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Colonialism Collection (page 6)

"Unveiling the Complexities of Colonialism

Background imageColonialism Collection: Afghan tribesman, Khyber Pass

Afghan tribesman, Khyber Pass
3788829 Afghan tribesman, Khyber Pass; (add.info.: Afghan tribesman, Khyber Pass. Photograph taken early 20th century. The Khyber Pass connects Afghanistan and Pakistan)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Indian sweetmeat seller

Indian sweetmeat seller
3788825 Indian sweetmeat seller; (add.info.: Indian sweetmeat seller. Photograph from early 20th century. The seller holds his wares and scales. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Muslim woman, N.W.F.P

Muslim woman, N.W.F.P
3788933 Muslim woman, N.W.F.P.; (add.info.: Muslim woman, North West Frontier Province. Caption reads: Phatani Begging Woman'. Photograph taken early 20th century)

Background imageColonialism Collection: A roadside barber, India

A roadside barber, India
3788926 A roadside barber, India; (add.info.: A roadside barber, India. Colourised photograph from early 20th century. While the barber shaves with a razor, his sissors lie at his feet)

Background imageColonialism Collection: A Rajput in Rajgarh

A Rajput in Rajgarh
3788907 A Rajput in Rajgarh; (add.info.: A Rajput in Rajgarh. Colorised photograph from early 20th century. Rajgarh is located in Madhya Pradesh, central India. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: An Indian milk carrier

An Indian milk carrier
3789006 An Indian milk carrier; (add.info.: An Indian milk carrier, colorised photograph dating from the early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Portrait of an Indian servant with umbrella

Portrait of an Indian servant with umbrella
3788922 Portrait of an Indian servant with umbrella; (add.info.: Portrait of an Indian servant with umbrella. Taken early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Two Moroccan Bedouin

Two Moroccan Bedouin
3788387 Two Moroccan Bedouin; (add.info.: Two Moroccan Bedouin. Caption reads: Femmes Nomad (female nomads). French postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Indian Road Sweeper

Indian Road Sweeper
3788841 Indian Road Sweeper; (add.info.: Indian road sweeper. Colorized photograph from early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Barber giving manicure in Pondicherry, early 20th century (photo)

Barber giving manicure in Pondicherry, early 20th century (photo)
3788810 Barber giving manicure in Pondicherry, early 20th century (photo); (add.info.: Barber giving manicure, in Pondicherry. Photograph from early 20th century)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait

Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait
3786905 Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait; (add.info.: Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait of German ambassador in Constantinople, Turkey. Deid 25 October 1914. (Present day Istanbul)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Sir Afsar-ul-mulk Bahadur

Sir Afsar-ul-mulk Bahadur
3786860 Sir Afsar-ul-mulk Bahadur; (add.info.: Sir Afsar-ul-mulk Bahadur. Indian Commander-in-Chief of the H.E.H. the Nizam of Hyderabad and Deccan in 1897)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Algerian Scenes: The Market

Algerian Scenes: The Market
3786656 Algerian Scenes: The Market; (add.info.: Algerian Scenes: The Market. Illustration of 1910. Liebig Extract of Meat Collectible Cards. S1012 (F1011) Picturesque Algeria); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Ahmed Orabi

Ahmed Orabi
3786583 Ahmed Orabi; (add.info.: Ahmed Orabi - portrait. Egyptian army general, and nationalist. Led a revolt in 1879 against Tewfik Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Te Hauhau - Maori warrior, late 1920s

Te Hauhau - Maori warrior, late 1920s
3782474 Te Hauhau - Maori warrior, late 1920s; (add.info.: Te Hauhau - Maori warrior. Indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand (Aotearoa). From late 1920s. Taken from The Bookman, vol

Background imageColonialism Collection: Lieutenant-General Baden Powell, portrait c. 1900

Lieutenant-General Baden Powell, portrait c. 1900
3783841 Lieutenant-General Baden Powell, portrait c. 1900; (add.info.: Lieutenant-General Baden Powell, portrait c. 1900. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Sniper in the North West Frontier Province

Sniper in the North West Frontier Province
3788935 Sniper in the North West Frontier Province.; (add.info.: Sniper in the N.W.F.P. (North West Frontier Province, now Pakistan). Photograph taken early 20th century

Background imageColonialism Collection: Street Scene, Mumbai, India

Street Scene, Mumbai, India
3788930 Street Scene, Mumbai, India; (add.info.: Street Scene, Mumbai, India. Colourised photograph from the early 20th century. Street sellers and cow drawn carts are visible)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Indian woman grinding curry stuffs

