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Colony Collection (#99)

"Journey through History: Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Colonies" Step back in time to 1776, when the Thirteen original colonies laid the foundation for a new nation

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Roger Williams Sheltered By The Narragansetts Roger Williams C. 1603 - 1683 English Essayist Clergyman Pamphleteeer And
Roger Williams Sheltered By The Narragansetts Roger Williams C.1603 - 1683 English Essayist Clergyman Pamphleteeer And Religious Writer Founder Of The Colony Of Rhode Island From A 19Th Century Print

Background imageColony Collection: Tetrachm From The Time Of Zenobia, Septimia Zenobia. 3Rd Century Queen Of The Roman Colony Of

Tetrachm From The Time Of Zenobia, Septimia Zenobia. 3Rd Century Queen Of The Roman Colony Of Palmyra (267 / 268-272)
Tetrachm From The Time Of Zenobia, Septimia Zenobia.3Rd Century Queen Of The Roman Colony Of Palmyra (267/268-272)

Background imageColony Collection: Christchurch Canterbury Colony New Zealand

Christchurch Canterbury Colony New Zealand

Background imageColony Collection: Map Of The American Colonies And Canada, Showing The British Forts In 1755

Map Of The American Colonies And Canada, Showing The British Forts In 1755. From The Story Of England, Published 1930

Background imageColony Collection: Map Of EspaAnola With The Columbine Forts And Settlements. From The Book Life Of Christopher

Map Of EspaAnola With The Columbine Forts And Settlements. From The Book Life Of Christopher Columbus By Clements R. Markham Published 1892

Background imageColony Collection: The Grave Of Cecil Rhodes, Matoppo Hills, Zimbabwe, South Africa. Cecil John Rhodes, 1853 - 1902

The Grave Of Cecil Rhodes, Matoppo Hills, Zimbabwe, South Africa. Cecil John Rhodes, 1853 - 1902. British Businessman, Mining Magnate And Politician In South Africa

Background imageColony Collection: Coquet Island Northumberland England

Coquet Island Northumberland England

Background imageColony Collection: Aerial View Of Colony Glacier With Chugach Mountains In Background And Lake George With Colony

Aerial View Of Colony Glacier With Chugach Mountains In Background And Lake George With Colony Point In Foreground, South-Central Alaska; Alaska, United States Of America

Background imageColony Collection: California Sea Lions (Zalophus Californianus)) Haul Out On The Docks; Astoria, Oregon

California Sea Lions (Zalophus Californianus)) Haul Out On The Docks; Astoria, Oregon, United States Of America

Background imageColony Collection: Sea Lions Basks In The Last Of The Days Light On A Small Island In Lynn Canal, Inside Passage

Sea Lions Basks In The Last Of The Days Light On A Small Island In Lynn Canal, Inside Passage, Alaska, Near Juneau. The Steep Peaks Of The Chilkat Mountains Rise From The Sea Beyond

Background imageColony Collection: Antarctica, Cuverville Island, Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis Papua)

Antarctica, Cuverville Island, Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis Papua) Standing On Bare Rock In Snow-Covered Rookery

Background imageColony Collection: A Spiny Sea Star (Gomophia Egeria) On A Colony Of Green Tube Coral (Tubastrea Micrantha)

A Spiny Sea Star (Gomophia Egeria) On A Colony Of Green Tube Coral (Tubastrea Micrantha) At Night; Fiji Islands

Background imageColony Collection: Pair Of King Penguins Among Colony Preening Feathers South Georgia Island Antarctic

Pair Of King Penguins Among Colony Preening Feathers South Georgia Island Antarctic

Background imageColony Collection: Steller Sea Lions Haul Out On A Small Island In Lynn Canal. Fall In Southeast Alaska

Steller Sea Lions Haul Out On A Small Island In Lynn Canal. Fall In Southeast Alaska

Background imageColony Collection: Group Of Steller Sea Lions Congregate On A Haul Out On An Island In The Shelikof Strait Near

Group Of Steller Sea Lions Congregate On A Haul Out On An Island In The Shelikof Strait Near Geographic Harbor, Katmai National Park, Southwest Alaska, Summer, Iucn & Esa Endangered Species

Background imageColony Collection: Male Elephant Seal Barking Amidst A Throng Of Female Elephant Seals At A Rookery

