Nairobi (inhabited place)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Nairobi from Kikuyu Road, 1902 - 1904
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/23
Scope and Contents
150 x 209 mm. A view looking across meadowland towards the flat plain on which the bungalows of the settlement can be seen. Before railhead reached Nairobi in May 1899 there was no permanent population in the area, but with the decision to make Nairobi the headquarters for railway engineer work the town quickly grew. Photograph by William D Young.
Dates:
1902 - 1904
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).
Item
Nairobi Hill, 1902 - 1904
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/24
Scope and Contents
206 x 153 mm. A view looking along a road towards the scattered bungalows on Nairobi Hill. Photograph by William D Young.
Dates:
1902 - 1904
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).