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Background imageSettlers Collection: Little Turtle / Miami

Little Turtle / Miami
Chief of the Miami tribe who led a number of raids on settlers in the Northwest Territory. He was forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville in 1795

Background imageSettlers Collection: A SWAGMAN

A SWAGMAN
A Swagsman

Background imageSettlers Collection: The Conference of Kaw Indians with the United States Governm

The Conference of Kaw Indians with the United States Governm
Image showing the Kaw native American Indians appealing to the United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs to protect their land from settlers, 1857

Background imageSettlers Collection: Poster advertising Canada to British settlers

Poster advertising Canada to British settlers
Poster for Canadian Pacific, inviting British settlers, married or single, to go to Canada. Help given towards farm purchase. Assisted passages for approved applicants

Background imageSettlers Collection: The perils of our forefathers

The perils of our forefathers

Background imageSettlers Collection: Racial / Australia / Sheep

Racial / Australia / Sheep
In an Australian sheep shearing shed

Background imageSettlers Collection: Pioneer settlers outside their log cabin

Pioneer settlers outside their log cabin. A woman cooks over a fire, watched by two children

Background imageSettlers Collection: Settlers house, St Mary, Jamaica

Settlers house, St Mary, Jamaica Date: early 1900s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Settler's house, St Mary, Jamaica, early 1900s

Settler's house, St Mary, Jamaica, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Australian settlers

Australian settlers

Background imageSettlers Collection: Australian settlers, Victorian period, hand coloured photo

Australian settlers, Victorian period, hand coloured photo

Background imageSettlers Collection: Wheat Harvest Narromine Australia New South Wales

Wheat Harvest Narromine Australia New South Wales NSW probably 1920s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Wheat farming Wellington Australia New South Wales

Wheat farming Wellington Australia New South Wales NSW probably 1920s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Wool showroom Sydney Australia New South Wales

Wool showroom Sydney Australia New South Wales NSW probably 1920s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Settlers homestead in Monaro Australia New South

Settlers homestead in Monaro Australia New South Wales NSW probably 1920s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Oxen train Australia New South Wales NSW probably

Oxen train Australia New South Wales NSW probably 1920s taking compressed wool to the railway

Background imageSettlers Collection: Arrawatta cattle farm Australia New South Wales

Arrawatta cattle farm Australia New South Wales NSW probably 1920s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Australia Tree Felling Victorian period

Australia Tree Felling Victorian period

Background imageSettlers Collection: Australia Settlers wool shed Victorian period

Australia Settlers wool shed Victorian period

Background imageSettlers Collection: Australia Wool grading shed Victorian period

Australia Wool grading shed Victorian period

Background imageSettlers Collection: Gum tree scrapers, New Zealand, Victorian period

Gum tree scrapers, New Zealand, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageSettlers Collection: Emigrant Life in British North America, Canadian settlers

Emigrant Life in British North America, Canadian settlers on the road. Date: 1880

Background imageSettlers Collection: Native Australians

Native Australians
The hazards of a settler's life - a night attack by native Australians. Date: 1850s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Slavery in Virginia and South Carolina

Slavery in Virginia and South Carolina
Enslaved people drying tobacco leaves in Virginia 76, slaves working on rice fields in South Carolina 77, and view of the natural bridge in Rockbridge, Virginia 78

Background imageSettlers Collection: Original settlers cottages, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Original settlers cottages, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. Date: circa 1904

Background imageSettlers Collection: Landing of Swedish Settlerd at Delaware Bay

Landing of Swedish Settlerd at Delaware Bay
Swedish settlers, under Peter Minuit, land at Paradise Point along Delaware Bay. The settlers arrive onshore and start to explore the land in groups

Background imageSettlers Collection: The Landing of Leonard Calvert at St. Mary s

The Landing of Leonard Calvert at St. Mary s
The landing of Leonard Calvert, the first governor of Maryland, at St. Marys City, the first English settlement and colony in the Maryland area. Date: 1634

