Colony Collection

Honey bees, (Apis mellifera) honeycomb and life cycle, expanded cross-section and insets

Flamingo flock, Ras al Khor Sanctuary, Dubai
Ras Al Khor wildlife Sanctuary

Map of the world, 1720
(Original Caption) 18th century map of the world

La Fontaines Fables - The Rabbits
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Rabbits

Cluster of bees Chromolithograph 1884
Brehms Thierleben (Tierleben). Allgemeine Kunde des Thierreichs. Vierte Abtheilung - Wirbellofe Thiere. Leipzig Verlag, 1884

Ants engraving 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th edition 17 volumes Bibliographisches Institut - Leipzig 1895-1897

Harvesting Tobacco In Early Virginia
Painting of three farm workers harvesting tobacco leaves on a Virginia plantation with farm buildings visible as a sailing ship lies anchored on the river behind them, circa 1612

African Penguins -Spheniscus demersus-, colony, Bettys Bay, Western Cape, South Africa

Hundreds of bats in a cave above the altar, Temple of the Bats or Goa Lawah, Bali, Indonesia

Incoming gannets
Marianna Armata Photography, 493584499

Colony of small Permanent Currant Aphids -Aphidula schneideri-, pests, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Map of the 13 Original American Colonies
(Original Caption) Map of the Thirteen Original American Colonies. Undated

Arrival Of First Women In Jamestown
(Original Caption) Jamestown, VA: Arrival of the first women to the Jamestown colony

British Stamps For American Colony Goods
(Original Caption) Stamps attached by the British Government to goods sold in the American colonies. BPA2# 4894

Colonies Of Penicillium Notatus
(Original Caption) Colonies of Penicillium notatus, showing surrounding zone of bacterial inhibition. This is the phenomenon noted by Fleming in 1929, which led to his discovery of Penicillin. Undated

Blockhouse At West Point, 1802, Painting
(Original Caption) 1802-West Point, NY-: Blockhouse at West Point in the early part of the 19th century, 1802

Portrait Of Peter Stuyvesant
(Original Caption) Peter Stuyvesant, Director-General of New Netherland, 1646-1664. Painted in 17th century, now in the New York Historical Society

Chinese Men Seated On Ground
(Original Caption) Hong Kong (China), British Crown Colony. Coolies. Undated photograph. (ORIGINAL CAPTION)

Chinese Junk At Pier
(Original Caption) Hong Kong - British Colony. Chinese junk at pier. Undated photograph

Nevada Gold Rush Town
(Original Caption) 3/15/1927- Goldfield, NV - Boys Discovery Starts Nevada Gold Rush

Coal Miners Standing on Platform
(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO- A large group of coal miners on strike watching soldiers (not pictured) at the Ludlow Tent Colony

Chavez's Hole at Ludlow Tent Colony
This hole was dug under one of the tents as a shelter from the Colorado State Militia machine guns

Italian Family in Tent Colony Before War
(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO: The Ludlow mines coal strike war of 1914. Armando Pilizzari, leader of the Italians

Men Amongst Ruins of Forbes Tent Colony
(Original Caption) 4/1914-Trinidad, Colorado: Men and boys, some eating, stand around the snow-covered ruins of the Forbes Tent Colony which was destroyed by U.S. Militia in the Coal Strikers War

Miner'S Children In Pose For Picture
(Original Caption) 12/7/1920-Lick Creek, WV-View of African American children in a tent colony of miners

Foreign Legionnaires in Hilltop Trench
(Original Caption) 6/19/1925-Algeria- Photo shows Foreign Legioniers in action during the height of the effort to capture the hill of Astor, a flank movement to protect the French advance toward Sker

Nudists Fishing Off Dock
(Original Caption) 6/18/1932-New Paltz, NY- Men and women fish off of a dock at the nudist colony at New Paltz

Polygamist with Seven of Nineteen Children
(Original Caption) 8/28/1935-Short Creek, AZ- John Y

Japanese Soldiers Waiting
(Original Caption) 10/1/1941-Saigon, French Indo-China: Japanese soldiers

