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'Inside Boma (fort) where we spent the night of March 7 all five ladies (like sardines in a tin) in one small tent, lying on mule rugs. The two gentlemen sleeping outside, each side of the tent. This was when we rode thirty-one miles, and left the caravan miles behind.'

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'The man under the white umbrella is 'Mika' the Uganda chief travelling up with us. Bath turned topsy turvy outside to dry after washing our clothes.'

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'Eighth encampment. In the distance tents of the Uganda Transport people and Boma (fort). Uganda Transport is entirely connected with the Uganda Protectorate work (Government). The Uganda Railway has its own transport.'

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75 x 55 mm. A view of a beach or shoreline from a road which seems to run through the water.

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75 x 55 mm. A view from a rooftop looking towards the coastline.

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75 x 55 mm. A walled street scene. A flag is flying.

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Largely commercial photographs showing scenes of the harbour, ships, beaches, old town, market, Fort Jesus, Nyali Bridge, court house, city centre, and First World War Memorial.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of loose prints, lantern slides and glass negatives. The prints mostly relate to Westgate’s earlier work, but there are a few from the 1930s, including nos. 426-454 of visits to South Africa and African islands, all processed in February 1936. The captions have been used as titles and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. They have been retained to reflect the context of their creation. Many of the lantern slides and glass negatives are uncaptioned and...

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88 x 62 mm. A house above the shoreline.

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88 x 62 mm. A view from a rooftop looking towards the coastline.

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159 x 117 mm. Group portrait of missionaries and their wives. Identified on the reverse are: Miss Deed, Kathleen Crawford, Mr and Mrs Bierns, Mrs Pickthall, Mr Hamshere.

Scope and Contents Collection of loose prints, modern copies of photographs in the archives of the East African Railways Corporation, Nairobi, made for Brian T. Yonge during the 1970s when he was carrying out research into the history of East African Railways and Harbours. The photographs are captioned on the back by Yonge or A.T. Matson. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. The prints relate to Mombasa, chiefly in the 1890s, and the steamer transport across Lake Victoria...

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Album of mounted images photographed by William D. Young. Inside the front cover reads: 'Presented by the Commonwealth Institute 1971.' The captions have been used as titles and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation.

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105 x 75 mm. View looking along the street towards Bishop's Court, with the Grand Hotel (built circa 1902) in the right foreground.

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120 x 80 mm. View looking over thatched huts and houses, with a larger unidentified house in the foreground.

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207 x 149 mm. A view looking north from Fort Jesus and showing part of the town and Older Harbour. Photograph by William D Young.

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199 x 156 mm. An almost identical print to Y30468G/6. This print shows slightly more of the town and less of the harbour. Duplicate at Y304A/16.

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129 x 80 mm. A view looking over thatched rooftops towards more substantial building. Good condition. A portion of the harbour, with Frere Town beyond, can be seen in the right background. A note on the reverse states that the area is now the rebuilt junction of Ndia and Vasco da Gama Street, taken during IBEA occupation.

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153 x 97 mm. A view looking across the entrance to Mombasa Harbour from English Point and showing the south-eastern tip of Mombasa Island.

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102 x 72 mm. View looking towards the narrows at the entrance to the harbour.

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Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

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150 x 85 mm.

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244 x 82 mm. A panoramic view originally composed of two joined prints looking over the battlements of Fort Jesus and along Ndia Kuu and Vasco da Gama Street. A section of harbour can be seen at the right, with thatched huts at the left, and the station and rolling stock on the Mombasa trolley line in the foreground. The partially built police station is in the centre. Photograph possibly by William D. Young.

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150 x 102 mm. Mounted on card. Group portrait of missionary men and women. Identified on the reverse are: Eddie Crawford, Henrietta Westgate (nee Malone), Miss Brewer, Mr Hamshere.

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Includes J.B. Emery, 'Remarks upon British Settlement at Mombasa 20 Aug. 1824 to 10 July 1825' and ‘A Journal of the British Establishment at Mombasa from 11 July to 26 July 1826’.