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Kenya (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1441 Collections and/or Records:

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Walter after breakfast, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/79
Scope and Contents

A view showing Walter Wilkinson seated at a table laid with food and drink.

Dates: 1934
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Wanderobbos’ elephant hunt], 1889-08-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K(LS)1/35
Scope and Contents Showing a row of Masai warriors armed with spears, the figure at the left also holding a shield. Gedge’s diary entry for the day records the occasion, ‘In the afternoon took couple of photos of Wanderobbo; gave them dawa in the shape of small bits of paper with a word written on, and a dab of red paint. Had a snooze afterwards.’ Earlier Gedge had described the people: 'The Wanderobbo people, men and women, came freely about the camp. The men are really outlawed Masai, dressed the same and...
Dates: 1889-08-31
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Wanderobbo’s elephant hunt, 1889-08-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K(LS)1/7
Scope and Contents Duplicate of part of Y30468K/11 there entitled [Masai moran at Mianzini]. The slide shows a row of Masai warriors armed with spears, the figure at the left also holding a shield. Gedge’s diary entry for the day records the occasion: ‘In the afternoon took couple of photos of Wanderobbo; gave them dawa in the shape of small bits of paper with a word written on, and a dab of red paint. Had a snooze afterwards.’ Earlier Gedge had described the tribe: 'The Wanderobbo people, men and women, came...
Dates: 1889-08-31
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Wanga musician, 1933 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/18
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm. Showing a man smoking a pipe with a musical instrument on his lap. The caption continues: 'The Wanga inhabit an area in the north west of Nyanza Province in Kenya. They are great smokers of clay pipes with metal stems. There is an air of contentment in the expression of this peasant as he plays his simple stringed musical instrument.'

Dates: 1933 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Wanga musician], 1933 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/18A
Scope and Contents

115 x 165 mm. Showing a seated man smoking a pipe holding a string instrument.

Dates: 1933 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Wanjoki, Kikuyu girl, looks over her red chillies, before selling them to be turned into powder, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/345
Scope and Contents

The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'This is rich in vitamins and valuable in anti-scorbubit [scurvy]'.

Dates: 1940 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Warrior], 1933 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/59
Scope and Contents

90 x 120 mm. Showing a man holding a spear and a shield. This image had been stuck onto a card, but has nothing written inside.

Dates: 1933 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Warrior], 1933 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/60
Scope and Contents

80 x 105 mm. Showing a man holding a spear and a shield.

Dates: 1933 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Warrior], 1933 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/60A
Scope and Contents

80 x 105 mm. Showing a man holding a spear and a shield.

Dates: 1933 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Warrior], 1933 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/60B
Scope and Contents

80 x 105 mm. Showing a man holding a spear and a shield.

Dates: 1933 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Warriors at Kisii, 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/6
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing men wearing large feathered headdresses and carrying spears and shields. There are many spectators in the background.

Dates: 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Warriors at Kisii, 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/7
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing men wearing large feathered headdresses and carrying spears and shields. There are many spectators in the background.

Dates: 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Warriors at Kisii, 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/8
Scope and Contents

195 x 150 mm. Showing men kneeling on the ground behind their shields.

Dates: 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Warriors at Kisii], 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/11
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing men with spears kneeling on the ground behind their shields.

Dates: 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Warriors in festival dress, 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/9
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing a line of men wearing very large feathered headdresses. There are many spectators in the background. Probably in Kisii.

Dates: 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Warriors in festival dress], 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/10
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing men wearing large feathered headdresses and carrying spears and shields.

Dates: 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Warriors in festival dress], 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/10A
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing men wearing large feathered headdresses and carrying spears and shields.

Dates: 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Waterfall], 1933 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/30
Scope and Contents

130 x 145 mm. View of a large waterfall.

Dates: 1933 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Waterfall on the Londiani River, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468J/34
Scope and Contents

156 x 201 mm. A duplicate of Y30468I/13.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Waterfront at Lamu, 1890 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/64
Scope and Contents

169 x 121 mm. A view looking along a waterfront, probably at Lamu, and showing a cluster of thatched huts with more substantial buildings in the background.

Dates: 1890 - 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Waterfront at Lamu, 1890 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/15
Scope and Contents

118 x 168 mm. A view looking along the beach at Lamu towards the British Residency, above which the Zanzibar flag is flying.

Dates: 1890 - 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Waterfront at Lamu, 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/20
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166 x 118 mm. A view looking along the Lamu waterfront after the departure of the ceremonial launch seen in Y30468A/19.

Dates: 1901
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Weaving in North Nyanza district, 1933 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/43
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. Showing a woman sat at a loom. The caption continues: 'Much attention is being devoted to the development of spinning and weaving as a home industry.'

Dates: 1933 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Wedding of Mr and Mrs Laight, Mombasa 1902, 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/3
Scope and Contents 160 x 113 mm. Mounted on card. Group portrait of missionaries and their wives, posed on the steps leading up to the verandah of an unidentified house. Brandon Laight and his bride Margaret (nee Critchley), who were married on 8 April 1902, are seated in the front row. Other figures identified on the reverse are: Mr Burt, Miss Higginbotham, T.B.R. Westgate, Miss Brewer, Mr Burns, Mrs Burt, Bishop Peel, Mrs Peel, Mr Bailey, Miss Locket, Henrietta Westgate, Mr and Mrs Laight, Eddie...
Dates: 1902
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Wedding of Mr Briggs and Berthe Attlee, at the Cathedral, Mombasa, 30 September 1904, 1904-09-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/7
Scope and Contents

141 x 96 mm. Group portrait of the wedding couple and other Europeans. Identified on the reverse are: Revd. K. Binns, Mr Wright, Bishop Peel, Mr Hamshere.

Dates: 1904-09-30
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).