Colonies Collection (#9)

Inauguration of Tunis Railway Station, 1872
3784047 Inauguration of Tunis Railway Station, 1872; (add.info.: Inauguration of Tunis Railway Station in La Goulette (the port of Tunis), 26 October 1872.); Lebrecht History

French and Moroccans at the Oudaya Cafe, Rabat
3788401 French and Moroccans at the Oudaya Cafe, Rabat; (add.info.: French and Moroccans at the Oudaya Cafe, Rabat. The Oudaya is the name of a medieval fortress in Rabat)

Conquest of Mexico: Cortes arresting the king Montezuma II, 1519 (chromo)
3788704 Conquest of Mexico: Cortes arresting the king Montezuma II, 1519 (chromo) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Cortez takes Montezuma prisoner (French)

Rue Principale, Tangier
3788379 Rue Principale, Tangier; (add.info.: Rue Principale, Tangier, Morocco. French postcard.); Lebrecht History

Rue Rouamzine in Meknes, Morocco
3788394 Rue Rouamzine in Meknes, Morocco; (add.info.: Rue Rouamzine in Meknes, Morocco. Men wearing selham walk from the town's central bell-tower)

Colonies of North America in 1776 (print)
3781938 Colonies of North America in 1776 (print); (add.info.: Colonies of North America in 1776 Statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776)

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The Westminster Hunt, published by 1788 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191200 The Westminster Hunt, published by 1788 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Crowds welcome the Sirdar in Egypt
Crowds welcoming the Sirdar, Sir Reginald Wingate (1861-1953), into Egypt, active from 1899-1916. He was a British general

Golfing in the Congo
A golf course at Elizabethville in the Belgian Congo. The Elizabethville Golf Club had about 100 members, mainly British and Belgian. Date: circa 1931

American War of Independence. Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783)
American War of Independence. Revolution of the Thirteen Colonies. Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783). Spanish Siege of Pensacola (March 9-May 8, 1781). Capture of Pensacola

Governors of West African colonies
Five Governors of British West African colonies, gathered for a conference in Lagos, Nigeria. Sir Thomas Southorn (1879-1957), Sir Arnold Hodson (1881-1944), Sir Bernard H

Novelty line drawing of a lion's head faces the Union Flag
The head is made up from the names of the Colonies - Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand and African Colonies. WW1 Date: circa 1915

BELTRAME, Achille (1871-1945). Second Boer War. Battle of Colenso, December 15, 1899. Boer forces led by Louis Botha defeated the English army of General Sir Redvers Buller. Engraving

BELTRAME, Achille (1871-1945). Battle in Transwaal in October 1899, during the Second Boer War. Engraving

Partners - Britannia and the Colonies dance together while Tsar Nicholas II dances with Madame France; Wilhelm II of Germany looks on. Date: 1901

Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), at the time under-secretary for the colonies in Campbell- Bannerman's government, later served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945

Colony of Clostridium tetani with spores, 1906 (litho)
3501913 Colony of Clostridium tetani with spores, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Empire Marketing (colour lithograph)
MAN464429 Empire Marketing (colour lithograph) by Williams, Hugh (fl.1920s); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board and printed by Dobson)

Fishermen catching oysters, Helgoland, Germany, photo or illustration, published 1892
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, agrarian, agricultural, agriculturally, animals, aquacultures, aquafarming, archive, arthropoda, arthropods, bivalves, bivalvia, black, black-and-white, black-white

Topographia Puteo Lorum, Mare Puteolanum, today the Bay of Pozzuoli. Puteoli, now known as Pozzuoli
17th-century, animals, antica, attraction, attractions, b.c. bay, bays, before christ, black, black-and-white, black-white, bunch of, cala, central italy, coast, coastal area, coastal areas

Untitled, from the series Service of Empire (colour litho)
MAN464438 Untitled, from the series Service of Empire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Manchester Art Gallery

Union of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, from the series Where Our Exports Go, 1927 [6321242] (colour litho)
MAN452963 Union of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, from the series Where Our Exports Go, 1927 [6321242] (colour litho) by Grimmond, William (1884-1952); Manchester Art Gallery

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) British Liberal statesman, 1903 (print)
538198 Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) British Liberal statesman, 1903 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Chamberlain, as Secretary of State for the Colonies, visiting South Africa)

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener - portrait standing
3919241 Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener - portrait standing by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); (add.info.: Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener - portrait standing)

Major-General Sir Peter Stark Lumsden - portrait sitting
3919264 Major-General Sir Peter Stark Lumsden - portrait sitting by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); (add.info.: Major-General Sir Peter Stark Lumsden - portrait sitting)

Aerial Telegraph (Semaphore), 1901 (print)
539606 Aerial Telegraph (Semaphore), 1901 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Aerial Telegraph (Semaphore)

Occupation of Mount Gurugu in the Rif War
3788403 Occupation of Mount Gurugu in the Rif War; (add.info.: Occupation of Mount Gurugu in the Rif War (1920-6). Mount Gurugu is the highest point of the Tres Forcas peninsula

British troops in Mesopotamia during WW1
3788089 British troops in Mesopotamia during WW1; (add.info.: British troops march through a town in Mesopotamia en route to Baghdad, 1917. Baghdad was captured in 1917 from the Turkish Army)

