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Kenya (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1507 Collections and/or Records:

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Quality please. Kenya Government Agricultural Instructor inspects native grown carrots, at a buying centre for one of the dehydration factories, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/348
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: A series of Official photographs (Copyright Reserved). They each have the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'One doesn't associate the middle of Africa with green peas, asparagus and new potatoes, but in the highlands of Kenya most English vegetables grow as well as they do at home. This was a useful factor in wartime when vegetables were urgently needed for thousands of troops in both the East Africa Command and the Middle East. Previously, potatoes had been the only...
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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R. Angolul at entrance to Canon, 1890-01-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K/52
Scope and Contents

155 x 113 mm. Showing the River Angolul entering the steeply sided rocky gorge with a small group of Suk warriors standing at the water’s edge, ‘Went down again to the river and walked along its bed in the water until it finally enters a deep rocky gorge which stopped us for good. Camped on its right bank among some trees.’

Dates: 1890-01-09
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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R. Angolul, Turquell, 1890-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K/57
Scope and Contents

113 x 155 mm. A view looking along a gorge in the river with woodland on either bank.

Dates: 1890-01
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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R. Ngare Davash in flood, Mau Forest, 1889-09-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K/18
Scope and Contents

155 x 113 mm. A view looking along the flooded river with thick forest on either bank. After a wearisome march through dense undergrowth Jackson and Gedge reached the river and ‘the sun coming out went and took a couple of photos of the river and gorge.’ LS/9.

Dates: 1889-09-29
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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[Racecourse at Kenya], 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/7/69
Scope and Contents

77 x 52 mm. An area of open land with lines of fencing, possibly a racecourse.

Dates: 1928
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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RAF Eldoret: self and Bob Edwards, station master's house, Solai Station, court house, Eric Emerton, BOA Headquarters, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 359/2/1/94-102
Scope and Contents From the File:

Photographs are numbered from left to right in vertical columns.

Dates: 1943
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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Railway Point, Kipevu, 1896, 1977

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468L/14
Scope and Contents

156 x 109 mm. A view from the Central Africa Railway Base Depot looking across the harbour channel towards the north western tip of Mombasa Island. The Central African line, running seven miles north west of Mombasa on a 2 foot gauge, was shelved when it was realised that a more substantial line (the Uganda Railway) would be necessary.

Dates: 1977
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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Ravine Camp, 1900-03-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 158/49
Scope and Contents

'How she carried the bottle, balanced on her head from Railhead for miles and miles. The damsel, a Uganda girl (Zenabu) was very unwilling to act as model, tho' bribed with sweets. The gourd in her hand is what all the porters carry water in on the march. The bottle is corked with leaves.'

Dates: 1900-03-10
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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Raw Suk grading potatoes before storing, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/379
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of loose prints. The prints are mainly British official photographs representing aspects of development in the colonies and are chiefly 250 x 200 mm. Captions on the reverse, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The prints fall into subject collections.Nigeria: 1 - 8 Udi Village; 9-20 Ogwofia...
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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Raw Suk helping the Native Agricultural Instructor measure out contour ridges using a line level, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/368
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of loose prints. The prints are mainly British official photographs representing aspects of development in the colonies and are chiefly 250 x 200 mm. Captions on the reverse, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The prints fall into subject collections.Nigeria: 1 - 8 Udi Village; 9-20 Ogwofia...
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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Ray Scholes, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/107
Scope and Contents

Showing Ray Scholes with two horses on a farm near Naivasha, Kenya.

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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[Ray Scholes], 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/108
Scope and Contents

Showing Ray Scholes sitting by a river smoking a pipe. Near Naivasha, Kenya.

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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Reclining couch, British Residency, Lamu, 1890 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/37
Scope and Contents

150 x 209 mm. A duplicate print of Y30468D/53.

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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Reclining couch British Residency, Lamu, 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468D/53
Scope and Contents

153 x 204 mm. A closer view of the couch, shaped like a small four poster bed, in the Lamu Residency. The head of the couch is a beautifully and intricately carved piece of work featuring human figures and decorative arabesques of vegetation. Another copy of this print can be found at Y30468A/37.

Dates: 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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Rehabilitation camp at Mwea: Padre Nelson conducting service, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/129
Scope and Contents

156 x 118 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
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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Removing fallen tree, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468X/3
Scope and Contents

199 x 146 mm. View of the roots of a large baobab tree, with labourers waiting to haul at the ropes which have been attached to the base.

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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Research notes, 1950 - 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 126/14
Scope and Contents

This section includes copies of articles and notes that Gray assembled when researching his histories.

Dates: 1950 - 1970
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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Return of Small Pox Patients. Mumias 1899, 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045B/54
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Two albums with two loose prints (which may not belong to this collection) inserted. The two albums were the property of Charles Edwin Collard, Captain, Royal Marine Light Infantry. The albums have been rebound, but the labels on the covers ‘Uganda 1898-1900’ have been retained. Most of the photographs are 115 x 90 mm. Collard was presumably the photographer except for the few prints in which he appears, and all the photographs are captioned. However, it appears likely that this was...
Dates: 1899
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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Rev. Alan Page taking class in the Bible School, Weithaga, 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/223
Scope and Contents

79 x 80 mm. glossy print with two enlargements and 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1967
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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Rev. A.R. Pittway bidding farewell to an evangelist, 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/228
Scope and Contents

157 x 109 mm. glossy print and 35 mm. negative.

Dates: 1948
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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Rev. Daniel Mweri, Rural Dean of Kilifi, 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/83
Scope and Contents

125 x 110 mm. glossy print with 67 x 48 mm. negative.

Dates: 1963
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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Rev. F.J. Bedford and the Rev. E. Gacanja leaving the plane in Nairobi, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/12/1/2
Scope and Contents

128 x 80 mm. matt print.

Dates: 1952
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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Rev. F.J. Bedford and the Rev. E. Gacanja with Bible on the plane from Nairobi to Entebbe, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/12/1/1
Scope and Contents

80 x 128 mm. matt print.

Dates: 1952
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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Rev. F.J. Bedford of the BFBS hands the Bible to Canon H.J. Butcher in St. Stephen’s Church, Nairobi, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/12/1/5
Scope and Contents

154 x 110 mm. matt print.

Dates: 1952
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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Rev. J. Ridout teaching class at St. Paul’s United Theological College, 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/97
Scope and Contents

103 x 105 mm. glossy print with 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1967
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).