Malawi Collection

Devon - Hooe - estuary of the River Plym
Homeward Bound - Nyasaland (modern Malawi). An african woman carrying a large load on her head and her baby on her back. Postcard sold at the British Empire Exhibition at the East African Pavilion

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve, 1915
Members of the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve at Karonga, in the north of the country. Karonga was the scene of much fighting in September 1914

Likoma, Lake Nyasa - waiting for the Mission Steamer
Likoma on Likoma Island, Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi), Malawi - waiting for the arrival of the Mission Steamer. Malawi was at this stage Nyasaland, a British protectorate established in 1907. circa 1910s

Africa Blantyre School pre-1900

Africa Karonga and its defenders pre-1900

Africa Ngoni Ruga-Ruga mercenaries after a raid pre-1900

Fort Johnston, Lake Nyasa, Nyasaland, Africa now Malawi
Ivory to be sent to London, Victorian period. The location is Fort Johnston, Lake Nyasa, Nyasaland, Africa now Malawi

Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander G-BDLN (msn 492), at the SBAC Farnborough Air-Show, held between 5-12 September 1976. Operated by the Malawi Police Air Wing as 7Q-YAZ, this aircraft was short-lived

Africa - Nyasaland (Malawi) - Women of Mount Zamba Date: circa 1905

Asilidae, robber flies

Class of Bonde Women, Msalabani, Nyasaland
Class of Bonde Women, Universities Mission to Central Africa, Msalabani, Nyasaland (now Malawi). Date: 1910s

Mission Station, Likoma Island, Nyasaland
Mission Station, Likoma Island, Lake Nyasa, Nyasaland, British Central Africa (now Malawi). Date: circa 1910

Dance in the Quadrangle, Msalabani, Nyasaland
Dance in the Quadrangle, Universities Mission to Central Africa, Msalabani, Nyasaland (now Malawi). Date: 1900s

Likoma, Lake Nyasa, Nyasaland, British Central Africa (now Malawi) -- waiting the arrival of the mission steamer, Universities Mission to Central Africa. Date: circa 1910

Mission Station under construction, Chididi, Nyasaland, British Central Africa (now Malawi). Date: circa 1910s

Churches of Christ Mission, Namiwawa, Nyasaland
Miss Bannister at work, Churches of Christ Mission, Namiwawa, Nyasaland, British Central Africa (now Malawi). Date: circa 1910

Cape Maclear (Chembe), Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Cape Maclear (Chembe), viewed from Elephant Island. This small fishing village is on Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) in Malawi (formerly Rhodesia and Nyasaland). Date: 1950s

Women wearing Lip-rings
Two women from Manganja tribe wearing lip-rings (pelele). When girls are very young, the upper lip is pierced close to the nose, and a small pin inserted to prevent the orifice from closing

Bishop of Nyasaland and his Four Archdeacons
The Bishop of Nyasaland (modern Malawi) Cathew Johnson (centre) and his Four Archdeacons. Standing A G B Glossop (left) - joined 1893; G H Wilson (right)

Malawi Dancers
Malawi Africans dancing, as they do for all important occasions, such as weddings, initiation ceremonies, etc. Date: 1960s

African Stilt Dancers
Stilt dancers from Mpemba Boys Home, in the march past, Malawi, Africa. Date: 1960s

Blantyre (Madala), Malawi - The Mosque
Blantyre (Mandala), Malawi - The Mosque. Date: circa 1921

Lake Malawi near Fort Johnston
Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa or Lago Niassa) - an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the Great Rift Valley system of East Africa

Malawi, Blantyre - Water Carrier
Malawi, Blantyre (Mandala) (British Central Africa) - Young female Water Carrier Date: circa 1920

Raising British Flag
The British flag is raised on the Ruo, up the Shire river from the Zambesi, probably in present-day Malawi

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