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Empire Collection (page 11)

Background imageEmpire Collection: 19th century vintage photograph India - village life in Bengal, Samuel Bourne, 1860s

19th century vintage photograph India - village life in Bengal, Samuel Bourne, 1860s

Background imageEmpire Collection: 19th century vintage photograph India - Jain temples Halebidu

19th century vintage photograph India - Jain temples Halebidu

Background imageEmpire Collection: Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseur

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseur
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Background imageEmpire Collection: Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasol

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasol
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Background imageEmpire Collection: Late 19th century - young Japanese women playing game

Late 19th century - young Japanese women playing game
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Background imageEmpire Collection: Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, hair down

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, hair down
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Background imageEmpire Collection: Russia - Sevastopol Sebastopol inner harbour, Crimea Ukraine

Russia - Sevastopol Sebastopol inner harbour, Crimea Ukraine
19th century vintage photograph Russia - Sevastopol Sebastopol inner harbour, Crimea Ukraine

Background imageEmpire Collection: China c. 1880s Jade Spring Hill Summer palace, Peking, Beijing

China c. 1880s Jade Spring Hill Summer palace, Peking, Beijing
Vintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - pagoda, Jade Spring Hill, near the Summer palace, Peking, Beijing

Background imageEmpire Collection: Strand Road, Rangoon, Yangon, Burma, Myanmar

Strand Road, Rangoon, Yangon, Burma, Myanmar, c.1890

Background imageEmpire Collection: 1940s East Africa - view of Kampala, capital of Uganda

1940s East Africa - view of Kampala, capital of Uganda Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageEmpire Collection: 1940s East Africa - street scene, Nairobi, Kenya

1940s East Africa - street scene, Nairobi, Kenya Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageEmpire Collection: Wives of King Mongkut Rama IV - Siam Thailand

Wives of King Mongkut Rama IV - Siam Thailand
c.1860s South East Asia - wives of King Mongkut - Chao Chom Manda Beng and Chao Chom Manda Huang, Siam Thailand

Background imageEmpire Collection: India - bullock cart

India - bullock cart
19th century vintage photograph India - bullock cart

Background imageEmpire Collection: India - Raja of Mahmudabad

India - Raja of Mahmudabad
19th century vintage photograph India - Raja of Mahmudabad

Background imageEmpire Collection: c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggar

c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggar
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - fakir or holy man

Background imageEmpire Collection: Colonial India, British gents ride on an elephant

Colonial India, British gents ride on an elephant. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageEmpire Collection: The Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard

The Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard, Newcastle upon Tyne for His Imperial Majesty Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) - September 25, 1903

Background imageEmpire Collection: Nutwell Court, Exeter

Nutwell Court, Exeter, seen from the River Exe, seat of Sir Thomas Trayton Fuller-Eliott-Drake. Georgian neo-classical manor house with portico entrance

Background imageEmpire Collection: Captain Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members

Captain Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members
Captain Johnny Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members and veterans at Greenwich Hospital. Midshipmen in uniforms, peg-legged veterans with walking sticks

Background imageEmpire Collection: Entrance to the Tomb of Lazarus, Bethany, 1800s

Entrance to the Tomb of Lazarus, Bethany, 1800s
Entrance to the Tomb of Lazarus, Bethany, near Bethlehem, 1800s. Ingresso alla tomba di Lazzaro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Background imageEmpire Collection: Entrance to the bazaar or market of Jerusalem, Israel, 1800s

Entrance to the bazaar or market of Jerusalem, Israel, 1800s
Entrance to the bazaar, besestein or market of Jerusalem, Israel, 1800s. Ingresso del mercato. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Background imageEmpire Collection: Sultans of the Adil Shah Dynasty of Bijapur

Sultans of the Adil Shah Dynasty of Bijapur
Eight rulers of the house of Bijapur including Sultan Yusuf Adil Shah (1450-1510) on the throne, Ibrahim I and Ali I at left, and Ibrahim II, Muhammad at right

Background imageEmpire Collection: Uniforms of the Portuguese cavalry, 1800s

Uniforms of the Portuguese cavalry, 1800s
Uniforms of the Portuguese Army, 1800s. Mounted Lisbon police guard 5, cavalryman from the Legion of Alorgna, and cavalryman from the Regiment of Alcantara

Background imageEmpire Collection: Muslim boys in the days before their circumcision, 1790

Muslim boys in the days before their circumcision, 1790
Muslim boys in the days before their circumcision, and goats destined for sacrifice. Figli Musulman. Animali pei sacrifici. 18th century

Background imageEmpire Collection: Costumes of the Achaemenid kings of Persia

Costumes of the Achaemenid kings of Persia
Costumes of the Achaemenid kings. King Cyrus the Great on his golden throne, King Xerxes I under parasol, Persian king riding a quadriga or four-horse chariot, and on a galley

Background imageEmpire Collection: Entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 540BC

Entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 540BC
The triumphal entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 29 October 540BC. Solenne Pompa di Ciro in Babilonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after the painting by Angelo

Background imageEmpire Collection: Gosauzwang aqueduct in Goisern, Upper Austria, 1822

Gosauzwang aqueduct in Goisern, Upper Austria, 1822
The aqueduct called the Gosauzwang in Goisern, Upper Austria, 1822. It conveys brine from the Hallstadt salt mine to the boiling houses at Ischl and Ebensee. Acquedotto

