Pith Collection (page 3)

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

German Skutari Detachment inspection, Albania, WW1
The German Skutari Detachment during an inspection of troops, Scutari, Albania, First World War. Date: circa 1914

HMS Firefly, river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1
HMS Firefly, a British river Fly-class gunboat, with gun in action in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Captured by the Turks in 1915, and recaptured by the British in 1917

Kermit Roosevelt at Tikrit, Mesopotamia, during WW1
Captain Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943), a son of the former President of the United States, seen here (left) with others at the recently captured Tikrit, Mesopotamia (now Iraq)

Soldiers in a trench, firing a machine gun, WW1
Soldiers in a trench during the First World War, firing a machine gun with a periscope attachment. Date: 1914-1918

A N!!S hunter-gatherer lights his pipe to relax having collected several baobab fruits, which he will use as food. The pith surrounding the seeds can be made into an appetising drink.; The N!

Boer War soldier in South Africa
George Coulson, Imperial Yeomanry, while serving in the Boer War, South Africa. He died of malaria on 7 June 1901. 1890s

Studio photo, young man of Royal Fusiliers, WW1
Studio photo, a young man of the 4/1st City of London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers, seen here in uniform and pith helmet, November 1915. He is Albert Auerbach (1894-1918). 1915

Men and rickshaws, Matheran hill station, India
Men and rickshaws, Matheran hill station, Maharashtra state, India. Date: 1914

Royal Sussex Regiment soldier, Bangalore, India, WW1
Studio portrait, Royal Sussex Regiment soldier, 2/6 Battalion, Bangalore, India, 20 November 1916. Date: 1916

Group photo, British sports team, Quetta, India
Group photo, British sports team, with officers and cup, Quetta, India (now in Pakistan). circa 1930

Dr N P Jewell at Bura Camp, Kenya, East Africa, WW1
Dr N P Jewell at Bura Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1915

Settler with tame waterbuck, East Africa. 1919

Lt Col P W O Gorman, SMO, East Africa, WW1
Lt Col P W O Gorman SMO (right), in East Africa during WW1. 1917

Captain Alexander, 140 IFA, Lindi area, East Africa, WW1
Captain Alexander, 140 IFA (left), Lindi area, East Africa, during WW1. 1917

Group photo, Royal Sussex Regiment football team with ball and two trophies (unknown location). Date: circa 1920

Forecast of fashion for spring 1914
Fashion based on M. Gavaults comedy, Le Mannequin, in Paris, showing actresses Mlle. Ducouret and Mlle. Magde Lanzy are shown in the posed photographs wearing dresses from the play

Ebuhleni School, near Eshowe, Natal Province, South Africa
Teachers and pupils of the Ebuhleni School, at the foot of the Ngoye Hills, near Eshowe, Natal Province, South Africa, a Catholic Mission school founded by an English priest

Wale Street, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1910

Italy - Promotional postcard for Romano - Philosophy - " A Romano and a dark corner are all I need to pass an agreeable day on holiday!". Date: circa 1930s

HMS Enterprise, anti-aircraft crew, Dar-es-Salaam
HMS Enterprise, Emerald class cruiser, with anti-aircraft gun crew, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa. Date: 1928

Soldier in shabby uniform, East Africa, WW1
Soldier in a shabby uniform, in East Africa during WW1 -- uniforms got into a poor state during campaigns. circa 1917

Officers en route to convalescent home, East Africa, WW1
Officers en route to the Lady Colvile Convalescent Home in Nairobi, East Africa, during WW1. 1917

Covering fire near Salaita, German East Africa, WW1
Covering fire near Salaita, German East Africa, in March 1916, during WW1. The Battle of Salaita Hill took place on 12 February 1916, with a German victory. 1916

Major Harris with Field Ambulance Unit, WW1
Major Harris (seated), with ICFA (Field Ambulance Unit), East Africa, during WW1. 1917

Governor O Brien, Mahe, Seychelles
Governor O Brien outside Government House, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1914

Visit Egypt advertisement, 1929
Advertisement promoting Egypt as a travel destination with an illustration of a glamorous couple posing against a backdrop of the Sphinx and the pyramids at Giza. Date: 1929

Government officials in a car, India
British colonial government officials in a car, India. Date: 1908

Canadian Pacific cruise passengers with train in India
Canadian Pacific cruise passengers from the Empress of Australia cruise liner, standing in front on a train which offers them a special trip across India as part of their trip. Date: 1929

Caricature of Algernon Syms, actor
Caricature of Algernon Syms (?-1915), actor. 1880

Travellers Drown / Mekong
A French General and Doctor and native crew drown in the Mekong River rapids, Vietnam Date: 1910

Somaliland Canal 1930S
A man in a pith helmet walks along a canal in Somaliland, East Africa, during the British Protectorate period. Date: early 1930s

Wolseley / Garnet / Vf 1874
GARNET JOSEPH 1st VISCOUNT WOLSELEY British army officer Date: 1833 - 1913

Four people with a tractor in a field, transporting hay. Date: circa 1920s

Ships moored near the coast, with people visible on deck on the right. Date: circa 1920s

Sailing boat entering a harbour, with men in pith helmets on the deck of a ship in the left foreground. Date: circa 1920s

World War Two Soldiers in Pith Helmets, Burma. Date: 1940s

Men camping with two terrier dogs
A group of nine men camping and picnicking in a field with two terrier dogs. Date: circa 1900s

British soldiers during a period of rest - Western Front
Photograph of British soldiers during a period of rest. Men walking past are carrying rifles and towels but no equipment. A variety of headwear is shown, including service caps, cap comforters

Savages feel our muscle, Taiwan, 1890
Natives of the hill country of Bankimsing, Formosa(today Taiwan), explore the possessions of some English visitors that they encounter

Visit by Kaiser Wilhelm II, Gibraltar
Visit by the German Kaiser, Wilhelm II, to Gibraltar. Date: 1904

British artillery marching, Gibraltar. circa 1910s

Crew of HMS Cornflower, British minesweeping sloop
Four crew members of HMS Cornflower, British minesweeping sloop. Date: circa 1920s

Large group photo of boy scouts, Hong Kong, China, with a large building behind them. Date: early 20th century

Inspection of boy scouts at Loyola Camp, British Honduras
A visiting VIP inspects the guard of honour of the Holy Redeemer Boy Scouts Troop at Loyola Camp, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America, 22 May 1951. Date: 1951

Sea Scouts taking part in an activity, Gibraltar

River steamer with passengers, Egypt
River steamer belonging to Tramways du Caire, with passengers, both civilian and military, in Egypt. Date: early 20th century

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