Point, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen), viewed from the sea. Date: circa 1908

Britannia Anonymous Society building, The Crescent, Aden
The Britannia Anonymous Society building (cigarette factory), The Crescent, Steamer Point, in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen), with various flags flying. Date: circa 1920

Army Barracks, Crater (Kraytar), Aden
Aerial view of Army Barracks, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s

American Revolution (1765-1783). First Continental
United States. American Revolution (1765-1783). First Continental Congress. September 22, 1774. Philadelphia. Manifest to request the merchants of the federal colonies

Government and defense bases in Dakar, Senegal
French colonial government and defense bases at the coast of Dakar with the city stretching out in the background, the capital of Senegal (then French West Africa). Date: 1910s

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