Population Collection (page 7)

Fire at Thessaloniki - Aftermath of the Fire (3 / 3)
A view of the devasted remains of the centre of Salonica, Greece, following the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917

Fire at Thessaloniki - Commencement of the Fire (2 / 3)
Th Commencement of the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917 at Thessaloniki. In 32 hours 9500 houses were destroyed.which left more than 70000 people homeless

Fire at Thessaloniki - Before the Fire (1 / 3)
Fire at Thessaloniki - before the blaze took hold, August 1917. The Great Fire raged between 18th-19th August 1917. In 32 hours 9500 houses were destroyed.which left more than 70000 people homeless

Bermudan Children, Bermuda Date: circa late 1930s

Maori Beauty - New Zealand. Date: circa 1907

Prague in 18th c. Drawing. CZECH Rep Prague
Prague in 18th c. Drawing. CZECH Rep.. Prague

A couple of indigenous people from Easter Island, circa 1820. The population of this island was from Polynesian origin. Engraving

Venice (17th c. ). Detail of Saint Marks Square
Venice (17th c.). Detail of Saint Marks Square

Map of Freiburg im Breisgau (17th c. ). Engraving
Map of Freiburg im Breisgau (17th c.). Engraving

Badajoz (1812). Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

D ANNUNZIO, Gabriele (1863-1938). Italian writer. Entry of Gabriele D Annunzio as commander in Fiume, where it is received by the civil population. 1919

The city and port of Barcelona (18th c. ). Engraving
The city and port of Barcelona (18th c.). Engraving

Census 1911 (Schedule reverse) Date: 1911

Census 1901, Whitechapel, London Date: 1901

1851 Census
Somerset Staple Fitzpaine Census 1851 description of district Date: 1851

Belgian Canal Boat Fund for the relief of the civil populati

Portland, Oregon, population 22, 000, looking east to the Cascade Mountains. Date c1880

Landing of Christopher Columbus in America, at San Salvador, October 12th A.D. 1492

Elderly Amerindian Woman - Peru Date: circa 1910s

Toba Indian, Meleta Gran Chato, Argentina
The Toba are an ethnic group in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. The Gran Chaco is a sparsely populated, hot and semi-arid lowland natural region of the Rde la Plata basin

Indigenous reed boat on Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Totora reeds have been used by various pre-Columbian South American civilizations to build reed boats. The boats, called balsa, vary in size from small fishing canoes to thirty meters long

Amerindian Man - Cyclopean Wall - Cuzco, Peru
Amerindian Man - standing in front of a Cyclopean stone Wall - testament to the skill of Incan masons - Cuzco, Peru. Date: circa 1910s

Harbin, China - Russian Shop signs
Harbin, China - the largest city of Heilongjiang Province - Visible Russian Shop signs. In the territory which was formerly Northern Manchuria

The Selengyin Buryats
The Buryats or Buriyads - the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia, mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia

Toba Family - Gran Chaco, Argentina. The Toba are an ethnic group in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. They are part of a larger group of indigenous inhabitants of the Gran Chaco region

New York - A First Impression by Helen McKie
A first impression of New York by the Bystanders globe-trotting lady artist-reporter, Helen McKie showing its famous skyscrapers and the multi-racial crowds in Fifth Avenue and on Broadway. Date: 1927

Chinipis Indians, Argentina Date: 1910

Indigenous Peruvian Indians at Lake Titicaca, Peru Date: circa 1910s

Bolivian dancer in decorated costume
The translation of the caption of this card is rather lovely: " A great dancer in fancy dress embroidered in gold" La Paz, Bolivia Date: circa 1910s

Messina Earthquake - Victor Emmanuel III
Messina Earthquake - Visit of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947), who assisted the First Aid relief effort

Mexican Revolution -
Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) - local people - the men and boys stand, whilst the women and babies sit on the street (one is asleep). Date: circa 1911

Benin - Scenes & Places
The Republic of Benin (formerly Dahomey) - places depicted on the card are capital city Porto-Novo, a house of the indigenous population (one of whom is pictured in the inset oval)

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (4 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people. Here, refugees lines the platforms of Tokyo Station, desperate to flee the burning city

Catholic Mission - Chesterfield, Newfoundland
The Eskimo (Inuit) Catholic Mission - Chesterfield, Newfoundland and Labrador in January. Date: circa 1920s

Inuit Chief and his wife - Alaska (Island of Detroit, Bering) Date: circa 1910s

Where to eat dinner with chopsticks a la chinoise
Scene from 1920 of a Chinese restaurant in Londons Chinatown in Limehouse. The first Chinese to settle in Britain arrived in the late 18th century

Plentiful crop of Babies - Utah, United States
A plentiful crop of Babies from Utah, United States. Date: 1906

Sami Father and Son Date: circa 1920

Moro Constabulary, Philippines
Moro Constabulary with American officers in dress uniform, Philippines. The Moro people are mostly Muslim indigenous people of Southern Philippines. Date: circa 1910s

Aboriginal Mother and Baby with supplies
An aboriginal Mother, carrying her baby on her back, taking food obtained from the Tea and Sugar train back to her wurley (a shelter or hut, made of branches and leaves)

Population Postcard 1930
French postcard encouraging population growth - If France is to live, join the Alliance against depopulation... Date: 1930s

Taking the census on board ship 1861
Taking the census on board ship in the West India Docks Date: 1861

Prams, Babies & Mothers
Population explosion: prams and babies lined up outside a building in Ware, Hertfordshire; several women mind the children Date: circa 1965

Government Medical Inspectors Office
Emigration - The Government Medical Inspectors Office. As the text describes: No passenger ship is allowed to proceed until a medical practitioner appointed by the emigration office of the port shall

Chapel building, Penyrorsedd, North Wales
A large chapel building at Penyrorsedd in the Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales, with a ramshackle stone wall and what looks like an old iron bedstead in the foreground

Census tabulation in former Lambeth workhouse
Data from the 1931 census being transferred to punched cards in the former Lambeth workhouse - presumably the one on Princes Road (now Black Prince Road), Lambeth, south London

Balkan War 1912 - Lesbos (Metelin) returns to Greek control amid scenes of great celebration

Native American Indian Basketry
Native American Indian Basketmaking

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