Borneo (island)
Found in 284 Collections and/or Records:
Tamu Inanam, 1904
Showing a group of men and women gathered at Inanam, a few miles north east of Jesselton. The large baskets on the backs of the men possibly contain tobacco being brought in for sale.
Tapping six year old rubber trees on the Sekong Estate, 1909
Half-plate (landscape format). [A dark jungle scene].
Tattoo making in the Baram, Sarawak [circa 1960], 1960
140 x 110 mm. Showing a young girl having her feet tattooed, with other children looking on.
Tempasuk River near Kota Belud, 1903
Showing the river in the foreground with flat grassland interspersed with woods beyond.
The Corporal and the Costermonger, Borneo Malays. Cakes of gutta jelutong on the Malay schooner Banjerwangi, Sarawak, 1904 - 1910
Showing two Malays squatting among sacks of rubber on the deck of the schooner.
The dispensary, Kuching, 1904 - 1910
General view of the dispensary building from the driveway, with rickshaw drivers in the foreground.
The Doosen half of the village, 1909
Quarter-plate (landscape format). Doosens in canoe: Resident coming up the river. [Resident in typical district officers boat with oars].
The English Church, Sarawak, 1880 - 1889
263 x 207 mm. View looking up the hillside towards St Thomas' Church, Kuching, a small wooden building with bell tower, erected and consecrated in 1851. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
The forests of Sabah, 1965
The origin of this collection is not known, but it appears to have been assembled for a travelling exhibition, and each print is marked Copy neg. Photoscale May 1965. Sources are given where known. Prints are 215 x 160 mm.
The gaol, Sarawak, 1904 - 1910
General view of the gaol at Kuching, a complex of whitewashed buildings with a crenellated imitation castle, presumably the Governor's quarters at the left.
The Grand Stand at Yenoun Sports, 1909
Quarter-plate (landscape format). These women include Javanese, Biscayas, Mouruts and Chinese.
The last picking, 1909
Quarter-plate. [Showing supervisors in white suits and hats down a path between two fields of tabacco].
The middle rapids, 1909
Penotal Gorge: Padas river not in flood.
The Mosque, Brunei, 1960 - 1969
192 x 200 mm. General view looking across the artificial lake towards the modern mosque.
The mouth of the river Abai, 1909-01
Half-plate. Looking towards the sea. North of Usukan Bay in the West Coast Residence. Immediately in the foreground is a characteristic piece of swamp : alluvial deposit brought down by the river, covered with tropical jungle, and often stretching for miles on each side. Quite typical Borneo scene.
The Penotal Gorge, Padas River, 1909
View taken coming down from Tenom by trolley.
The Petrel, 1909-01
Landscape format. Govt yacht : in front of Mt Kinabalu. [Mt Kinabalu not visible].
The Resident of Kudat, A.C. Pearson, Esq, 1909
Quarter-plate. And his pet Wahah.
The Sultan's Palace, Brunei [i.e. Bandar Seri Begawan], Borneo, 1880 - 1889
272 x 206 mm. Showing a number of thatched houses raised on piles and connected by walkways. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
The Tamu before the District Officer has given the signal to begin trading, 1909
Quarter-plate (landscape format). [D.O. not visible].
The train near Kawong, 1909-01
[Looking back along the train].
The wharf, Kuching, 1904 - 1910
View from a boat looking down onto the crowded wharf, with the whitewashed buildings of the gaol in the background.
Three brass figures : North Borneo, 1909-01 - 1909-02
Half-plate (landscape format).
[Three dogs], 1904
Showing three dogs, presumably Buchanan Smith's pets, seated on a verandah.
Timbang Batu 1904, 1904
A view looking across a river towards a small settlement of houses, with forest in the background.