Charles De Gaulle
(Original Caption) 10/16/1947-Algiers, North Africa- General Charles de Gaulle, with arms outstretched, is pictured walking with the Bachaga of Algiers (L) and General Deschamps (R)

Full Length Tribal Warrior
(Original Caption) Cameroon-Photograph of a warrior from an indigenous tribe. He is shown full length, holding a machete and wearing a sword. Undated photograph

Aerial View Of British Colony Hong Kong
(Original Caption) Picture shows the British crown colony of Hong Kong which consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories

Full Length Yoko Man In Village
(Original Caption) Yoko tribesman from French Cameroun. The full length portrait shows him bare-chested, wearing a simple skirt and a sword, standing near a building in his village. Undated photograph

Hong Kong Family By The Riverfront
(Original Caption) Hong Kong - British Crown Colony. Mother and child by the riverfront. Undated photograph

General View Of Hong Kong
(Original Caption) Hong Kong - British Crown Colony. New buildings on the waterfront. On left, the Mandarin Hotel, St. George's building, the Union building, the central post office building

Church Showing Chinese Architecture
(Original Caption) Hong Kong, British Crown Colonies: St. Mary's Church in Chinese architecture. Undated photograph

Cannon Galleries in the Great Siege Tunnels
Originally, these holes were used as ventilation windows for miners inside the Rock of Gibraltar. Soon after, it was realized that these vents would make excellent embrasures for guns

Illustration of a Procession Entering a Church
A print from 1740 depicts a procession of men and women entering a church in Colonial America

Settlers Find Remains Of Lost Colony
(Original Caption) Settlers find the remains of the "Lost Colony."

Illustration of a Visit of Samoset to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony
(Original Caption) 1876-Visit of Samoset to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony, March, 1621. Engraving, 1876

Illustration Of Chinese Port City
(Original Caption) Undated illustration depicting a view of Macao from Penna Hill

Unite Or Die American Revolutionary War Motto
A cartoon published in the Pennsylvania Gazette by Benjamin Franklin urging the American colonies to unite together against the French and Indians

George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)
(Original Caption) George Calvert, 1580-1632. Lord Baltimore, founder of the Maryland colony. Undated illustration

Illustration of Colonists Burning Newspaper in Street
(Original Caption) Undated illustration depicting the burning of John Peter Zenger's "Weekly Journal" on Wall Street, November 6, 1734

Hand-Colored Engraving of Francois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture Revolting Against the French in St
Illustration depicting Francois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture participating in the successful revolt against French power in St. Dominique (Haiti). Hand-colored engraving

Illustration Of Virginius Crew Execution
(Original Caption) An illustration of the execution of the Virginius crew in Cuba. Captain Fry bids farewell to his companions. Undated illustration

Advertisement Seeking Colonists for Virginia
England- 1609: Colonization: Advertising America to Englishmen in 1609. The London Company in its pamphlet "Nova Britannia", seeking colonists for Virginia Colony. BPA 2#5147

Painting of William Penn Shaking Hands with Lenape Leader
Illustration after a painting by E.F. Abbey that depicts William Penn signing a treaty with Lenni Lenape representatives

The First Thanksgiving by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
(Original Caption) An oil painting by Jean L.G. Ferris of the first Thanksgiving. A pilgrim woman serves a Native American food. Undated illustration

Lithograph of Uncle Sam and People from American Colonies
1899: Lithograph of Uncle Sam, bald eagle perched on his shoulder, and a cross section of people of different races who live in his many colonies

James Oglethorpe Receives Native Am
(Original Caption) James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785), founder of the colony of Georgia, is shown "receiving the Indians" at his campsite in the Georgia area. Undated illustratoin

Title Page of Benjamin Franklin's Journal
(Original Caption) 1/1741- Philadelphia, PA: The front page of "The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle For all the British Plantations in America"

"John Bull" Depicting Foreign Affairs
(Original Caption) Greedy Johnnie. He has got a lot of good things, -but how long can he keep them to himself?

