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Letters to Robert Walker and other members of his family, including one photocopy. The principal correspondents are Apolo Kagwa (c. 1864-1927), Katikiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda, Ham Mukasa (1870-1956) and Mika Sematimba Makamba. Two of the letters are addressed to people outside the family. Some of the letters are in Ganda with an English translation.

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The letter is in Ganda with an English translation.

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86 x 105 mm. An indistinct view showing Daudi Chwa standing beneath the state umbrella, which is held over him by an attendant. Beside him stand his four regents Sir Apolo Kagwa, Nuhu Mbogo, Kakarie Kisingiri, and Stanislas Mirgwanya.

Scope and Contents 149 x 105 mm. A group photograph showing four Kabakas (Kings) and their Katikiros (Prime Ministers). From left to right (seated) are the King of Bunyoro, Andreya Bisereko DUHAGA II ( -1924), reigned 1902-1924; the King of Buganda Daudi CHWA (1896-1939), REIGNED 1897-1914 under Regents and 1914-1939; the giant King of the Ankole, KAHAYA II (c1882-1944), reigned 1897-1944; and the King of Toro, Daudi KASAGAMA (1870-1928), reigned 1891-1928). Behind them stand from left to right, their Prime...

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Showing Daudi Chwa, Sir Apolo Kagwa and other figures standing beneath an umbrella of state.

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104 x 144 mm. A studio carte-de-visite by Bassano showing Sir Apolo Kagwa and Ham Mukasa standing in ceremonial robes against a painted backdrop.

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143 x 101 mm. Showing the spacious , verandahed exterior of Sir Apolo Kagwa's house, situated below the Kabaka's enclosure at Mengo. Some kind of ceremony or reception appears to be in progress: a large crowd of Ugandans stands on the ground-floor verandah watching Sir Apolo Kagwa, who stands on the lawn in ceremonial robes. The figure in the foreground is possibly the young Daudi Chwa.

Scope and Contents 87 x 87 mm. Showing Bell and the young Kabaka of Buganda Daudi Chwa seated in the back seat of the motor car, with an unidentified European in the front seat. Hesketh Bell records the arrival of the motor car in Uganda: '20th April [1908] ... some months ago I ordered from Home a motor car for my use and a motor lorry, and they have arrived. Both are of 'Albion' make. These are the first motor cars ever seen in Uganda and they are making a great sensation among the natives. They are...

Scope and Contents 81 x 81 mm. Showing Bell and the young Kabaka of Buganda Daudi Chwa seated in the back seat of the motor car, with an unidentified European in the front seat. Hesketh Bell records the arrival of the motor car in Uganda: '20th April [1908] ... some months ago I ordered from Home a motor car for my use and a motor lorry, and they have arrived. Both are of 'Albion' make. These are the first motor cars ever seen in Uganda and they are making a great sensation among the natives. They are...

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200 x 130 mm. A group portrait of Protectorate officials and Ugandan Kabakas and counsellors taken shortly after Bell's opening of the exhibition. Photograph probably by Alfred Lobo.

Scope and Contents 200 x 152 mm. A group photograph of Protectorate officials and Ugandan Kabakas and counsellors taken shortly after Bell's opening of the exhibition. Identified in the group are: 1. Sir Apolo Kagwa; 2. Kahaya, Kabaka of Ankole; 3. George Wilson, Deputy Commissioner; 4. Frank Burton; 5. Daudi Chwa, Kabaka of Buganda; 6. Alexander Boyle; 7. Sir Henry Hesketh Bell; 8. Captain Edward Vaughan Jenkins D.S.O., O.C. 4th K.A.R.; 9. Andereya Bisereko Duhaga II, Kabaka of Bunyoro; 10. Daudi Kasagama,...

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96 x 119 mm. Showing Bell and Sir Apolo Kagwa standing on the verandah of a house, probably in Kampala.

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148 x 103 mm. Showing Sir Apolo Kagwa and his wife seated in a pony trap with a group of Ugandans gathered round. Zaharia Kizito Kisingiri (1858-1917), another of Daudi Chwa's Regents, stands at the far left of the group facing the camera.

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147 x 104 mm. Showing Sir Apolo Kagwa and his wife seated outside the Katikiro's house with four children. Sir Apolo (knighted in 1905) became Omuwanika (Treasurer of Buganda) in 1887 and in the following years also led Mwanga's army in campaigns against Karema. From 1897-1914 he was Chief Regent to the young Daudi Chwa and from 1914-1926 was Katikiro or Prime Minister of Buganda.

Scope and Contents 190 x 140 mm. Showing a large group of Ugandan Kings and Chiefs in the Agricultural Exhibition Grounds. The Exhibition organised by the Provincial Commissioner at Kampala, was opened by the Governor Sir Henry Hesketh Bell, on November 10 1908. Figures identified in this photograph are: 1. KAHAYE II, King of Ankole; 2. Daudi KASAGAMA, King of Toro; 3. AndereyaBisereko DUGAHA II, King of Bunyoro; 4. Daudi CHWA, King of Buganda; 5. Sir Apolo KAGWA, Katikiro of Buganda and Regent ; 6....

Scope and Contents 118 x 101 mm. A slightly blurred print showing Kapere crossing the finishing line of the marathon race run on November 8 1908 in conjunction with the Kampala Exhibition. The race is described in a clipping from an unidentified newspaper pasted into this album: 'There were 48 competitors, representing the fleetest runners in each of the four kingdoms comprised in the Protectorate, and an intense spirit of rivalry animated all the tribes concerned. The course measured exactly 26 miles, and...

Scope and Contents 88 x 70 mm. Showing Churchill seated at the right while a European interpreter addresses a group of chiefs. Sir Apolo Kagwa can be seen in the right foreground. This is presumably the occasion described by Bell: 'About five miles from Kampala we found the little Kabaka, the Regents and all the big Uganda chiefs. They had built a very pretty banda on a hillock overlooking the road and, when they all advanced towards us in the bright sunlight, they made a very imposing spectacle in their...

Scope and Contents 88 x 86 mm. Showing Churchill seated at the right while a European interpreter addresses a group of chiefs. Sir Apolo Kagwa can be seen in the right foreground. This is presumably the occasion described by Bell: 'About five miles from Kampala we found the little Kabaka, the Regents and all the big Uganda chiefs. They had built a very pretty banda on a hillock overlooking the road and, when they all advanced towards us in the bright sunlight, they made a very imposing spectacle in their...

Scope and Contents Showing Churchill seated at the right while a European interpreter addresses a group of chiefs. Sir Apolo Kagwa can be seen in the right foreground. This is presumably the occasion described by Bell: 'About five miles from Kampala we found the little Kabaka, the Regents and all the big Uganda chiefs. They had built a very pretty banda on a hillock overlooking the road and, when they all advanced towards us in the bright sunlight, they made a very imposing spectacle in their handsome gala...

Scope and Contents 84 x 78 mm. Showing Winston Churchill and Bell addressing the Regents and Chiefs at Kampala. Churchill is seated at the right while a European interpreter addresses a group of chiefs. Sir Apolo Kagwa can be seen in the right foreground. This is presumably the occasion described by Bell: 'About five miles from Kampala we found the little Kabaka, the Regents and all the big Uganda chiefs. They had built a very pretty banda on a hillock overlooking the road and, when they all advanced...

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88 x 86 mm. Showing Churchill, Daudi Chwa and Hesketh Bell seated among a European group, with Uganda dignitaries, including Sir Apolo Kagwa, standing at the left. The group appear to be spectators at an unidentified event.