Governor Collection (page 16)

Australian Commonwealth celebrations
The inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth. When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1st January 1901, the colonies collectively became states of the Commonwealth of Australia

Island of Thassos, Greece - Olive Oil Factory
The Khedives (Governor s) Olive Oil Factory in Osmanie on the Island of Thassos - now in Greece, at this stage still under the control of the Ottoman Empire

Croatia - Rijeka (Fiume) - The Maritime Dept
Croatia - Rijeka (Fiume) - The Governors Palace (now the Maritime and History Museum) and Palace Adria, the headquarters of one of the leading shipping companies - Jadrolinije

The Countess of Ranfurly, wife of the Governor of the Bahamas, with the 339 lb tuna fish she caught in the Ladies Day International Tuna Tournament at Cat Day

Island in the Sun: Barbados
Barbados- the most English in character of the sunny Caribbean islands appropriately attracts a large contingent of visitors from England seeking palm-shaded relaxation. Among them are The Hon

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Nassau
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor with their two Cairns, Prisie and Pookie on the terrace of Government House. The Duke was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahamas in July 1940

Winston Churchill in Mombasa
As under-secretary for the colonies, Winston Churchill arrives at Mombasa on his tour of Africa. Here, he is welcomed by the Governor of the East African Protectorate(wearing the spiked helmet)

Duke of Connaught opening Canadian Parliament
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), Governor General of Canada, opening the Canadian Parliament. General scene showing the arrival of the Duke

Sir Evelyn Wood at the Tower of London
Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood (1838-1919) after his installation as the new Governor (or Constable) of the Tower of London, a position he held until the year he died

Poster advertising Harrismith, South Africa
Poster advertising Harrismith, a large inland town in South Africa, named after the British Governor, Sir Harry Smith. The western gateway to the Drakensberg mountains

Field Marshal Sir Robertson / Stamp
General SIR CHARLES FERGUSSON (1865 - 1951) British Army officer and the third Governor-General of New Zealand

Field Marshal Herbert Plumer / Stamp
General SIR JOHN GRENFELL MAXWELL (1859 - 1929) British Army officer and colonial governor. Was given command of the Army in Egypt during the First World War

Gerard Leman / Stamp
GERARD MATHIEU LEMAN (1851 - 1920) Belgian general and Governor of Liege

Major General Julian Byng / Stamp
(Major General) Field Marshal JULIAN HEDWORTH GEORGE BYNG, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862 - 1935) Prominent British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada

Winnipeg Exhibition - Governor General of Canada
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942) and Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886 - 1974) at Industrial Exhibition in Winnipeg in 1912

General Sir Charles Monro / Stamp
General SIR CHARLES CARMICHAEL MONRO, 1st Baronet of Bearcrofts, GCB, GCMG, GCSI (1860 - 1929) British Army General during World War I and Governor of Gibraltar from 1920 to 1929

Germain Casse / Gill
Germain Casse (1837-1900) French politician, appointed governor of Martinique

Lucknow Railway Station, India
Lucknow Railway Station, a new building in an Indian architectural style, opened by the governor of the United provinces in 1926-the centre of the railway system of Oudh

Lord Kitchener and the governor of the Suez Canal
Lord Horatio Kitchener of Khartoum (1850 - 1916), British military leader and statesman, pictured with his Excellency Mohamed Mahmoud Seliman Bey

The Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun, Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is arguably the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area

The Marquis of Lorne being sworn in as Governor General of C
The Marquis of Lorne (Duke of Argyll), husband of Princess Louise, being sworn in as Governor General of Canada in 1878

Earl of Athlone
Major General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, formerly Prince Alexander of Teck (14 April 1874-16 January 1957)

Prince Alexander of Teck, Earl of Athlone
Major General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, formerly Prince Alexander of Teck (14 April 1874-16 January 1957)

Departure of the Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise from L
Engraving depicting Princess Louise with her husband, the Marquis of Lorne (Duke of Argyle) seen departing from Liverpool for Canada where the Marquis was to serve as Governor General

Prince Arthur in Canada
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) during a trip to Canada between August 1869 and July 1870. Arthur would later become Governor-General of Canada 1911

The Legislative Council of India, c. 1910
Photograph showing the Legislative Council of the Indian Governor-General, 1910. Lord Minto is pictured in the chair at centre

William Lidderdale (1832-1902)
Engraved portrait of William Lidderdale (1832-1902), former Governor of the Bank of England, pictured in 1891

Captain Sir Ian Fraser, English politician and later a governor of the BBC

Alva in Brussels
Margaret of Parma abdicates as governor of the Netherlands : at Brussels her place is taken by the duke of Alva, who will fight resistance with relentless ferocity

Alva and Margaret
The duke of Alva, now governor of the Netherlands in the place of Margaret of Parma who has abdicated, escorts her out of the country

Fetes at Warsaw
Despite the fiasco of his ball in February, the governor of Warsaw is determined to win friends and influence people - fetes and parades are applauded by some, at least

William Tell
WILLIAM TELL Heroic Swiss patriot, shooting an apple off his son Walters head by order of the Austrian governor. Did it really happen ? Did he even exist ?

Montagu Collet Norman
MONTAGU COLLET NORMAN Governor of the Bank of England

Emin Pashas Irregular Troops, c. 1887
Engraving showing some of the irregular troops of Emin Pashas army, armed with rifles, Sudan, 1888. Emin Pasha (1840-1892) was the German doctor, explorer

H. M. Stanley and his officers leaving Mombasa aboard the ste
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on left, raising cap) and his officers returning from the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition aboard the steam-ship Katoria, 1889

A Man of the Shuli Tribe, Sudan, c. 1887
Engraving showing a member of the Shuli Tribe of Central Africa, who were found in the area ruled by Emin Pasha, the Governor of the Egyptian Equatorial Province, c.1887

Travelling by hammock; H. M. Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expe
Photograph showing one of the members of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition being carried by hammock, Central Africa, 1888

Map of Central Africa showing the likely routes of the Emin
Engraved map showing Central Africa and the predicted routes of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1887. Emin Pasha (1840-1892), the German doctor, explorer

Three Chippewa Indian chiefs at Montreal, 1849
Three native American Indian chiefs in full ceremonial dress, with beads, necklaces and feathers: Chingwackonce (Little Pine), Nabunagoging (The Eclipse) and Menissino Wenninne (The Great Warrior)

Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson entering Dufile, 1888
Engraving showing the Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson riding into Dufile, on the banks of the River Nile, c.1888. Emin Pasha (1840-1892)

Lyttelton / Sir Charles
SIR CHARLES LYTTELTON Governor of Jamaica

Andre Montalembert
ANDRE DE MONTALEMBERT, comte d Esse. French military, commander of the French forces in Scotland (!), governor of Teroane (where ?) which he died defending

Robert Monckton
ROBERT MONCKTON British military commander in the American colonies, governor of New York

Sir John Lawrence
Sir JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE Military commander and governor-general of India

Sir James Leith
SIR JAMES LEITH British military commander, governor of the Leeward Islands

Stanley and Tippoo Tib leaving Matadi, 1887
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (centre right on horse) and Tippoo Tib (1837-1905) (right of Stanley, with sword) leaving Matadi, on the Congo river, 1887

Meeting of Emin Pasha and Sir Henry Morton Stanley, Kavalli
Emin Pasha (1840-1892) and Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) at Kavalli, Central Africa, April 1888. Emin Pasha, the German doctor, explorer

Sir Henry Morton Stanley leaving Yambuya Camp during the Emi
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on right, wearing dark jacket) setting out from Yambuya Camp on the 28th June 1887 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

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