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Africa Collection

Background imageAfrica Collection: Loading a train at New Congo Railway from Matadi to Stanley Pool 1898

Loading a train at New Congo Railway from Matadi to Stanley Pool 1898 Cape to Cairo railway during construction

Background imageAfrica Collection: Nigerian troops entrained on the Northern Railway German Cameroon WWI

Nigerian troops entrained on the Northern Railway German Cameroon WWI

Background imageAfrica Collection: Head of an Oni from Ife Ife and Benin: Ife and Benin were the two ancient African royal cultures

Head of an Oni from Ife Ife and Benin: Ife and Benin were the two ancient African royal cultures. Each left sculptures behind

Background imageAfrica Collection: Joe Chamberlain and some Chieftans After the three Bechuana chiefs laid their

Joe Chamberlain and some Chieftans After the three Bechuana chiefs laid their presents before Her Majestys Queen Victoria feet at Windsor, they each received through Mr Chamberlain

Background imageAfrica Collection: The British Agency, Zanzibar. 1 December 1928

The British Agency, Zanzibar. 1 December 1928

Background imageAfrica Collection: A colour sergeant of a Sudanese battlalion of the Egyptian Army. 1 December 1924

A colour sergeant of a Sudanese battlalion of the Egyptian Army. 1 December 1924

Background imageAfrica Collection: The ubiquitous motor bus. From Casablanca, Morocco, showing desert motor buses

The ubiquitous motor bus. From Casablanca, Morocco, showing desert motor buses crowded with natives on the point of departure for distant towns and villages in the interior

Background imageAfrica Collection: Edwina Booth with Sydney Waller and a lion shooting Tanganyika. 19 November 1929

Edwina Booth with Sydney Waller and a lion shooting Tanganyika. 19 November 1929

Background imageAfrica Collection: King Sobhusa coming to London Paramount Chief of the Swazi Nation King Sobhusa in

King Sobhusa coming to London Paramount Chief of the Swazi Nation King Sobhusa in native dress. He is carrying a battle axe in curious design 3 January 1923

Background imageAfrica Collection: The Princes Tour. Rasel el Tin Palace, Alexandria, where the Prince of Wales

The Princes Tour. Rasel el Tin Palace, Alexandria, where the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester will be entertained to lunch by King Fuad of Egypt on the 12th September. 5 September 1928

Background imageAfrica Collection: Khartoum, Sudan 28 November 1924

Khartoum, Sudan 28 November 1924

Background imageAfrica Collection: The Sudan Mutiny. The hospital at Khartoum, Sudan 28 November 1924

The Sudan Mutiny. The hospital at Khartoum, Sudan 28 November 1924

Background imageAfrica Collection: Khartoum, Sudan. The Palace by the Nile. 28 November 1924

Khartoum, Sudan. The Palace by the Nile. 28 November 1924

Background imageAfrica Collection: Khartoum, Sudan. The Gordon College from the North West 1 December 1924

Khartoum, Sudan. The Gordon College from the North West 1 December 1924

Background imageAfrica Collection: The British Military operations in Somaliland. Aerial view of the Eil Dur Elan camp

The British Military operations in Somaliland. Aerial view of the Eil Dur Elan camp. 7 April 1920

Background imageAfrica Collection: King Sobhusa coming to London. The Swazi Prime Minister Lomwazi. 3 January 1923

King Sobhusa coming to London. The Swazi Prime Minister Lomwazi. 3 January 1923
King Sobhusa coming to London. The Swazi " Prime Minister " Lomwazi. 3 January 1923

Background imageAfrica Collection: Baby rhino likes the bottle. A picture of a 2 months old baby rhino being fed

Baby rhino likes the bottle. A picture of a 2 months old baby rhino being fed
Baby rhino likes the " bottle ". A picture of a 2 months old baby rhino being fed with milk from a bottle in the Tanganyika Territory. 13 December 1922

Background imageAfrica Collection: The Queen mother of Swaziland, Tazeen 3 January 1923

The Queen mother of Swaziland, Tazeen 3 January 1923


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