Racial Collection

Air Mail to Africa Poster
Poster, Air Mail to Africa, showing two Africans looking up at airliner G-ABPI. 20th century

Poster, Empress of Britain World Cruise
Poster advertising a world cruise on the Canadian Pacifics Empress of Britain cruise liner. 1934

Cover design, Regie Air Afrique timetable
Cover design, French Air Ministry, Regie Air Afrique, timetable for the Europe-Congo-Madagascar summer service. 1936

Young woman in winter clothing, Japan
Young woman in winter clothing with parasol, Japan. circa 1890s

Group of Japanese children and a woman. circa 1890s

Street vendor and customer, Japan

Priests playing checkers, Japan
Priests playing checkers on a board, Japan. circa 1890s

Farmer and wife, Japan. circa 1890s

Tea pickers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Tea pickers resting, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Tattooed post runner, Japan. circa 1890s

Group of geishas, Japan. circa 1890s

Thakore Sahib of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
His Highness the Maharaja Rawul Shree Takhtsingjee, The Thakore Sahib of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India (seated), with attendant. circa 1880s

Women in rickshaw, Japan
Two women in a rickshaw, with two male attendants, Japan. circa 1890s

Geishas at tea stove, Japan
Four geishas at a tea stove, Japan. circa 1890s

Two women in formal greeting, Japan
Two women bowing to each other in a formal greeting, Japan. circa 1890s

Two women and a man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Street acrobats, Japan. circa 1890s

Geisha in rickshaw, Japan. circa 1890s

Samurai of the Satsuma Clan, Japan, looking at a map. circa 1890s

Tattooed wrestlers, Japan. circa 1890s

Geishas in intimate pose, Japan. circa 1890s

Shinto priests, Japan. circa 1890s

Women washing clothes, Japan. circa 1890s

Buddhist priests, Japan. circa 1890s

Polish man and woman
A young Polish man and a middle-aged Polish woman. Date: 1959

Gipsies with tent on a Scottish island
A family of gipsies with their tent on a Scottish island. Date: circa 1920s

Woman and children in traditional dress, Holland
A woman and two children in traditional dress on a street in Middleburg, Holland. Date: 1936

Cooks Arrangements for Egypt and the Nile
A Nubian Egyptian man stands in the foreground, with a River Nile steamer in the background, on the cover of Cooks Arrangements for Egypt and the Nile. Date: 1908

Street scene in Norwich
A street scene in Norwich, Norfolk. A woman holding a baby looks directly into the camera. Behind her is a dress shop called Fifth Avenue

Woman with gift, Japan. circa 1890s

Native group, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Native group outside a hut in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Hindu woman, Bombay (Mumbai), India

Sami family, Arctic area of Sapmi
Members of a Sami family standing outside their tent. They are from the Arctic area of Sapmi, which covers northern parts of Scandinavia and Russia. late 19th century

Shinto priest making offering, Japan
Shinto priest making an offering, Japan. circa 1890s

Woman aged 108, Japan
Woman claiming to be 108 years old, Japan. circa 1890s

The Raja of Lakhtar
Thakore Sahib Karansinhji Vajirajji (1846-1924), Raja of Lakhtar, Gujarat, India. circa 1890s

Nautch women, India. circa 1890s

Young women carrying babies, Japan. circa 1890s

Farmer in grass coat, Japan. circa 1890s

Group of Koreans, Japan

Group of Indian women

Colonial children and their Indian nurses (ayahs). circa 1890s

Two women playing board game, Japan. circa 1890s

Geisha winding obi sash, Japan
Geisha winding an obi sash, Japan. circa 1890s

Burmese girl, Burma (Myanmar). circa 1890s

Geishas sewing, reading and writing, Japan
Three geishas sewing, reading and writing, Japan. circa 1890s

Musician with Shamisen, Japan
Musician with Shamisen (a three-stringed instrument), Japan. circa 1890s

Two whispering geishas, Japan. circa 1890s

Two child acrobats, Japan. circa 1890s

Women making parasols, Japan. circa 1890s

Group of Toda men, southern India
Group of Toda men, belonging to a small pastoral community living on the isolated Nilgiri plateau in southern India. circa 1890s

Geisha musicians, Japan, with stringed instruments, flute and percussion. circa 1890s

Maori group, New Zealand. circa 1890s

Buddhist priest, Japan. circa 1890s

Children playing game, Japan
Children playing a game, Japan. circa 1890s

Two Fakirs (ascetics), India
Two Fakirs (Muslim Sufi ascetics), India. circa 1890s

Woman playing a Koto, Japan
Woman playing a Koto, the national musical instrument of Japan, usually with 13 strings. circa 1890s

Oiran, high class prostitutes, Japan
Oiran, high class prostitutes (also entertainers), Japan. circa 1890s

Bare-breasted woman, Japan. circa 1890s

Fish vendor, Japan. circa 1890s

Burmese woman, Burma (Myanmar). circa 1890s

Ainu women, Japan
Ainu (Aynu, Aino) women, an indigenous group in Japan. circa 1890s

Maori man, New Zealand. circa 1890s

Group of hill people of low caste, India. circa 1890s

Bheestie, or water carrier, with bullock, India
Bheestie (bheesty), or water carrier, with bullock, India. circa 1890s

Parsi Gentleman, India, in a studio photo. circa 1890s

Street musicians, Japan

Three geishas dancing, Japan. circa 1890s

Serving girl with tea set, Japan. circa 1890s

Hill people, Central India. circa 1890s

A Bohra merchant, Bombay (Mumbai), India, belonging to the Gujarati-speaking Muslim community. circa 1890s

Three pilgrims, Japan
Three pilgrims resting by a tree, Japan. circa 1890s

Man with tattooed back, Japan

Two geishas on a balcony, Japan. circa 1890s

Bhutanese woman, Bhutan, South Asia. circa 1890s

Family group, India. circa 1890s

Group photo of Indian men, women and children. circa 1890s

Street singer with shamisen, Japan
Street singer with shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument), Japan. circa 1890s

Toda man, southern India
A Toda man, belonging to a small pastoral community living on the isolated Nilgiri plateau in southern India. circa 1890s

Travelling chair resting, Japan
Passengers and attendants with a travelling chair resting on their journey, Japan. circa 1890s

Three women preparing a meal, Japan. circa 1890s

Hari kiri (harakiri, seppuku), Japan
A staged version of hari kiri (harakiri, seppuku), Japan -- a form of ritual suicide carried out by disembowelment. circa 1890s

Parsi gentlewoman, Bombay (Mumbai), India. circa 1890s

H. H Vibhoji Ranmalji, Jam Sahib of Jamnagar
H.H Vibhoji Ranmalji (1827-1895), Jam Sahib of Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. circa 1870s

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