Rhodesian Collection

Agatha Christie (1924)
AGATHA CHRISTIE writer, holding a Rhodesian carving

Short Solent Passener Flying Boat - Victoria Falls - Zambesi
A Short Solent Passenger Flying Boat (G-AHIN) close to the Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River - Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). Date: circa 1949

Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man
Reconstructed: Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man

Rhodesia Railways train crossing the Victoria Falls Bridge. The waterfall straddles Zimbabwe to the west and Zambia to the east. Date: 1948

Meikles Hotel - Salisbury, Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia). Date: circa 1935

Diagram of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17

Photograph of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17

Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, discovered in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area in a lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) on June 17, 1921 by Tom Zwiglaar, a Swiss miner. H

A native canoe on the Zambezi River above the Victoria Falls - modern Zambia and Zimbabwe. Date: circa 1910s

Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia
Ian Douglas Smith (1919-2007), best known as the Prime Minister of the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia

Joshua Nkomo, Vice President of Zimbabwe
Joshua Nkomo (Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, 1917-1999), leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU, 1962), Vice President of Zimbabwe 1987-1999

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Rhodesian Family (Native)
Black and white lantern Slide of Rhodesian Family (Native) - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zambia (Northern Rhodesia) - Woman carrying water in a large can on her head Date: circa 1930s

Poster, Rhodesian and Nyasaland Airways Limited. 20th century

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Gold mine
Black and white lantern Slide of a Gold Mine. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 43 Gold mine Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Mashonaland Prisoners
Black and white lantern Slide of Mashonaland Prisoners - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Matabeleland Store
Black and white lantern Slide of Matabeleland Store - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Farm
Black and white lantern slide of farm - British South Africa. Part of Box 288 - British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 42 Farm Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Native Carriers
Black and white lantern Slide of Native Carriers - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 52 Native Carriers Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Tanganyika Plateau
Black and white lantern Slide of Tanganyika Plateau - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, Britrish South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Pungwe Falls
Black and white lantern Slide of Pungwe Falls - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Victoria Falls
Black and white lantern Slide of Victoria Falls - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Coach crossing Umtali river
Black and white lantern Slide of Coach crossing Umtali river - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Palapye
Black and white lantern Slide of Palapye - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 12

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Street in Gwelo
Black and white lantern Slide of Street in Gwelo - British South Africa.. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 11

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Old Fort, Tuli
Black and white lantern Slide of Old Fort, Tuli - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 10

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Salisbury, School children
Lantern slide of Salisbury, School children. Part of Box 288 British South Africa, slide no.9 Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Building in Bulawayo with carriages
Lantern slide of a building (in Bulawayo?) with carriages outside. Part of Box 288 British South Africa, slide no.4 Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Bulawayo, Indaba at Government House
Lantern slide of Bulawayo, Indaba at Government House. An Indaba was a meeting or conference. This Indaba is being held to celebrate the arrival of the railway line at Bulawayo

Homo heildelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (Broken
Basilar view of the cranium belonging to Broken Hill Man (Homo heildelbergensis) discovered at Broken Hill Mine, Kabwe, Zambia by T. Zwigelaar in June 1921. It dates back 130, 000 years

Zambia (Northern Rhodesia) - Storyteller keeping two young boys entranced with his tales. Date: circa 1930s

East Africa - Rhodesia - Riding to the field on cattle
East Africa - Rhodesia - Christian Missionaries promoting agricultural advancement: leaving for work in the fields, riding on cattle! Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - Subsidiary wars in Africa - Northern Rhodesian rifles
WW1 - Subsidiary wars in Africa - The Northern Rhodesian rifles, a combined force of Northern Rhodesians and Belgians build a bridge over the Lusemfwa River in Zambia. Date: 1915

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Friendlies in Matoppos
Black and white lantern Slide of Friendlies in Matoppos - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 29. Friendlies in Matoppos Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Travelling in Mashonaland
Black and white lantern Slide of Travelling in Mashonaland - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Road cutting through bush
Black and white lantern Slide of Road cutting through bush - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Native and Lion
Black and white lantern Slide of Native and Lion - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 56 Native and Lion Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Ant hill
Black and white lantern Slide of an Ant Hill - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 59 Ant Hill Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Kaffir Paintings
Black and white lantern Slide of Kaffir Paintings - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 53 Kaffir paintings Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Chief
Black and white lantern Slides of Chief - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 47 Chief Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Types of Natives
Black and white lantern Slide of Types of Natives - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 46 Types of Natives Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - First output of Gold
Black and white lantern Slide of the First Output of Gold - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Mule-team crossing drift
Black and white lantern Slide of Mule-team crossing Drift - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 45 Mule-team crossing drift Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Coach in Matoppos
Black and white lantern Slide of Coach in Matoppos - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Mr Rhodess farm, Matoppos
Black and white lantern Slide of Mr. Rhodess Farm, Matoppos - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 28 Mr

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - view in Matoppos
Black and white lantern Slide of View in Matoppos - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Sebakwe Poort
Black and white lantern Slide of Sebakwe Poort - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 24 Sebakwe Poort - Zimbabwe Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Zimbabwe
Black and white lantern Slide of Zimbabwye - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Zambesi river
Black and white lantern Slide of Zambesi river - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Kloof near Palapye
Black and white lantern Slide of Kloof near Palapye - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 13 Kloof near Palaype - The word Kloof (cf)

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Coach crossing Limpopo
Black and white lantern Slide of Coach crossing Limpopo - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Salisbury and Kopjes
Lantern slide of Salisbury and Kopjes.. Part of Box 288 British South Africa, slide no.8 Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Man with moustache, sitting on a chair
Lantern slide of a man with moustache, sitting on a chair, with arms folded.. Part of Box 288 British South Africa, slide no.7 Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Train on way to Bulawayo
Lantern slide of train on way to Bulawayo.. Part of Box 288 British South Africa, slide no.6 Date: circa 1890s

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Bulawayo Post Office
Lantern slide of Bulawayo Post Office. Part of Box 288 British South Africa, slide no.3 Date: circa 1890s

British advance in S. E. Africa, WW1
Some of the troops under Brigadier-General Northey advancing between Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika in Southern East Africa. On the left are commanding officers of the Rhodesian volunteers, B.S.A

Homo heildelbergensis, Broken Hill or Rhodesian Man
Illustration by Michael Wilson of a Rhodesian man (H. heildelbergensi) family reconstructed from fossils discovered at Broken Hill, Kabwe, Zambia

Homo Heidelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (Broken H
The cranium and plaster cast belonging to Broken Hill Man (Homo Heidelbergensis) discovered at Broken Hill Mine, Kabwe, Zambia by T. Zwigelaar in June 1921. It dates back 130, 000 years

Rhodesia - Zimbabwe - Cheetah Hunting
A colonial European hunter and his prize bag - a cheetah - in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), East Africa

Queen Mum / Rhodesia 1953
ROYAL TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA AND RHODESIA: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, presenting the regimental colours to the Rhodesian African Rifles at Salisbury

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