RT @bristolarchives: Today marks 60 years of Jamaican Independence from the British. Happy Independence Day, Jamaica! These #EmpireCollection photographs of street scenes were taken shortly after independence in 1971. Work is in progress to digitise the … buff.ly/3JyuJ2u
RT @bristolarchives: RT @bristolmuseum: The Quiet Voices of Empire exhibition is now open to visit @createcentre until Sat 10th September. It contains comment and reflection by guest narrators on oral histories from the #EmpireCollection. It will be tour… buff.ly/3PGlkYT
RT @bristolarchives: A flying finish! Keith Gardner wins the 100 yard sprint. Here at the #EmpireCollection we are preparing a display ahead of this year's #CommonwealthGames in Birmingham - including exciting photos from this series. Ready to view in th… buff.ly/3aQ4DuS
RT @bristolarchives: As we sit down with our cup today we are remembering the impact of the trade in tea, both on people and their environment across the world. Seen here are workers at a British tea plantation in Sri Lanka. Many of them are children. #F… buff.ly/3NrknlY
RT @bristolarchives: Today is World Migratory Bird Day. It is the perfect excuse to share this stunning photograph of a gannet in flight. It was taken in 1966 New Zealand by the Moreys, who were passionate about the natural world. #EmpireCollection#Ecol… buff.ly/3Nejzkd
RT @bristolarchives: James Lang Brown was a District Forestry Officer with the Uganda Forest Department between the years 1955 - 1964. He captured this slide of a wild Day Lily in flower, shared today to mark International Day of Plant Health. #EmpireCol… buff.ly/3w48P2a
RT @bristolarchives: Queen Elizabeth II turns 96 today. In 1952 she visited Kenya, and was snapped waving from the balcony of Nairobi City Hall. #EmpireCollection Ref: 2001/090/1/4/1/64 buff.ly/3EyQLzL
RT @bristolarchives: Who can believe we are already halfway through April! At the end of the month our #EmpireCollection online catalogue will be significantly expanded, with lots of exciting new (old!) material made available online. … buff.ly/3Ee3qbf
RT @bristolarchives: PhD student Will visited the #EmpireCollection today to look at the wonderful East African Railways & Harbours archive buff.ly/37EDPfi We got very nostalgic for the amazing Nairobi Railway Museum which is where the real EAR&… buff.ly/3uzkJQF
RT @bristolarchives: Today is Winston Churchill Day. Lauded for his navigation of WWII and criticised for his colonialist policies, #Churchill remains a divisive figure in British history. This welcome party awaits his arrival in Kenya in 1907. Ref: 1995… buff.ly/3jmZjQw