British Empire Article


Sisal Estate, Kenya


One of the jobs of colonial agricultural officers was to attempt to identify which crops could grow profitably in which parts of the Empire. This particular photograph shows sisal fibres being dried out.

Image courtesy of The National Archives


The Ramblings of a Wicked Colonialist Article


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