Monochrome postcard views of Mombasa. Published by D. Evaristo Coutinho and the Swift Press.

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.

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.

205 x 125 mm. View of John Radford Streeter (c. 1847-?) standing in front of a corrugated iron and thatch house. He was a CMS lay missionary appointed Lay Superintendant in 1878. He is generally remembered for the brutality of his treatment of Africans under his charge and for his attempt to extend the mission’s influence over subjects of the Wali of Mombasa, which drew a rebuke from Sir John Kirk.

149 x 102 mm. View looking over lightly wooded valleys and hills.

202 x 153 mm. Showing prefabricated sections of the steamer which was used for survey work on Lake Victoria. It arrived in parts in Mombasa as early as 1895, but transport difficulties and losses delayed the launching until Nov. 1900. Most of the parts were transported in a large caravan of three thousand loads under the supervision of Reginald Barton Wright, assistant engineer and surveyor. Photograph by Benjamin Whitehouse.

246 x 190 mm. View across railway freight lines towards ships moored in the deep water berths, with the harbour beyond.

89 x 60 mm.

154 x 112 mm. Showing the front façade of the house, built in 1897, with the trolley line and two trolleys.

Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

80 x 104 mm. Full length portrait of Westgate standing with the African youth Dickson in front of an ivy trellis. Two copies.

100 x 140 mm. Full length portrait in army uniform. Enlarged copy 157 x 208 mm.

82 x 50 mm. Snapshot view of the Cathedral.

192 x 132 mm. Mounted on card. General view of the Cathedral.

205 x 156 mm. A view looking south from Fort Jesus over scrubland towards the small headland on which the hospital stands. For a clearer view of the hospital buildings see Y30468G/13.

80 x 57 mm. General view of the Law Courts, with the Jail in the background.

The maid stands next to a mosquito net,

153 x 201 mm. A view showing the statue of Sir William Mackinnon (1823-1893), President of the Imperial British East Africa Company, which formerly stood in Treasury Square.

62 x 88 mm

61 x 88 mm.

50 x 70 mm. Showing three women wearing patterned garments and feathers in their caps and around their knees.

50 x 70 mm. Showing three women wearing patterned garments and feathers in their caps and around their knees.

The diary (circa 80 pages) describes Christy's journey from London to Uganda, and his first tours of inspection for the Sleeping Sickness Commission. It also includes some zoological observations.

82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, undated captions.

209 x 157 mm. Photograph by William D Young.