Background imageSettlers Collection: Dutch Boer and Wife

Dutch Boer and Wife, South Africa. 1839

Background imageSettlers Collection: Interior, house on the NW coast of America

Interior, house on the NW coast of America
Interior, house on the north-west coast of America, showing parents and children

Background imageSettlers Collection: Landing place, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

Landing place, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Commemorative stone, Landing place of the first settlers, 1635, at Parker River, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSettlers Collection: An indigenous Indian sellings furs to Americans

An indigenous Indian sellings furs to Americans. circa 1760s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Viking Longship

Viking Longship
A Viking Longship heading across the sea to plunder and conquer... Date: circa 12th century

Background imageSettlers Collection: KON-TIKI MUSEUM

KON-TIKI MUSEUM
The famous raft the Kon-Tiki, at the museum in Oslo. Thor Heyerdahl sailed across the Pacific (1947), proving that Polynesian settlers could have sailed from Polynesia to Peru. Date: 1960s

Background imageSettlers Collection: MIGRANT SETTLERS ATTACKD

MIGRANT SETTLERS ATTACKD
Settlers migrating to the west are attacked by Native Americans : the wagons are formed into a tight cluster round which the predators circle. Date: 1876

Background imageSettlers Collection: Bale Fire of Beacon Warning of Attack

Bale Fire of Beacon Warning of Attack
The Bale Fire is a series of fires, used to pass on an alarm throughout a district : here, settlers in the American colonies warn others of an attack of Native Americans Date: 17th century

Background imageSettlers Collection: A Group of Somali Women in Aden, Yemen

A Group of Somali Women in Aden, Yemen. Date: 1906

Background imageSettlers Collection: Lord and Lady Francis Scott at Njoro Polo Ground

Lord and Lady Francis Scott at Njoro Polo Ground
Lord and Lady Francis Scottt at the Njoro Polo Ground in Kenya. Lady Francis Scott was Lady Eileen Elliot and Lord Francis was the brother of the Duke of Buccleuch

Background imageSettlers Collection: Tasmanian aborigines attacking a settlers hut

Tasmanian aborigines attacking a settlers hut. 1870

Background imageSettlers Collection: Three Generations of Pitcairn Islanders

Three Generations of Pitcairn Islanders
Three Generations of male Pitcairn Islanders - the descendants of Fletcher Christian or John Adams - mutineers from the Bounty who settled on the islands in 1790

Background imageSettlers Collection: South Manchurian Railway Company Hospital - Shenyang, China

South Manchurian Railway Company Hospital - Shenyang, China
South Manchurian Railway Company Hospital - Shenyang (formerly Mukden), China. With the region under Japanese control following victory in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Background imageSettlers Collection: Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA - the rock onto which the Pilgrims first stepped on when they landed on 21st December 1620, having travelled across the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower

Background imageSettlers Collection: Visit to Madeira - Calheta - View on South Coast

Visit to Madeira - Calheta - View on South Coast
Black and white lantern slide of Calheta, view on the South Coast - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira. Boswell Collection. Calheta is a municipality on the southwest coast of Madeira

Background imageSettlers Collection: New Years Day in Old New York

New Years Day in Old New York - a man raises his hat to give a woman a seasonal kiss. circa 1680s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Settler with cheetah cub, Nakuru, East Africa

Settler with cheetah cub, Nakuru, East Africa. 1919

Background imageSettlers Collection: Settler with tame waterbuck, East Africa

Settler with tame waterbuck, East Africa. 1919

Background imageSettlers Collection: The Channel Islands - Creux Harbour

The Channel Islands - Creux Harbour - Small - walled harbour - boats inside. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands The first harbour at Creux was built in 1588 by the first

Background imageSettlers Collection: Synagogue Temple Beth-El, 5th Avenue, New York

Synagogue Temple Beth-El, 5th Avenue, New York
Built in 1891 by architect Arnold Brunner in Indiana lime stone to cater for the large Jewish community living in New York

Background imageSettlers Collection: Settlers Homestead

Settlers Homestead
A settlers farmyard at Muskoka with timber house and haystacks Date: 1907

