Colony Collection (page 100)

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) male flying closely above the colony with female terns below, showing his full wingspan while looking at camera, Ameland, Friesland, The Netherlands

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) flying with a piece of fish in beak and hovering above the colony between beach grass, Ameland, Friesland, The Netherlands

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in colony, Farne Islands, United Kingdom

Map of formerly German colony East Africa, lithograph, published 1897
Map of the formerly German colony East Africa between 1885 and 1918, (present-day Burundi, Rwanda, and the mainland part of Tanzania). Lithograph, published in 1897

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Leaf-nosed Bat, Phyllostomidae, Cueva de los Guacharos National Park / Cave of the Oilbirds, Colombia Leaf-nosed Bat, Phyllostomidae, Cueva de los Gucharos National Park / Cave of the Oilbirds

Wooding (Camel) Market, Crater (Kraytar), Aden
Wooding (Camel) Market, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1908

The Wharf, Maala harbour, Aden
The Wharf, Maala (Al Ma ala) harbour, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930

Fruit seller in street market, Aden
Fruit seller in a street market, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

View of The Crescent, Aden
View of The Crescent, Steamer Point, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen), including the Hotel de l Europe and the Britannia Anonymous Society (cigarette factory). Date: circa 1930s

Bedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, Aden
Bedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

General view, Aden
General view, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s

Cisterns of Tawila, near Crater (Kraytar), Aden
Cisterns of Tawila (Tawila Tanks), near Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). An ancient historic site with a capacity for millions of gallons of water

Mermaids on the beach, Steamer Point, Aden
Mermaids (sea creatures) on the beach near the Grand Hotel, Steamer Point, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910

General view of Maala harbour, Aden
General view of Maala (Al Ma ala) harbour, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910s

War Memorial, Prince of Wales Pier, Aden
View from the sea, War Memorial, Prince of Wales Pier, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930

Eastern Telegraph Co, Ras Boradli, Aden
Offices and staff quarters of the Eastern Telegraph Co, Telegraph Bay, Ras Boradli, in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). circa 1910s

Maidan Square and Main Street, Crater (Kraytar), Aden, WW2
Maidan Square and Main Street, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). The car in the foreground has its headlights blacked out as a wartime precaution. Date: circa 1940

Civil Hospital, Crater (Kraytar), Aden
Civil Hospital, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1940s

European General Hospital, Steamer Point, Aden
European General Hospital, Steamer Point, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1908

Elmina Castle, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1930s

Governors Palace in Dakar, Senegal
Palace of the General Governor of French West Africa in Dakar, Senegal. Date: circa 1920

Office of colonial agent Hecker in French Equatorial Africa
Office (Factorerie) of colonial agent A. Hecker in Pointe-Noire, a city on the west coast of French Equatorial Africa (Afrique Ú▒Áatoriale franþí®se, AEF; today Republic of the Congo)

Beaconsfield hurling team, South Africa, 1907
Beaconsfield hurling team, Kimberley, Cape Colony, Griqualand West, South Africa. They were gold medal winners. Date: 1907

Italo-Turkish War - Raffaele Borea Ricci d Olmo, Admiral
Italo-Turkish War - Raffaele Borea Ricci d Olmo, an Italian naval officer with the rank of Counter Admiral. He was the first Italian governor of Tripolitania

Royal Victoria Hospital Farm Colony, Polton, Scotland
Patients plough the land and plant seed potatoes at the Farm Colony (founded in 1910) at The Royal Victoria Hospital, founded in 1894

Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa
James Pulleyns Store, Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa. Date: circa 1901

Royal Hotel, Harrismith, Orange River Colony, South Africa
Dining Room with waiting staff, Royal Hotel, Harrismith, Orange River Colony, South Africa. Date: 1908

King George V and Queen Mary visit India
King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) visit India - 1905-1906 - travelling on the HMS Renown. Date: circa 1906

Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa
Market Square, Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa. Date: 1907

Somerset West, Western Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa -- residential villa on a hill. Date: circa 1908

Bedford, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa
O Connors Commercial Hotel, Bedford, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa
Taylor Street, Burgersdorp (Burghersdorp), Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa
Morum Brothers premises, importers, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1906

Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa
Railway Station and Bridge, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

East London, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa
Buffalo Harbour with dredger, East London, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1925

Gallieni, Colonial Administrator and Island of Madagascar
Map of the (then) French Overseas Territory, the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean - with inset portrait of Joseph Simon Gallieni (1849-1916)

South Africa Cape Colony - Queenstown Main Street - Trees on left - building with tower and clock on right. Part of Box 169 Boswell Collection - South Africa Cape Colony. Date: circa 1900

Prieska, Northern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa
Street in Prieska, Northern Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Cradock, Eastern Cape Province, Cape Colony, South Africa
Gilfillan Bridge, Cradock, Eastern Cape Province, Cape Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1930

General view of Maseru, Basutoland, South Africa
General view of Maseru, capital of Basutoland (now Lesotho), South Africa. Date: circa 1906

Maseru Hospital, Basutoland, South Africa
Maseru Hospital, Basutoland (now Lesotho), South Africa. This two-storey sandstone building was constructed circa 1904 with approximately thirty beds. Date: circa 1904

Antonio Vieira (1608-1697), Portuguese Jesuit philosopher an
Antonio Vieira (1608-1697). Portuguese Jesuit philosopher and writer. Vieira preaching in Brazil. Colored engraving

Matadi, Congo Free State - Leopold II and Colonial Officials
Matadi, the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Bas-Congo province. Postcard celebrating the Independence of the Congo Free State

Indian soldiers at Portsmouth Dock Yard
Indian troops at Portsmouth in 1882 waiting to be shipped to Egypt to tackle a rebellion against British rule. The British relied heavily on Indian troops to enforce their military power. Date: 1882

Don Diego de Mendoza Austria Moctezuma, cacique of Tlatelolco. Grandson of Moctezuma II. (16th C). Genealogy of Diego de Mendoza Austria and Moctezuma. National Archives of Mexico

Peru. Lima. Founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, 1535. Engraving 1850

Ecuador. San Francisco de Quito. Engraving, 1850. Color

Colombia. Bogota. Founded by Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada, 1538. Engraving, 1850. Color

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