Pith Collection (page 4)

Water cart, Tientsin (Tianjin), China. Date: 1861

Tatler front cover - Lord & Lady Curzon in India
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859 - 1925), British Conservative statesman, Viceroy and Governor General of India and Foreign Secretary, pictured with his first wife

British troops with elephants, India
British troops travelling with elephants in India. Date: 1918

British troops on a boat, India
British troops on a boat in India. Date: 1918

British army in action in India
Men of the British army in action in India. Date: 1918

Military men on board ship
A large number of military men in pith helmets on board ship

Royal Inniskillings in India
Soldiers from the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in India wearing military uniform and pith helmets. Date: C.1913

Inniskillings in transit
The Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, are recalled to Europe to fight in World War One. Here photographed in transit at Tientsin (now Tianjin) docks

British guard in Peking, China
British guard in Peking (now Beijing), China, with rifle and bayonet Date: 1911

British soldiers with a donkey in China
British soldiers of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, during their posting to China, pose in a garden; one of them rides a donkey as though on a cavalry charge. Date: C.1911

WW1 - British soldiers land fish killed by shell Dardanelles
WW1 - Two British soldiers landing a fish killed by an Asiatic Annie shell fired from Turkish Fort Gunners during the Dardanelles Campaign

14th July Festival - Thu Dau Mot - Vietnam
Vietnam - Thu Dau Mot, the capital city of Binh Duong Province. Public celebrations of July 14th. Children try and catch treats suspended on the end of fishing rods

British Mortar Battery in action at Landikhana, NWFP Date: circa 1920s

Orange segment on a plate-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Calamites suckowi (Brongniart)
Pith cast of Calamites suckowi, an Articulate, Carboniferous plant. Upper Carboniferous; Gosforth, near Newcastle-on-Tyne. Range: Genus, Carboniferous, Species, Westphalian

Edward VIII in India
EDWARD VIII, When still Prince of Wales, photographed with the Maharajah Kumar, at his Residency in Udapair. Date: 1894 - 1972

Egypt - British Soldier escorting an old blind Arab man
British Soldier escorting an old blind Arab man off a Nile Steamer, possibly at Port Said? Date: circa 1910s

Silhouette of a soldier in a pith helmet
Full-length silhouette of a soldier in a pith helmet, with binoculars in his hands and a sword at his side

French view of an English Gent in London
Spectacularly stereotypical French view of an English Gent in London, complete with plaid trousers, pith helmet, sinister expression (!) and a background of dark satanic mills!!! Date: 1901

German prisoners marching, Balkan Front, WW1
German prisoners under British escort, being marched to a railhead on the Balkan Front, at the time of the Battle of Machukovo during the First World War. Date: September 1916

North Staffordshire soldiers on road to Baku, WW1
A group of 7th North Staffordshire soldiers on the road to Baku, Armenia. They formed part of the Dunsterforce during the Armenian-Azerbaijani War

Turkish prisoners, Mesopotamia, WW1
Turkish prisoners with their British captors, on their way to Baghdad, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

British gunners on Balkan Front, WW1
British gunners on the Balkan Front during the First World War, preparing a mountain gun for action. Date: 1914-1918

Inniskillings at Chinese railway station
The Inniskilling Fusiliers, stationed in China, are ordered back to Europe to die on the western front : a scene in transit at Tientsin (now Tianjin)

Togo Police Training
Shooting practice for a German-controlled native African police troup, the Haussars in Lome, Togo, West Africa. Date: 1930s

Colonial Troops 1930S
Native Libyan troops in Tripoli, North Africa, receiving directions in the mountains from European, probably Italian, officers. Date: 1930s

British troops draining marshes, Salonika Front, WW1
British troops belonging to a Labour Battalion, trying to prevent malaria by draining marshes at Danbabali on the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: 1917

Big Game hunter sending his last postcard
A big game hunter who has (what rotten luck!) become a lunchtime snack for his intended victim (a very jolly lion) sends his last address which is: In Red Lion, Timbuktu !!!!!!! Date: 1906

Ship firing towards the coast, Middle East, WW1
A ship firing towards the coast, probably somewhere in the Middle East during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German-Turkish patrol at an oasis, Mesopotamia, WW1
A German-Turkish patrol at an oasis, with camels, Mesopotamia, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Conakry - French Guinea
French West Africa (Guinea) Conakry - Ballay Monument - in memorium of French Governor Noel Ballay (Governor between 1891-1900)

Turkish infantryman, WW1
A Turkish infantryman during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Turkish infantry, WW1
Men of the Turkish infantry during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British gunners firing captured gun in the desert, WW1
British gunners firing a captured gun against the enemy in the Palestine desert during the First World War. Date: circa 1917-1918

Indian troops in trench with Lewis guns, Palestine, WW1
Indian troops in a trench with Lewis guns, ready to fire at enemy aircraft in Palestine during the First World War. Date: circa 1917-1918

Allied soldiers awaiting orders, Egypt, WW1
Allied soldiers awaiting orders for the defence of the Nile, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British artillery in action, Mesopotamia, WW1
British artillery in action in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Busy communication trench, Mesopotamia, WW1
A busy communication trench in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during an action, with walking wounded and stretcher cases, during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
A street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Portuguese troops in southern Angola, West Africa, WW1
Portuguese troops in southern Angola, West Africa, during the First World War, making their way with difficulty through the countryside. Date: 1916

British gun battery in action, Cameroon, Africa, WW1
A British gun battery in action in Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War. The officer on the right is Lieutenant Colonel Haywood DSO. Date: circa 1914-1916

British soldiers at Gama, Cameroon, Africa, WW1
British soldiers at Gama, Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War, from left to right: Major Wright, Lieutenant Cook, General Cunliffe, Lieutenant Colonel Briscet(?)

General Sir W R Marshall, British army officer, WW1
Lieutenant General Sir William Raine Marshall (1865-1939), British army officer during the First World War. In November 1917 he succeeded General Maude as Commander in Chief of the Mesopotamian

Senegalese soldier in a trench, WW1
A Senegalese soldier in a trench during the First World War, location unknown. Date: 1914-1918

Heavy artillery in action in the desert, WW1
Heavy artillery in action in the desert during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

General Townshend in captivity after siege of Kut
General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (1861-1924), British Indian Army officer, seen here (seated, centre) in captivity after the siege of Kut Al Amara in Mesopotamia (now Iraq)

British naval gun in action, Cameroon, Africa, WW1
A British naval 12-pounder gun in action in Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1916

Howitzer in action in the desert, WW1
A 6 inch (30 cwt) Howitzer in action in the desert during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

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