Background imageSettlers Collection: Canadian Voyageurs

Canadian Voyageurs
Two French-Canadian voyageurs negotiate a rapid on the Saguenay river : settlers adopt the native boats as the most suitable for local conditions. Date: 18/19th century

Background imageSettlers Collection: Crossing Mississippi

Crossing Mississippi
Settlers wagons are ferried across the Mississippi River, at the start of their long journey to the Golden West. Date: circa 1850

Background imageSettlers Collection: Clearing / Yuba River

Clearing / Yuba River
A clearing ground near the Yuba River Date: 1868

Background imageSettlers Collection: American settlers on a difficult journey

American settlers on a difficult journey
American settlers on a long and difficult journey. Date: 1890

Background imageSettlers Collection: American settlers cross the Oregon region

American settlers cross the Oregon region
American settlers at a river crossing in the Oregon region, USA. Date: 1900

Background imageSettlers Collection: Pioneer settlers ploughing under guard

Pioneer settlers ploughing under guard. Date: early 19th century

Background imageSettlers Collection: Patio, House of Ramona, San Diego, California, USA

Patio, House of Ramona, San Diego, California, USA
Patio, House of Ramona (Ramonas Marriage Place, Casa de Estudillo), Camulos Rancho, Old San Diego, California, USA. It is an historic adobe house, built by early settlers in 1827

Background imageSettlers Collection: House of Ramona, San Diego, California, USA

House of Ramona, San Diego, California, USA
House of Ramona (Ramonas Marriage Place, Casa de Estudillo), Camulos Rancho, Old San Diego, California, USA. It is an historic adobe house, built by early settlers in 1827

Background imageSettlers Collection: First cabin, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, USA

First cabin, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, USA
Kentuckys first cabin, built by James Harrod in 1774 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, USA. Date: 1910s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Old Vreeland House, Nutley, New Jersey, USA

Old Vreeland House, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
Old Vreeland House or Homestead (built 1704), Chestnut Street, Nutley, New Jersey, USA. It was the home of the Dutch painter Bastian Van Giesen or Giessen. Date: circa 1907

Background imageSettlers Collection: Jamestown, Virginia, USA

Jamestown, Virginia, USA
View of Jamestown, Virginia, USA, as it appeared in 1907. It was the location of the first permanent English settlement in America, and was the capital of the colony from 1616 to 1699

Background imageSettlers Collection: DeVries Memorial and State Street, Lewes, Delaware, USA

DeVries Memorial and State Street, Lewes, Delaware, USA. DeVries was one of the first Dutch settlers, arriving in 1631. Date: circa 1940

Background imageSettlers Collection: Memorial stone, Quaboag, West Brookfield, Mass, USA

Memorial stone, Quaboag, West Brookfield, Mass, USA
Memorial stone (Indian Rock) at Quaboag Plantation, West Brookfield, Mass, USA, where a siege took place by Native American (Nipmuc) Indians against English settlers. Date: circa 1907

Background imageSettlers Collection: Ramonas Marriage Place, San Diego, California, USA

Ramonas Marriage Place, San Diego, California, USA
Wishing Well at Ramonas Marriage Place (Casa de Estudillo), Old San Diego, California, USA. It is an historic adobe house, built by early settlers in 1827

Background imageSettlers Collection: Early view of San Francisco, California, USA

Early view of San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 1849

Background imageSettlers Collection: Canadian Pioneer Family

Canadian Pioneer Family
A Victorian family in Quebec, Canada. Date: 1890s

Background imageSettlers Collection: Mayflower memorial stone and Tablet, Plymouth, England

Mayflower memorial stone and Tablet, Plymouth, England
The Mayflower memorial stone and Tablet, Plymouth, England. This Pilgrim ship made the historic voyage in 1620 from Plymouth to the New World

Background imageSettlers Collection: Canadian Pioneers - Five Generations

Canadian Pioneers - Five Generations
Pioneers - Five Generations of the same family at Tignish, a fishing community located in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSettlers Collection: English settlers dealing with Indian people ( redskins )

