Hawaii – Their Last Princess
In the early 1880s when Hawaii was still a sovereign state, several photographers visited it. In the early 1890s, some of the most striking pictures of the Kingdom were taken. For eg, this striking portrait was taken in 1893 and Princess Kaiulani was photographed.

The photo was taken by Elmer Chickering just a couple of years before the US embassy in the Kingdom overthrew its monarchical government. Princess Kaiulani was the last royal princess of the Kingdom before Hawaii was annexed by the US in 1898.