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Winston Churchill in Kampala. 1908, 1908

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/22

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 towards us in the bright sunlight, they made a very imposing spectacle in their handsome gala robes. The Baganda are adept at spectacular effects, and the Chiefs show a remarkable sense of dignity. But Churchill, on this occasion, spoilt their effects, as he was a perfect nuisance, dodging about with his camera all the time, taking snapshots.' (Bell 1946, p 168).

Churchill, in Churchill (1908), pp 109-110 also describes this meeting but he makes no mention of a speech.

Dates

  • Creation: 1908

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Existence and Location of Copies

Y3011D/17 and Y3011G/23-24.

Bibliography

Churchill, Winston Spencer (1908), 'My African journey', London: Hodder and Stoughton.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2003-06-04 12:19:10+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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