East Collection (#81)

Pacific / Schouten & Kings
William Schouten and his officer are crowned and entertained by Kings in the East Indies

Guyuk inaugurated Great Khan of Mongol Empire
Guyuk Khan (c1206-1248) is inaugurated as the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. Seen here is the tent of his mother Toregene Khatun (or Turakina)

Mohammed Ahmed, The Mahdi
Mohammed Ahmed (Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah), known as The Mahdi (meaning the messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith), a Sufi sheikh of the Samaniyya order in the Sudan, north east Africa

View of Mekele (Mekelle), Ethiopia
A view of Mekele (Mekelle), Tigray, northern Ethiopia

Diagram of a Whirlpool
The form of the whirlpool at the south-east of Sumbo, Sunderoe Island, Faeroe Isles, aka Monck Rock whirlpool, with the soundings

Singing saloon in the East End of London
The crowded singing saloon (pub) in Ratcliffe Highway, in the Limehouse area of the East End of London

Street party, Coronation of King George V
A large crowd of people taking part in a street party for the Coronation of King George V. The location is Acland Street, Limehouse, London E14

Railway station at Hailsham, East Sussex
Aerial view of the deserted railway station at Hailsham, East Sussex, closed on 8 September 1968 as part of the Beeching railway cuts. The last passenger train left the station in May 1968

LCC-MFB Homerton fire station, East London
Built and opened in 1902, Homerton fire station was located at 97 Homerton High Street E9. The station was closed in 1972, replaced by a modern Homerton fire station

LCC-MFB North Woolwich fire station, E16
Built by the London County Council, North Woolwich fire station was located at 236 Albert Road. It was the closest fire station to the vast expanse of the then Royal Albert Docks

LCC-LFB Isle of Dogs fire station, East London
Built by the London County Council, Isle of Dogs fire station was located at 461 West Ferry Road, and was subsequently renamed Millwall fire station

Country road with signpost for Garoet, West Java, Indonesia
Country road with a signpost for Garoet (Garut), 24 kilometers away, West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920

Angklung players, West Java, Indonesia
Angklung (anklong) players in Garoet (Garut), West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Kali Baroe canal, Semarang, North Java, Indonesia
Kali Baroe (new river) canal, Samarang (Semarang), North Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). With various vessels, including a paddle steamer. Date: circa 1908

General view of Sindanglaya, Java, Indonesia
General view of Sindanglaya, West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), with mountains in the distance. Date: circa 1908

Puerto Madryn, Patagonia, Argentina, South America
Puerto Madryn, Chubut province, Patagonia, Argentina, South America. View from the crows nest of a ship alongside the jetty. Date: circa 1910s

Native family home with poultry, Sumatra, Indonesia
Native family home with chicken and chicks, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920

Native houses, Sumatra, Indonesia
Native houses and palm trees, East Coast, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1908

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

Great Mosque, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Great Mosque and entrance gate, Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

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

Orange Park, Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Tree-lined avenue in Orange Park, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), with people and a baby elephant. Date: circa 1910

De Koepel Society building, Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia
De Koepel Society building, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1908

Dockside offices, Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Business district and dockside offices with local steamer pier, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

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

Coal transportation, Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Coal sheds and transportation, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Jean Albertis shop, Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Jean Albertis shop (postcard publisher) and Sabang Bay Club, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1905

Fishing boats in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Native fishing boats in the harbour in Surabaya (Soerabaja, Soerabaia), East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920s

Street market in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Street market with adults and children in Surabaya (Soerabaja, Soerabaia), East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920s

Willems Quay, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Willems Quay and Residency Office, Surabaya (Soerabaja, Soerabaia), East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). With boats on the water in the foreground. Date: circa 1916

Pemandian hotel complex, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
Pemandian-Selecta hotel complex, Batu, Malang, East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), photographed on 14 June 1953. Date: 1953

Railway Station, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Railway Station, Surabaya (Soerabaja, Soerabaia), East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1905

Spa Hotel Songgoriti, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
Spa Hotel Songgoriti, Malang, East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1925

People on Mount Bromo, East Java, Indonesia
People on Mount Bromo, an active volcano in the Tengger massif, East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Railway viaduct, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
Railway viaduct across a road in Malang, East Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Two sisters on the beach, Southwold, Suffolk
Two sisters (Lucy and Violet Auerbach) in their bathing costumes on the beach at Southwold, Suffolk. Date: circa 1912

European depiction of people from Lhasa, Tibet, taken from Johann Grueber, an Austrian Jesuit missionary and astronomer who visited China and Tibet in the 1650s. circa 1750

Young girl on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk
Young girl (Violet Auerbach) on holiday, standing on the steps of a bathing hut at Southwold, Suffolk, August 1912. Date: 1912

Mother and daughter on the beach, Southwold, Suffolk
Mother and daughter (Ellen and Violet Auerbach) in their bathing costumes on the beach at Southwold, Suffolk, standing outside a changing hut. Date: circa 1912

Marlborough College Chapel, Wiltshire
Interior of Marlborough College Chapel, Wiltshire -- the East End, showing the altar and choir stalls. 1896

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

Lake in a park, Buitenzorg, West Java, Indonesia
Victoria Regia lily leaves on a lake in a park (botanical gardens) in Buitenzorg (now Bogor), West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

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

Passar Baroe, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Passar Baroe (New Market), Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), on a busy day. Date: circa 1920

Passar Baroe Street, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia
Passar Baroe (New Market) West in the European District, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Showing a waterside laundry. Date: circa 1908

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

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