Mombasa (inhabited place)
Found in 111 Collections and/or Records:
Panorama of Mombasa from English Point, 1900
Two prints 200 x 155 mm. and 201 x 156 mm. A duplicate of Y30468G/4-5.
‘Percy Anderson’ at Kilindini [Mombasa], 1896, 1977
201 x 142 mm. Showing the steam tug resting on sand at low tide, with the old water condensers and a flour mill in the background. It was named after the first Chairman of the Uganda Railway Committee, and was the first steam tug in looking, arriving in 1895. After 1903, when construction work in the harbour had eased off, the boat was dismantled and taken to Lake Victoria, where it saw service until 1967, when it was scrapped after 72 years’ service.
Police contingent at Frere Town CMS Mission, 1880s, 1977
204 x 128 mm. A blurred print showing a contingent of police commanded by Captain Michael Dowman in a clearing with a group of Africans (probably formerly enslaved persons working at the mission) on the right. It is assumed that Michael Dowman is the husband of Harriet Dowman, an African Christian mentioned in W.S. Price, ‘My third campaign in East Africa’ (1890), p. 85.
[Postcards of Mombasa], 1900 - 1939
Monochrome postcard views of Mombasa. Published by D. Evaristo Coutinho and the Swift Press.
Railway Point, Kipevu, 1896, 1977
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.
Removing fallen tree, 1900
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.
Reverend Streeter’s House, Frere Town, c. 1878-81, 1977
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.
Scene from Shimba Mission House near Mombasa
149 x 102 mm. View looking over lightly wooded valleys and hills.
Sections of the ‘William Mackinnon’, c. 1895-1900, 1977
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.
Ships alongside Kipevu deep water berths 11 and 12, Mombasa, 1950 - 1967
246 x 190 mm. View across railway freight lines towards ships moored in the deep water berths, with the harbour beyond.
[Street in Mombasa], 1925
89 x 60 mm.
Sub Commissioner’s House, Mombasa, built 1897, 1977
154 x 112 mm. Showing the front façade of the house, built in 1897, with the trolley line and two trolleys.
‘Table of Expenditure at the Fortress of Mombasa from a MS in the Public Library of Tavora’, 1950 - 1970
Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.
T.B.R. Westgate and Job Dickson, possibly at Mombasa, 1902, 1902
80 x 104 mm. Full length portrait of Westgate standing with the African youth Dickson in front of an ivy trellis. Two copies.
T.B.R. Westgate, Mombasa, 1917, 1917
100 x 140 mm. Full length portrait in army uniform. Enlarged copy 157 x 208 mm.
The Hannington-Parker Memorial Cathedral, Mombasa...
82 x 50 mm. Snapshot view of the Cathedral.
The Hannington-Parker Memorial Cathedral, Mombasa, East Africa early 1900s, 1900 - 1910
192 x 132 mm. Mounted on card. General view of the Cathedral.
The hospital from the Fort, Mombasa, 1900
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.
The Law Courts and Jail, Mombasa
80 x 57 mm. General view of the Law Courts, with the Jail in the background.
The little house maid, Mission House, Frere Town (mosquito net), 1900-02-20
The maid stands next to a mosquito net,
The Sir William Mackinnon Station, Mombasa, 1900
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.
[Three women at Mombasa], 1925
62 x 88 mm
[Three women at Mombasa], 1925
61 x 88 mm.
[Three women], Mombasa, 1925
50 x 70 mm. Showing three women wearing patterned garments and feathers in their caps and around their knees.
[Three women], Mombasa, 1925
50 x 70 mm. Showing three women wearing patterned garments and feathers in their caps and around their knees.