Natives Collection (#68)

Columbus / De Brij / Cuba
Columbus ships approach Cuba where the natives are fishing for turtles

Dogs Set on Natives
During the governorship of Aria Davila, the Spaniards set their dogs on the natives of Panama (or Nicaragua)

Fighting in Algeria
Street fighting in Constantine, the French soldiers fighting their way from house to house while the natives shoot at them from the rooftops

English in Transvaal
UNE BONNE LECON The English soldier is taught a good lesson by the natives of the Transvaal, when he tries to make off with bags of ill-gotten African gold

Lieutenant Dejoux
LEIUTENANT DEJOUX French explorer involved in the geographical survey of Madagascar, where he was slain by the natives

Boer War: interrogation
British interrogate a Boer farmers wife, held by two natives whose manhandling has caused her blouse to slip

Cooking an Old Lady
When the natives run short of food, they strangle the oldest and least useful woman of the tribe and smoke her; when shes cooked, they consume her slice by tasty slice

JAMAICA / DEMO / 1865
Demonstration by natives outside the courthouse in Morant Bay

Racial / Greenland C1850
Natives of Greenland

Racial / Marquesas Natives
Marquesas Islands: two native men with an idol

Danish Invasion 877
Danish ships sail up the English Channel and approach the British coast, to the consternation of the natives

New Hebrides / Espiritu
New Hebrides: natives and yam shed at Espiritu Santo

Dragons in America
The Spanish conquistadors find dragons in America; the natives catch and cook them

Stanley in Danger / Congo
Travelling in the Congo, Stanley is attacked by natives who threaten him with spears, so of course he shoots them

Papua New Guinea 1895
Papua New Guinea: village scene in the north-east of the island

Processing Cocoa Beans
Natives of the West Indies (or possibly Brazil) process cocoa beans for making chocolate

Dumont Durville at Tonga
French admiral Dumont d Urville sails to Polynesia in the Astrolabe in search of remains of La Perouse : he visits Tonga and is received by the islands rulers

Tahiti Discovered
Captain Samuel Wallis, of the Royal Navy, discovers Tahiti, in the Society Islands, but is attacked by the natives in their boats as he anchors off the shore

Steam Cars Madagascar
Steam transport employed by the French occupation force in Madagascar to carry supplies, much to the admiration of the natives

Civilising the World
The colonial powers have a sacred mission : to bring peace and civilisation to the ignorant natives

Townhall Sq Cape Town
Natives and colonials, tradesmen and oxen, in Townhall Square, Cape Town

Cinchona in Peru
European travellers in Peru are taught the medicinal effects of QUININE; French missionaries had learnt this in 1630, but the curative element was not identified

Judges Kutchery
JUDGEs KUTCHERY, MEERUT A British magistrate administers justice, British- style, to the natives of Meerut, a city 60 km from Delhi

Andaman Islanders &bones
Natives of the Andaman Islands dry the bones of their parents over a fire inside a hut

Transvaal Native Village
Natives of the Transvaal in their village

Africans with Pelele
Three Congo natives with lip plates (pelele), listening to a radio broadcast in West Africa

African Radio Broadcast
Congo natives with lip plates (pelele) making a radio broadcast in West Africa

Flying in Exotic Places
Flying in exotic places such as Polynesia can lead to interesting encounters with the natives, but the aviator cannot be sure of a warm welcome

Orang-Utan and Natives
An orang-utan defends itself against two hostile predators

Bewick Ichneumon
viverra ichneumon : This animal, in Egypt, is domestic, like the Cat; and is retained by the natives for the same useful purpose of clearing their house of rats and mice

Circumcision in Senegal
Menfolk of Senegal are circumcised in an initiation rite while European travellers watch

Racial Types Malay
(L) Dyaks from Borneo - NE and SW coasts : (R) natives of Java - priest, lady and gentleman

Hispaniola Rebellion
French general Ferrand, in command of Saint Domingue, suppresses an insurrection by the natives who for some reason wish to expel the French

Colenso / Kilburn Cdv
JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers

Humboldt / Keller / Orinoco
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT German scientist and traveller depicted on the Orinoco with Bonpland during his American travels, 1799 - 1804

Hunting / Jaguar C1600
How the natives of Peru hunted the jaguar

Racial / Aborigine C1870
A group of natives of North Queensland, with their dog : the father carries a boomerang, the daughter wears a necklace

French Colonialism
Benevolent colonialism - in Madagascar, the French instruct the natives in horticultural techniques

Florida Sorcerer
A tribal sorcerer in Florida seeks to learn the outcome of a projected military operation

Medicine Man Initiated
The initiation ceremony of a new medicine man of the Chippewa people

Curry&rice / Meal Prepared
Natives preparing a meal : gutting chickens and rolling dough

Curry&rice / Gardening
Natives gardening with the help of oxen on a British station

Vespucci / Hostile Natives
Amerigo Vespucci encounters hostile natives

Events / Cuba 1540
Spanish persuade the natives of Cubagua to defend the island against an attacking French vessel

Events / South America
Angered by Spanish intrusion on their lives, their greed and harshness, the natives of Cumana turn on them and slaughter many

Brazilian natives performing a traditional dance, as reported by missionaries. It is possibly a form of Capoeira, a combination of martial arts, music and dance, still very popular today

Futuristic airborne explorer
A futuristic airborne explorer, frightening some natives as he flies above their heads

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