Indian woman grinding curry stuffs
3788881 Indian woman grinding curry stuffs; (add.info.: Indian woman grinding curry stuffs. Photograph from early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: The Monkey Temple, Kalbadevi Road, Mumbai

The Monkey Temple, Kalbadevi Road, Mumbai
3788927 The Monkey Temple, Kalbadevi Road, Mumbai; (add.info.: The Monkey Temple, Kalbadevi Road, Mumbai (Bombay). Early 20th century illustration. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Chow Kidar (Night Watch guard)

Chow Kidar (Night Watch guard)
3788918 Chow Kidar (Night Watch guard); (add.info.: Chow Kidar (Night Watch guard). Colourised photograph from early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Indian water lift

Indian water lift
3788912 Indian water lift; (add.info.: Indian water lift. Illustration from early 20th century. Two oxen are driven by a labourer. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Marwadi Tailors

Marwadi Tailors
3788874 Marwadi Tailors; (add.info.: Marwadi Tailors. Colorised photograph from the early 20th century. The Marwadi people are native to areas of Rajasthan in North-West India)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Indian sweetmeat seller

Indian sweetmeat seller
3788871 Indian sweetmeat seller; (add.info.: Indian sweetmeat seller. Photograph from early 20th century. Caption reads: A Native Confectioner making Batasha (sweet meat)'

Background imageColonialism Collection: Two Hindu beggers

Two Hindu beggers
3788842 Two Hindu beggers; (add.info.: Two Hindu beggers. Photograph taken early 20th century. Caption reads: Hindoo Beggars')

Background imageColonialism Collection: Malabar point, Bombay, India

Malabar point, Bombay, India
3788837 Malabar point, Bombay, India; (add.info.: Malabar point, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Illustration early 20th century. Both natives and Europeans can be seen walking and trading on the beach

Background imageColonialism Collection: Parsi Priest, British India

Parsi Priest, British India
3788836 Parsi Priest, British India; (add.info.: Parsi Priest, British India. Colorized photo early 20th century. The Parsi (Zoroastrian)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Man undergoing penance at Puri, India

Man undergoing penance at Puri, India
3788831 Man undergoing penance at Puri, India; (add.info.: Man undergoing penance at Puri, India. Photograph from early 20th century. Caption reads Fakir doing penance at Puri')

Background imageColonialism Collection: Wilhelm II arrives in Tangier, 1905

Wilhelm II arrives in Tangier, 1905
3788407 Wilhelm II arrives in Tangier, 1905; (add.info.: Wilhelm II (1859-1941) arrives in Tangier, 1905. Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor was emperor of Germany 1888-1918

Background imageColonialism Collection: Snake charmer in Pondicherry

Snake charmer in Pondicherry
3788799 Snake charmer in Pondicherry; (add.info.: Snake charmer in Pondicherry. Photograph from early 20th century. Caption reads: Un charmeur de Serpents')

Background imageColonialism Collection: An Indian baby and cradle

An Indian baby and cradle
3788795 An Indian baby and cradle; (add.info.: An Indian baby and cradle. Photograph from early 20th century. Caption reads Hindu baby and cradle'. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Algerian Scenes: El Kantara

Algerian Scenes: El Kantara
3786654 Algerian Scenes: El Kantara; (add.info.: Algerian Scenes: El Kantara. Illustration of 1910. Liebig Extract of Meat Collectible Cards. S1012 (F1011) Picturesque Algeria); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Sita finding the magic deer

Sita finding the magic deer
3788809 Sita finding the magic deer; (add.info.: Sita finding the magic deer. Illustration from early 20th century. In this story Sita, the wife of the hero Rama, discovers a magic deer)

Background imageColonialism Collection: The Mar Canal, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

The Mar Canal, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
3788804 The Mar Canal, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.; (add.info.: The Mar Canal, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Illustration from early 20th century)

Background imageColonialism Collection: French convoy attacked by Moroccan looters south of Oran, 1903 (engraving)

French convoy attacked by Moroccan looters south of Oran, 1903 (engraving)
JLJ4596367 French convoy attacked by Moroccan looters south of Oran, 1903 (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Street sellers in Danapur

Street sellers in Danapur
3788936 Street sellers in Danapur; (add.info.: Street sellers in Danapur. Caption reads: Cow Dung Cake Seller, Dinapore'. Photograph taken early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Two Mysore Kolatum dancers