Background imageEmpire Collection: The Chinese restaurant in the Hong Kong section of the British Empire exhibition at

The Chinese restaurant in the Hong Kong section of the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924

Background imageEmpire Collection: Rival Chinese magicians Chung Ling Soo & Ching Ling Foo

Rival Chinese magicians Chung Ling Soo & Ching Ling Foo
Rival Chinese magicians, Chung Ling Soo (real name, Billy Robinson) seen top putting his wife Suee Seen (aka Olive or Dot ) into a cannon as part of his act at the London Hippodrome

Background imageEmpire Collection: Jewels of Empire Ball - Lady Diana Cooper

Jewels of Empire Ball - Lady Diana Cooper
Lady Diana Cooper (nee Manners), leader of the Diamond group at the Jewels of Empire Ball, held at the Park Lane Hotel in aid of Enham Village Centre for Disabled Ex-Service Men

Background imageEmpire Collection: Story of the Bengal Partition and its reversal

Story of the Bengal Partition and its reversal
Page from The Graphic showing two maps of North East India. The top map shows Bengal partitioned in 1905, when a large part of its former area in the east was united with Assam to form the new

Background imageEmpire Collection: Freddie Mills fighting Bruce Woodcock at White Cty in 1949

Freddie Mills fighting Bruce Woodcock at White Cty in 1949
Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950

Background imageEmpire Collection: Roman boxing scene and three types of Cestus

Roman boxing scene and three types of Cestus

Background imageEmpire Collection: Three young women of the Kalabit tribe, Borneo, SE Asia

Three young women of the Kalabit tribe, Borneo, SE Asia
Three young women of the Kalabit (Kelabit) tribe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- women of this tribe are all tattooed when they reach the age of sixteen

Background imageEmpire Collection: Angoni tribesman performer, Nyasaland, East Africa

Angoni tribesman performer, Nyasaland, East Africa
Angoni (Ngoni) tribesman performer, Nyasaland, East Africa (then part of the British Empire, now Malawi). He is a musician, singer and dancer whose leggings rattle when he moves. Date: 1922

Background imageEmpire Collection: Chief sword-bearer to the King, Gold Coast, West Africa

Chief sword-bearer to the King, Gold Coast, West Africa
Chief sword-bearer to the King of Bekwai, Gold Coast, Ghana (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, holding an ornate gold-handled sword. Date: 1922

Background imageEmpire Collection: Queen Messi of Massa, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Queen Messi of Massa, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Royal transport for Queen Messi of Massa in the Sherbro region of Sierra Leone, West Africa. She was on her way to a political meeting. Her top hat is a sign of her authority. Date: 1922

Background imageEmpire Collection: Kukuruku tradition, Bendel State, Nigeria, West Africa

Kukuruku tradition, Bendel State, Nigeria, West Africa
Kukuruku tribal tradition for a young mans coming of age ceremony, Bendel State, Nigeria, West Africa (then in the British Empire). Date: 1922

Background imageEmpire Collection: King Prempeh I of the Ashanti Empire, West Africa

King Prempeh I of the Ashanti Empire, West Africa
King Prempeh I (1870-1931) of the Ashanti (Asante) Empire, West Africa, now part of Ghana. He ruled from 1888 until his death in 1931, and fought an Ashanti war against Britain in 1893

Background imageEmpire Collection: Napier Barracks, Karachi, British India

Napier Barracks, Karachi, British India
Napier Barracks, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1908

Background imageEmpire Collection: Telegraph from Maharaja Bikaner to Major Crawford

Telegraph from Maharaja Bikaner to Major Crawford
Telegraph sent from Maharaja Bikaner to Major Crawford of the British 125th Rifles, stationed at Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra, India

Background imageEmpire Collection: Marquis Yamagata Aritomo

Marquis Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922)was a Japanese field marshal, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan, and a leading member of the genro

Background imageEmpire Collection: Mompunga, a Lushai chief, and Mr. Murray, political agent, taking the oath of friendship

Mompunga, a Lushai chief, and Mr. Murray, political agent, taking the oath of friendship, which appears to involve spearing an unsuspecting cow. Date: 1890

Background imageEmpire Collection: Rose Marie, Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone, Kent

Rose Marie, Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone, Kent
Rose Marie, a musical romance of the Canadian Rockies, at the Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone, Kent, and at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool. Previously at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

Background imageEmpire Collection: Italian Propaganda postcard - Invasion of Albania

Italian Propaganda postcard - Invasion of Albania by Italian Tank Regiment (this card is celebrating the brave tank drivers) 7-12 April 1939

Background imageEmpire Collection: Burma Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley

Burma Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley. Date: 1924

Background imageEmpire Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II with Sultan Reshad V - Istanbul, Turkey

Kaiser Wilhelm II with Sultan Reshad V - Istanbul, Turkey
WW1 - Kaiser Wilhelm II with Sultan Reshad V - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1916

Background imageEmpire Collection: Bursa, Turkey - Yeni Kaplica (New Hot Spring Baths)

Bursa, Turkey - Yeni Kaplica (New Hot Spring Baths)
The Road leading to the historic, spring-fed Yeni Kaplica Hamami (New Hot Spring Bathhouse), a famous Turkish bath in Bursa, Turkey. Date: 1903



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