Male Elephant Seal Barking Amidst A Throng Of Female Elephant Seals At A Rookery

Background imageColony Collection: Close up of Leather Coral Polyps (Sarcophyton Sp); Malaysia

Close up of Leather Coral Polyps (Sarcophyton Sp); Malaysia

Background imageColony Collection: Gannet Flying Above The Colony Of Birds At Bonaventure Island; Perce, Quebec, Canada

Gannet Flying Above The Colony Of Birds At Bonaventure Island; Perce, Quebec, Canada

Background imageColony Collection: Gannet About To Land Into The Colony On Bonaventure Island; Perce, Quebec, Canada

Gannet About To Land Into The Colony On Bonaventure Island; Perce, Quebec, Canada

Background imageColony Collection: Gannet Flying On A Journey To Find His Mate At Bonaventure Island; Perce, Quebec, Canada

Gannet Flying On A Journey To Find His Mate At Bonaventure Island; Perce, Quebec, Canada

Background imageColony Collection: Ants Forming An Arrow

Ants Forming An Arrow

Background imageColony Collection: Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) male flying closely above the colony with female terns below

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

Background imageColony Collection: Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) flying with a piece of fish in beak and hovering

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

Background imageColony Collection: Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in colony, Farne Islands, United Kingdom

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

Background imageColony Collection: Robert Spencer, c1923, (1923)

Robert Spencer, c1923, (1923). Robert Spencer (1879-1931) was of the most influential artist of the Pennsylvania Impressionist movement sometimes known as the New Hope School or the Pennsylvania

Background imageColony Collection: Stingray city in Cayman Islands

Stingray city in Cayman Islands, Dyasatis Americana

Background imageColony Collection: Map of formerly German colony East Africa, lithograph, published 1897

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

Background imageColony Collection: Picture No. 11980781

Picture No. 11980781
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

Background imageColony Collection: Wooding (Camel) Market, Crater (Kraytar), Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: The Wharf, Maala harbour, Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: Fruit seller in street market, Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: View of The Crescent, Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: Bedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: General view, Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: Cisterns of Tawila, near Crater (Kraytar), Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: Mermaids on the beach, Steamer Point, Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: General view of Maala harbour, Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: War Memorial, Prince of Wales Pier, Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: Eastern Telegraph Co, Ras Boradli, Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: Maidan Square and Main Street, Crater (Kraytar), Aden, WW2

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

Background imageColony Collection: Civil Hospital, Crater (Kraytar), Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: European General Hospital, Steamer Point, Aden

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

Background imageColony Collection: Elmina Castle, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa

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

Background imageColony Collection: Governors Palace in Dakar, Senegal

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

Background imageColony Collection: Office of colonial agent Hecker in French Equatorial Africa

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)

Background imageColony Collection: Beaconsfield hurling team, South Africa, 1907

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

Background imageColony Collection: Italo-Turkish War - Raffaele Borea Ricci d Olmo, Admiral

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

Background imageColony Collection: Royal Victoria Hospital Farm Colony, Polton, Scotland

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




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"Journey through History: Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Colonies" Step back in time to 1776, when the Thirteen original colonies laid the foundation for a new nation. From William and Mary College in the 1700s to the iconic Mayflower ship setting sail in 1620, these colonies shaped America's identity. Witness history unfold as Mayflower passengers land at Plymouth, Massachusetts, marking a significant chapter in American history. Delve into court records from the Salem witch trials of 1692, offering a glimpse into a dark period of colonial life. Immerse yourself in Jennie A. Brownscombe's captivating oil painting depicting "THE FIRST THANKSGIVING, " where Pilgrims and Native Americans come together to celebrate abundance and unity. Discover nature's wonders with honey bees - observe their intricate honeycomb structures and explore their fascinating life cycle through expanded cross-sections and insets. Marvel at Samuel de Champlain's map of Port St. Louis (later known as Plymouth), drawn during his expedition of 1605. Travel further south on Captain John Smith's Virginia Map from 1612, unveiling early English settlements that paved the way for future colonies. Witness Mayflower passengers landing on Plymouth Rock in 1620 - an enduring symbol of courage and resilience. Venture beyond North America to South Africa with a map showcasing Cape Colony - an intriguing glimpse into European colonization efforts across continents. Finally, witness Anne Hutchinson's trial at Boston in 1637 through a wood engraving capturing this remarkable event. Embark on this historical journey through captivating images and stories that shed light on our colonial past - reminding us how far we've come while honoring those who built our nation brick by brick.