Pith Collection (page 2)

Method of cutting paper material in China (after a Chinese illustration). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

The Minister of Italy and His Family in the Courtyard of the Italian Legation in Beijing (colour litho)
2798335 The Minister of Italy and His Family in the Courtyard of the Italian Legation in Beijing (colour litho) by Beltrame

Kut-el-Amaras revenge, the victorious British troops enter Baghdad (colour litho)
2808571 Kut-el-Amaras revenge, the victorious British troops enter Baghdad (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kut-el-Amaras revenge)

Soldiers at Coronation Durbar, Delhi, India
Soldiers in a riverside scene at the Coronation Durbar ceremony in Delhi, India, December 1911. Date: 1911

Soldiers and procession, Coronation Durbar, Delhi, India
Soldiers standing to attention and on horseback in procession at the Coronation Durbar ceremony in Delhi, India, December 1911. Date: 1911

Crowds of people at the Coronation Durbar, Delhi, India
Crowds of people at the Coronation Durbar ceremony in Delhi, India, December 1911. Date: 1911

The Reservists Farewell by Ralph Hedley
A colour illustration from The Illustrated London News portraying a Boer War reservist soldier saying goodbye to his wife and child at a railway station. 1900

Soldier of the South Staffordshire Regiment stationed in the Far East (Singapore or Malaya), wearing a pith helmet and khaki shorts uniform. Date: circa 1920

Colonial hunting group, India, including " Eva and her fiancÚó¼ 2 February 1923. Date: 1923

Lord Kitchener on horseback, Khartoum, Sudan
Lord Kitchener on horseback, during his time in Khartoum, Sudan. circa 1890s

J. B Robinson, South African prospector
J B Robinson, South African prospector for gold and diamonds, as a young man in a pith helmet

1st Earl Kitchener and Rudyard Kipling
K, k. Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916) and Joseph Rudyard Kipling, British author (1865-1936). Date: 1900

Roberts, Buller and Beresford
Busy Bs. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1913), Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908) and William Leslie Beresford (1846-1918), British Naval Officer. Date: 1900

The Kilmarnock Centenary Celebration of the Publication of Burns Poems, "A Guid New Year I Wish Thee
1055302 The Kilmarnock Centenary Celebration of the Publication of Burns Poems, " A Guid New Year I Wish Thee, Maggie" (engraving) by Ralston

H M Stanley, in the dress he wore when he met Dr Livingstone in Africa (b / w photo)
3656831 H M Stanley, in the dress he wore when he met Dr Livingstone in Africa (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H M Stanley)

The arrival in Zavia of Captain Moizo, Lieutenant Copelli and members of the mission... (colour litho)
2808534 The arrival in Zavia of Captain Moizo, Lieutenant Copelli and members of the mission... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Actor John Challis 1993

East Africa - Djibouti - Place Menelik. Menelik I, first Solomonic Emperor of Ethiopia is traditionally believed to be the son of King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, ancient Queen of Sheba

GERMAN POLICE IN TOGO
A German-controlled native African police troup, the Haussars in Lome, Togo, West Africa. Date: 1930s

RAJ FASHIONS LATE 1910S
Raj clothing. The men wear cool pale coloured suits and slim ties. The ladies wear white, ankle-length dresses with soft ruffles or broderie Anglaise. Date: late 1910s

AFRICA / EXPLORATION / CONGO
Cutting through the jungle with a machete in the swamps of the Lobaye, the French and Germans establish frontiers in the Congo. Date: 1913

Lord Curzon in India
Lord Curzon of Kedleston with the Maharaja of Rewa and Captain Wigram in the jungle with his bag of tigers. Date: 1903

COLONIALISM / LORD CURZON
Lord Curzon of Kedleston with the Maharaja of Rewa and Captain Wigram in the jungle with his bag of tigers. Date: 1903

Snake Charmer - South Africa Date: circa 1920s

English drummer boy, near Colesberg, South Africa
English drummer boy, writing a letter to his mother after the victory at Colesberg, South Africa, during the Second Boer War. Just behind him, two soldiers relax at the entrance to their tent

Colonial passengers in rickshaw, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Colonial passengers in a rickshaw outside Acland House, Colombo Commercial Co Ltd, Lillie Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Mayo Gate and Iron Pillar, Delhi, India. circa 1910

Making pith helmets for the German Afrika Korps - WWII
Making Type I pith helmets for the German Afrika Korps - WWII. Insertion of the ventilation cap on the top of the helmet. Date: 1942

King Prempeh Is humiliation, 1896
" One of the Govenors demands made after the Ashanti rebellion was that King Prempeh should make abject submission in accordance with the native custom

ROBERT HENRY NELSON. British Army officer and explorer. Photographed c1880

Richard Corfield distributing arms at Burao Fort
Richard Corfield, British colonial and leader of the mounted Camel Constabulary, distributing arms to friendlies in Burao Fort, Somalia just before the evacuation

African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) feed amidst Egyptian papyrus plants, (Cyperus Papyrus). Papyrus, a material similar to thick paper made from the pith of the Papyrus plant was used in

Gary Lineker gurning while resting during World Cup 1986

F J Newman, Pretoria Scout Troop, South Africa
F J Newman, Scoutmaster, Pretoria Scout Troop, South Africa

Picture No. 11982343
Dog - Bichon Havanais / Havanese wearing pith hat Digital manipulation Date:

Mari Indus Railway Station, North West Frontier Province (then in British India, now in Pakistan), with soldiers and a GIP military train. Date: circa 1919

Catholic Mission, Abeokuta, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa. Date: circa 1904

Group photo, British officers, East Africa, WW1
Group photo, British officers, in East Africa during WW1. From left, front row: R E Herring, Dr Jewell and Major Sweeny, all of whom were awarded the MC. 1917

2nd Dragoons Scout, Royal Scots Greys
2nd Dragoons Scout of the Royal Scots Greys, a regiment present at the Relief of Kimberley during the Second Boer War. Date: circa 1900s

Caricature of Sir Garnet Wolseley and Ahmad Arabi
Caricature of Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-1913), British army commander, and Ahmad Arabi (Ahmed Urabi or Orabi, Arabi Pasha, 1841-1911), Egyptian army leader

English Colonial District Commissioner, Nairobi, Kenya
G. B. Rimmington - English Colonial District Commissioner, of Baringo County, Kenya, East Africa in his full uniform (plus military medals). Date: 1934

King George V smiling
King George V (1865-1936), smiling broadly while in Egypt in 1912. Date: 1912

Samuel Baker, explorer, and King Rionga
Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893), British explorer, exchanging blood with Rionga, an African king, as part of a negotiation. Date: 1869

Group photo, Grand Masters Palace, Valletta, Malta
Group photo in the Neptune Courtyard of the Grand Masters Palace, Valletta, Malta. The men are mostly officers and VIPs. The statue of Neptune is part of a fountain, erected in 1615. Date: circa 1900

Uniform of 7th Queens Own Hussars
A corporal in the uniform of the 7th Queens Own Hussars, complete with sword and riding boots. Date: C.1912

COLONIALISM CARTOON, 1889. Slow-But Not Sure. English cartoon by Sir John Tenniel, 1889, on Germanys colonial efforts in Africa

FASHODA AFFAIR, 1898. Marchez! Marchand! Contemporary English cartoon by Sir John Tenniel on the meeting between General Horatio Kitchener and French captain Jean-Baptiste Marchand at Fashoda, Sudan

British troops marching to Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1
British troops marching to Baghdad, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

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