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McMullen, John Alexander, fl 1906

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl 1906

Biography

John Alexander McMullen went to South Africa in 1905 to take charge of a gas-powered electricity generating station in Johannesburg, but the project was a failure and he returned to England in 1906. While in Africa he made a long journey to the British East Africa Protectorate (Kenya).

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 Fonds

John Alexander McMullen: African Journal

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9255
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Delagoa Bay, Beira, Zanzibar, the Rift Valley, and Masai and Kikuyu, big game hunting; with commentary and a 'complete list of all the game which I killed'.

Dates: 1905-1906
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