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Americas through a lens

These images are taken from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office photographic collection (CO 1069). They capture scenes from Canada to Belize, Trinidad to the South Shetland Isles, and span more than 100 years.

Image from Prince of Wales' tour of Canada, 1919, via Canadian Pacific Railway Image from Prince of Wales' tour of Canada, 1919, via Canadian Pacific Railway

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Colonial Hotel on the Fraser River, Waggon Road, BCColonial Hotel on the Fraser River, Waggon Road, BC
Donner melon patch on Durham state settlement, CaliforniaDonner melon patch on Durham state settlement, California
A Canadian Pacific Transcontinental trainA Canadian Pacific Transcontinental train

Caribbean through a lens

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Natural prairie grassNatural prairie grass
Bee keeping. Ontario produces most of Canada's honey. Beeswax is used in making candles, lipsticks and other products. Many plants depend on bees for cross-pollination. Canada 1963Bee keeping. Ontario produces most of Canada's honey. Canada 1963
The 74th Regt. US Volunteers, Canadian National Exhibition, TorontoThe 74th Regt. US Volunteers, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto
Waiomgomo making basketsWaiomgomo making baskets
M.S. Williams and the Guatemala President, General Ydigoras. 1960M.S. Williams and the Guatemala President, General Ydigoras. 1960
A group of the Legislative Council: Victoria, VIA group of the Legislative Council: Victoria, VI

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Old Indian and his grandchild: MattagamiOld Indian and his grandchild: Mattagami
An extra use for the cupboard door: Canada, early 1920sAn extra use for the cupboard door: Canada, early 1920s
Visit of HMS Protector to Punta Arenas, Chile, November 1960Visit of HMS Protector to Punta Arenas, Chile, November 1960
Mass meeting: St John's, Newfoundland, 4 August 1916Mass meeting: St John's, Newfoundland, 4 August 1916
Duck shooting on the prairiesDuck shooting on the prairies

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Bailing tobacco. After the 'sticks' of tobacco have been cured, the leaves are sorted, graded and tied into 'hands' for bailing. Canada 1963Bailing tobacco. Canada 1963
Please note the pictures and captions attached to them are representative of their time and may use terms that would not be used today. However, our role is to preserve the integrity of the historic public record, which is why they have been preserved and presented as originally captured.

Media

Media
  • Bara Brith on the pampas: the Welsh in Patagonia

    Bara Brith on the pampas: the Welsh in Patagonia

  • Introduction to the first tranche of colonial administration records

    Introduction to first tranche of colonial administration records

  • Creating a legacy from your Caribbean family history

    Creating a legacy from your Caribbean family history

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Researching the British Empire and Commonwealth

    Researching the British Empire and Commonwealth

Books and resources

bookshop
  • Front cover of My Ancestor Settled in the British West Indies by John Titford

    My Ancestor Settled in the British West Indies

    John Titford

  • Front cover of A Guide to the Records of the Colonial Office by mandy Banton

    A Guide to the Records of the Colonial Office

    Mandy Banton

Resources

Resources
  • World through a lens
  • Archived government websites on Commonwealth and Colonies
  • Guide: Foreign and Commonwealth correspondence and records from 1782
  • Focus on film - British Empire and Commonwealth
  • The Cabinet Papers: Empire, commonwealth and de-colonisation
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