Seal Of The Virginia Company
(Original Caption) Seal of the Virginia Company. Undated woodcut

Jomo Kenyatta with Spear
Kenyan nationalist Jomo Kenyatta, dressed in furs and a spear, for a role as an extra in the 1936 English colonial adventure film Sanders of the River

General View Of Hong Kong Harbor
(Original Caption) China. General view of Hong Kong Harbor looking toward Kowloon. Undated photograph

Jomo Kenyatta Guarded By British
(Original Caption) 2/25/1953-Kapenguria, Kenya- Chief of the Mau Maus

Overhead View of Gold Coast Assembly
(Original Caption) 8/1954-Gold Coast-The new Gold Coast Legislative Assembly opened following the recent General Election in the likeness of the Mother of Parliaments

Luder 16 Sailoats Sailing in Competition
(Original Caption) 8/29/1955-Bermuda

African Leader Greeting United Nations Observer
(Original Caption) 4/1956-British Togoland- In preparation for the plebiscite to be held in British Togoland on May 9th, the Bambilla-Na, paramount chief of the Namumba-Ganja area

Woman in Ghanaian Dress Dancing
(Original Caption) 2/22/1957-Accra, Gold Coast- On Mar. 6th, the two British dependecies on the west coast of Africa, the Gold Coast and Ho will become one nation, to be known as Ghana

Prime Minister Nkrumah at Statehood Ceremony
Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah (center)

Harry Thuku
65-year-old Harry Thuku of Kenya, who in the 20's was deported for 9 years to remote East Africa and was known as an extremist

Congolese Delegates Seated at Table
(Original Caption) 2/22/1960- Brussels, Belgium- Congolese delegates appear at the Belgo-Congolese Round Table Conference, which has drawn up the colony's blueprint for independence

2 Men (Trad. Dress) Cast Ballots In Box
(Original Caption) 11/23/1960-Usumbura, Ruanda Urundi- For the first time in the history of the Ruanda Urundi territory, voters cast their ballots at the polling station

Troops Practice Parading Outside Camp
(Original Caption) 6/1962-Usumbura, Burundi- Recruits drill during training at a Burundi (Congo) army camp near Usumbura, in a photo made during the last days of June

Indonesian Soldiers Under Sukarno Banner
(Original Caption) 1/8/1962-Parepare, Indonesia- Indonesia troops in battle dress stand in review under a giant photo of President Sukarno

Moise Tshombe Greeted W/Fans &Un Troops
(Original Caption) 3/15/1962-Leopoldville, Congo- United Nations soldiers provide a living wall of protection for Katanga President Moise Tshombe (at left)

Celebrating Burundi's Independence
Drummers of the Royal Drum Band at Louis Wagasore Stadium in Bukavu celebrate the independence of nearby Burundi

Aerial Huge Military Parade In Capital
(Original Caption) 6/10/1963-Lourenco Marques, Mozambique- 10th of June

Angolan Rebel Army Group W/Radio &Guns
(Original Caption) 9/14/1964-Angola-An officer of the Angolan National Liberation Army sends radio instructions to a rebel unit on patrol

Bermuda from Air
1983- Bermuda: Aerial View of the Island of Bermuda

Antique map of Algeria and Tunisia

Antique photograph of horserace derby in Chicago

Fishermen catching oysters, Helgoland
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, agrarian, agricultural, agriculturally, animals, aquacultures, aquafarming, archive, arthropoda, arthropods, bivalves, bivalvia, black, black-and-white, black-white

Topographia Puteo Lorum, Mare Puteolanum
17th-century, animals, antica, attraction, attractions, b.c

Fungus releasing spores, illustration

Fungus, illustration

Fungal fruiting bodies, illustration

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

Brain Coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis)

Illustration of animals above ground and in burrows

Cross-section illustration of tunnel system inside nest of Black garden ant (Lasius niger)

Flamingos at Jan Kok, Curacao
Flamingos walking in a line at Jan Kok, CuraAzao

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