Colonists Collection

Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada, [from Victoria Docks, London], 1870. On board were '...a large party of emigrants [761 souls] connected with the East-End Emigration Club

Finding the remains of the lost explorers Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer...North-West Australia, 1865 Creator: Unknown
Finding the remains of the lost explorers Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer, near Lagrange Bay, North-West Australia, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. D. Francisco. Mr

Opening of the first railway in New Zealand, at Christchurch, Canterbury Province, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the first railway in New Zealand, at Christchurch, Canterbury Province, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. R. Kelly

Colonist Vaisman with the Van Smeer Children, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Colonist Vaisman with the Van Smeer Children, 1927. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921

Koos with the "Catch", 1926. Creator: Unknown. Koos with the "Catch", 1926. Creator: Unknown
Koos with the "Catch", 1926. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Outside the House, 1925. Creator: Unknown
Outside the House, 1925. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

International Group in Our House, 1926. Creator: Unknown
International Group in Our House, 1926. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Funeral of Walter Leman, 1922-1926. Creator: Unknown
Funeral of Walter Leman, 1922-1926. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Koos Fis, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Koos Fis, 1924. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Nell Fis with a Finnish Friend Tika, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Nell Fis with a Finnish Friend Tika, 1924. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Albert, Maria, and Bert Kotter, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Albert, Maria, and Bert Kotter, 1928. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Colonists Khelgut and Iva with a Group of Russian Teachers, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Colonists Khelgut and Iva with a Group of Russian Teachers, 1927. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921

Newlyweds Nell and Koos Fis, 1920s. Creator: Unknown
Newlyweds Nell and Koos Fis, 1920s. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

Colonists in the Country Side, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Colonists in the Country Side, 1924. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

At Bay - "Sticking up a Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown. At Bay - "Sticking up a Boomer", 1850
At Bay - "Sticking up a Boomer", 1850. Kangaroo-hunting in Australia:a party of men and dogs have come up with the kangaroo - or, as it is called

Reform Banquet in the Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Reform Banquet in the Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand, 1850. Nearly two hundred guests sat down to a sumptuous dinner...On the stage was the chairman's table

Full Cry, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Full Cry, 1850. Kangaroo-hunting:the favourite colonial sport of Australia...the full chase, with its adventurous character across a half-cleared country; in which the flying leaps of the kangaroo

Emigration to Australia - Farewell Group Meeting of the Family Colonisation Loan Society, 1850. Emigrants leaving for Australia in the Slain's Castle, met at the British Institution

The Canterbury Colonists - scene at Gravesend, on Monday, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Canterbury Colonists - scene at Gravesend [in Kent], on Monday, 1850. Settlers bound for New Zealand. A dinner was given...in the fields adjoining Wate's Hotel...the hotel itself not being

Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown. Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Kangaroo-hunting in Australia: The native name for the Kangaroo is "boomer" hence the boomerang...the kangaroo is seized on by the dogs

Panorama of New Zealand - Bivouack of Surveyors, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Panorama of New Zealand - Bivouack of Surveyors, 1850. Display in London:painted by Mr. S. C. Brees, from drawings made by him during his location in New Zealand as principal engineer

Emigrant Ship, between Decks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Emigrant Ship, between Decks, 1850. Sailing ship bound for the colonies, showing:female emigrants making their arrangements for the voyage...[The women were enabled to emigrate by] the movement

Emigrant Needlewomen on Deck, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Emigrant Needlewomen on Deck, 1850. Sailing ship bound for the colonies. The women were enabled to emigrate by...the movement on behalf of the distressed needlewomen or London...the ladies

The Canterbury Settlement, New Zealand - sketch on board the "Randolph" Emigrant Ship, 1850. Colonists depart from the East India Dock on the Thames in London

Departure of the Noncomformists from London...for the new colony... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Departure of the Noncomformists from London, on Thursday week, for the new colony of Albertland, New Zealand: scene on board the Matilda Wattenbach on her passage down the river [Thames], 1862

New Years Day in Old New York, from "The Graphic"Christmas Number, December
New Years Day in Old New York, from " The Graphic" Christmas Number, December 2, 1882

The Partitioning of the Globe between Spain and Portugal, 1634. Creator: Willem Basse
The Partitioning of the Globe between Spain and Portugal, 1634

Penns Treaty with the Indians, c. 1840 / 1844. Creator: Edward Hicks
Penns Treaty with the Indians, c. 1840/1844

Le Champ d Asile from The Songs of Beranger, 1829. Creators: Melchior Peronard
Le Champ d Asile from The Songs of Beranger, 1829. [The Field of Asylum, settlement in Texas]

Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Creator: Henry Bryan Hall Jr
Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Pioneers in covered wagons pulled by oxen, travelling west to colonise the USA

Death of Father Marquette, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Death of Father Marquette, (1877). French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), founded a European settlement in what is now Michigan, United States

Indians Plundering South Carolina Plantations, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Indians Plundering South Carolina Plantations, (1877). European settlers colonised the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

Puritans Barricading Their House Against Indians, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Puritans Barricading Their House Against Indians, (1877). European settlers colonised the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

Virginians Defending Themselves Against Indians, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Virginians Defending Themselves Against Indians, (1877). European settlers colonised the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

English Settlers in America, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
English Settlers in America, (1877). The Europeans who arrived on the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

Public Worship at Plymouth by the Pilgrims, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Public Worship at Plymouth by the Pilgrims, (1877). In 1620, a group of English Puritans arrived on the east coast of what is now the United States of America

Penns Treaty with the Indians, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Penns Treaty with the Indians, (1877). English Quaker colonist William Penn (1644-1718) made treaties with Native Americans in what is now the United States

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