English settlers dealing with Indian people ( redskins )
" English settlers dealing with Indian people (" redskins" )

Background imageSettlers Collection: Settlers from the first French expedition to

Settlers from the first French expedition to America in 1562, leaded by Jean Ribault, exchanging supplies with Native American People, near Charlesfort (nowadays Beaufort, South Carolina)

Background imageSettlers Collection: Petroglyph with geometric motifs

Petroglyph with geometric motifs. Work by the ancient settlers of the Canary Islands whose origin came from the northwest

Background imageSettlers Collection: ALONSO DEL RIVERO, Jos頨18th century). Charles

ALONSO DEL RIVERO, Jos頨18th century). Charles
ALONSO DEL RIVERO, Jos頨 18th century). Charles III handing over the lands of Sierra Morena to the settlers. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. St. Fernando Royal Academy Museum

Background imageSettlers Collection: Australian settlement

Australian settlement
Powers to appoint a Vice Admiral and a judge for the occupation and settlement of NSW Australia 25 April 1787 (cover) Date: 25th April 1787

Background imageSettlers Collection: Settlers first blockhouse

Settlers first blockhouse. Settlers outside of log cabin, with steamboat on river in background. Date c1870

Background imageSettlers Collection: Old settlers picnic - July 15, Du Page County Centennial, Ro

Old settlers picnic - July 15, Du Page County Centennial, Roselle. Poster showing a well-dressed woman standing beside a well-dressed man. Date between 1936 and 1939

Background imageSettlers Collection: Priest River Valley, where many settlers grow hay between th

Priest River Valley, where many settlers grow hay between the stumps. Bonner County, Idaho. See general caption 49. Date 1939 Oct

Background imageSettlers Collection: Defending German officials house, Windhoek, SW Africa

Defending German officials house, Windhoek, SW Africa
Five men (three white and two black) ready to defend a German officials house at Windhoek, in German South West Africa (now Namibia)

Background imageSettlers Collection: Melbourne, Australia - Monbulk

Melbourne, Australia - Monbulk, with a lone settlers home. The Aboriginal name, Monbolloc translates as hiding place in the hills. Date: 1904

Background imageSettlers Collection: Colonists Get Land

Colonists Get Land
The French prefect of Algiers distributes land to approved settlers in the village of Rivel, also known as Maraboutine Date: 1856

Background imageSettlers Collection: Shantytown near Paroa, South Island, New Zealand

Shantytown near Paroa, South Island, New Zealand
General view of Shantytown, a recreation of a typical 1880s West Coast gold mining town near Paroa, Greymouth, South Island, New Zealand

Background imageSettlers Collection: Historic buildings, Kerikeri, North Island, New Zealand

Historic buildings, Kerikeri, North Island, New Zealand
Three historic buildings at Kerikeri, North Island, New Zealand. On the left is New Zealands oldest stone building, the Settlers Store, a storehouse dating from 1835

Background imageSettlers Collection: Meeting of settlers and Maoris, New Zealand 1863

Meeting of settlers and Maoris, New Zealand 1863
Meeting of European and Maori inhabitants of the province of Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, held at the Pah Whakairo, a native village near Napier

Background imageSettlers Collection: A Land-rush in the United States. The crowd waiting to take

A Land-rush in the United States. The crowd waiting to take
Once the Cherokee Indians had been taken off their lands, a land rush was organised where settlers would race to take possession of the land, sometimes shooting rivals in the process

Background imageSettlers Collection: American Indian Country. Spearing fish at night

American Indian Country. Spearing fish at night
Scene on the lakes of New Brunswick showing white settlers fishing Indian style

Background imageSettlers Collection: USA Cumberland Gap

USA Cumberland Gap
The Cumberland Gap, a pass through the Cumberland plateau in Tennessee, was a notable landmark for settlers traveling to the West

Background imageSettlers Collection: USA Cisco Station

USA Cisco Station
Cisco Station, California, a typical frontier town at the time when hopeful settlers were pouring into the West



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