Sir Herbert Samuel
3787320 Sir Herbert Samuel -; (add.info.: Sir Herbert Samuel - the British High Commissioner of Palestine. Portrait. HS: English politician and diplomat: 6 November 1870 - 2 February 1963)

World War 1: Indian cavalry soldiers in London
3786875 World War 1: Indian cavalry soldiers in London; (add.info.: World War 1: Indian cavalry soldiers in London, following their reception with George V. April 1916. Viewing the state coach)

Nets of the White Ants, Termites (engraving)
5312149 Nets of the White Ants, Termites (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91); (add.info.: Engraving depicting termite mounds)

David Livingstone
3786472 David Livingstone; (add.info.: David Livingstone - portrait with autograph. Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa)

David Livingstone
3786561 David Livingstone; (add.info.: David Livingstone - portrait with autograph. Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa)

Signatures to Declaration of Independence, America
3784424 Signatures to Declaration of Independence, America; (add.info.: Signatures to the Declaration of American Independence, 4 July 1776)

Armed escort for the stamped paper, New York, 1765
3784414 Armed escort for the stamped paper, New York, 1765; (add.info.: Armed escort for the stamped paper, New York, 1765)

George Whitefield preaching in colonies, 18th century (engraving)
3784409 George Whitefield preaching in colonies, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: George Whitefield preaching. English Anglican priest and a founder of Methodism)

Arrival of Dr. Brydon at Jelalabad
3790595 Arrival of Dr. Brydon at Jelalabad; (add.info.: Dr. William Brydon (1811 - 1873) arriving at Jelalabad. Assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the first Anglo-Afghan

Arrival of Dr. Brydon at Jelalabad
3790458 Arrival of Dr. Brydon at Jelalabad; (add.info.: Dr. William Brydon (1811 - 1873) arriving at Jelalabad. Assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the first Anglo-Afghan

War of 1812: American invasion of Canada
3786591 War of 1812: American invasion of Canada; (add.info.: War of 1812: American invasion of Canada. Three First Nation Indians at war)

Barbarian Ethiopian customs, human fortresses (colour litho)
2778403 Barbarian Ethiopian customs, human fortresses (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barbarian Ethiopian customs, human fortresses)

The Italo-Turkish War, the discovery of the bodies of two valiant officers of the Lodi cavalry between
2815490 The Italo-Turkish War, the discovery of the bodies of two valiant officers of the Lodi cavalry between... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Events in China, a Corpse Stripper Surprised by Soldiers of European Troops (colour Litho)
2798376 The Events in China, a Corpse Stripper Surprised by Soldiers of European Troops (colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Events in China)

The Demonstration Of The Parisian Students In Favor Of The Boers, Missing By The Police In Front Of The Sorbonne
2798456 The Demonstration Of The Parisian Students In Favor Of The Boers, Missing By The Police In Front Of The Sorbonne (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

In the hell of Shanghai (colour litho)
2777776 In the hell of Shanghai (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the hell of Shanghai)

Bold shot of the Gondarini hand (colour litho)
2778605 Bold shot of the Gondarini hand (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bold coup de mano by the Gondarini)

Resumption of the war for the definitive occupation of the Cyrenaic plateau... (colour litho)
2815556 Resumption of the war for the definitive occupation of the Cyrenaic plateau... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Severe Defeat Given By The British Troops At The Mad Mullah In Somalia, The Charge Of The Cavalry (Colour Litho)
2798740 The Severe Defeat Given By The British Troops At The Mad Mullah In Somalia, The Charge Of The Cavalry (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

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"Exploring the Legacy: Tracing the Footsteps of Colonies" In 1776, thirteen original colonies laid the foundation for a nation that would shape history. As we delve into the past, a map from 1720 unfolds before our eyes, revealing a world dominated by empires and their far-reaching ambitions. The Empire Marketing Board poster showcasing Gibraltar reminds us of Britain's vast colonial empire. It was an era when King George V proudly presented scenes of this mighty empire, capturing its grandeur and diversity. Amidst these historical snapshots, we catch sight of The Emigrant Ship Hercules off Cambelton in Scotland in 1853. A poignant reminder of those who sought new beginnings across distant shores. A young Winston Churchill emerges from the shadows, embodying both the spirit and challenges faced by colonizers throughout history. His determination echoes against a backdrop of Europe depicted on a map from 1700 - a continent ripe with imperial aspirations. Another British Empire Marketing Board poster beckons our attention towards Takoradi Harbour; it symbolizes commerce and connections forged through colonization. Yet amidst human endeavors lies nature's marvels – an underwater coral reef scene teeming with vibrant marine life at Komodo Island in Indonesia reveals Earth's hidden treasures. King George V once again graces our narrative as he introduces us to an enchanting colony nestled within Antarctica's twilight Ross Sea – Emperor Penguins thrive against all odds in GRB03269. These hints paint an intricate tapestry woven by colonies past and present. They remind us to reflect upon both triumphs and tribulations that have shaped nations worldwide. Let us explore these legacies together as we strive for understanding and progress toward a future built on unity rather than division.