Two Mysore Kolatum dancers
3788920 Two Mysore Kolatum dancers; (add.info.: Two formally dressed Mysore Kolatum dancers. Colourised photograph from early 20th century. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Bathing in the Ganges, Varanasi

Bathing in the Ganges, Varanasi
3788906 Bathing in the Ganges, Varanasi; (add.info.: Bathing in the Ganges, Varanasi. Photograph from early 20th century. Varanasi is one of the seven holy cities of Hinduism)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Sultan of Morocco outside his Palace, Rabat

Sultan of Morocco outside his Palace, Rabat
3788399 Sultan of Morocco outside his Palace, Rabat; (add.info.: Sultan of Morocco outside his Palace, Rabat. Caption reads Le Sultan du Maroc sort de son Palais)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer

Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
3788079 Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer; (add.info.: Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman and diplomat, controller-general of Egypt, (26 February 1841 - 29 January 1917)

Background imageColonialism Collection: An Indian knife grinder

An Indian knife grinder
3788873 An Indian knife grinder; (add.info.: An Indian knife grinder. Colorised photograph from early 20th century British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Malee (gardener)

Malee (gardener)
3788864 Malee (gardener); (add.info.: Malee (gardener). Colorised photograph from early 20th century. An Indian servant rearranges flowers. Indian postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: Indian palanquin bearers, Darjeeling

Indian palanquin bearers, Darjeeling
3788852 Indian palanquin bearers, Darjeeling; (add.info.: Indian palanquin bearers, Darjeeling. Photograph from early 20th century. Caption reads Darjeeling. A Dandy & bearers')

Background imageColonialism Collection: Dead raider, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Dead raider, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3788848 Dead raider, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; (add.info.: Dead raider, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Photograph from early 20th century. Caption reads: the end of a raider. N.W. Frontier')

Background imageColonialism Collection: Indian street performer

Indian street performer
3788843 Indian street performer; (add.info.: Indian street performer. Photograph taken early 20th century. Caption reads: Beggar Contortionist'. British postcard.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColonialism Collection: A Kashmir boat worker

A Kashmir boat worker
3788821 A Kashmir boat worker; (add.info.: A Kashmir boat worker. Photograph from early 20th century. After the Rebellion of 1857, in which the Princely state of Kashmir sided with the British)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Kuvalayaswa revealing his identity to Madalasa

Kuvalayaswa revealing his identity to Madalasa
3788812 Kuvalayaswa revealing his identity to Madalasa; (add.info.: Kuvalayaswa revealing his identity to Madalasa. Illustration from the early 20th century)

Background imageColonialism Collection: Viceroy of India and the Duke of Connaught

Viceroy of India and the Duke of Connaught
3785255 Viceroy of India and the Duke of Connaught; (add.info.: Viceroy of India and the Duke of Connaughts state entry into Delhi for the Imperial Durbar, 29 December 1902)



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"Unveiling the Complexities of Colonialism: Tracing its Global Impact through Time and Space" Step into a captivating journey as we explore the multifaceted nature of colonialism, from its origins to its lasting effects on various regions across the world. Our first stop takes us to Kingston Norfolk Island, where restored British penal colony buildings stand as a testament to a dark chapter in history. This World Heritage listed area invites reflection on the lives impacted by this system. Next, we delve into an 1886 map of the British Empire by Walter Crane, revealing the vast extent of imperial control during that era. The empire's reach is further depicted in McVitie's World Map Empire, showcasing how Britain left an indelible mark on countless nations. As we shift our gaze towards America, we witness The Pilgrim Fathers boarding the Mayflower—a pivotal moment that laid foundations for future colonization endeavors. Meanwhile, Patersons Camp Coffee advertisement reminds us of how commerce played a significant role in sustaining these ventures. The Gordon Highlanders' heroic tale unfolds next; Piper Findlater's V. C. Win at Dargai in 1897 exemplifies both bravery and imperialism intertwined within historical narratives. A thought-provoking American cartoon from 1882 portrays England as an octopus-like figure symbolizing imperialism's insatiable appetite for land across continents. Turning our attention to Africa, an unknown creator presents us with a General Map of British South Africa from 1900—highlighting territorial divisions resulting from colonial rule. In times of war like WWI, propaganda posters such as "The Empire Needs Men" underscored how colonies were called upon to support their colonizers' interests. Venturing deeper into Africa brings us face-to-face with Congo—a powerful Punch cartoon published in 1906 that critiques European exploitation and brutality during colonization efforts. Mayo College stands tall in Ajmer, Rajasthan—an educational institution shaped by British influence, reflecting the cultural assimilation that often accompanied colonial rule.