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Entebbe (inhabited place)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 141 Collections and/or Records:

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Entebbe, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/6/24
Scope and Contents

70 x 100 mm. Aerial view of Entebbe.

Dates: 1925
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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Entebbe Church, 1908, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011C/83
Scope and Contents A view showing the mud and thatch church (the first in Entebbe) before its replacement was completed: '30th November ... Another milestone in the growth of Entebbe is the building of an Anglican church. I laid the foundation stone of it some time ago and the walls are rising rapidly. It is rather surprising that we should have waited so long for this and, when looking at the imposing proportions of the Government House that I am building, I confess that I have felt rather ashamed when I...
Dates: 1908
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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Entebbe Club, 1906 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/3
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198 x 141 mm. A view from the garden looking towards the entrnce of the single storey brick building, opened in August 1905.

Dates: 1906 - 1911
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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Entebbe, general view of, 1906 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/1
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204 x 142 mm. A view from Nasamuze Hill looking over the township of Entebbe, with Lake Victoria, Bendigere and Tende Bay in the background. The town, laid out by Sir Harry Johnson, fits Sir Henry Hesketh Bell's description (Bell 1946 pp. 110-111) of the spot on his arrival as Commissioner in 1906.

Dates: 1906 - 1911
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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Entebbe Hockey team starting for Kampala, 1906 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/148
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140 x 82 mm. Showing the members of the hockey team seated in, or standing beside a Government of Uganda lorry. Members of the team have not been identified.

Dates: 1906 - 1911
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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Entebbe - landing ground site, 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/7/152
Scope and Contents

101 x 78 mm.

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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Entebbe - landing ground site, 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/7/153
Scope and Contents

111 x 78 mm.

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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[Entebbe - landing ground site], 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/8/1/40
Scope and Contents

83 x 56 mm.

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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[Entebbe - landing ground site], 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/8/1/41
Scope and Contents

82 x 56 mm.

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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Entebbe Pier, with Ry. [Railway] Steamers alongside, 1906 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/11
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196 x 142 mm. A view looking along the pier at Entebbe with SS 'Clement Hill' (in service 1906-1936) moored at the left and the SS 'Sybil' (in service 1904-1967) at the right. Firewood for the steamers is piled on the pier in the foreground and groups of passengers can be seen leaving the 'Clement Hill'.

Dates: 1906 - 1911
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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First Church in Entebbe, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/7
Scope and Contents 86 x 80 mm. A view showing the mud and thatch church (the first in Entebbe) before its replacement was completed: '30th November ... Another milestone in the growth of Entebbe is the building of an Anglican church. I laid the foundation stone of it some time ago and the walls are rising rapidly. It is rather surprising that we should have waited so long for this and, when looking at the imposing proportions of the Government House that I am building, I confess that I have felt rather...
Dates: 1908
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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Futki, 1908 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/45
Scope and Contents

86 x 75 mm. Showing Bell standing beside the elephant Futki in the grounds of Government House.

Dates: 1908 - 1912
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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Futki, 1906 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011C/88
Scope and Contents

Showing Futki the elephant advancing across the lawn of Government House towards the photographer.

Dates: 1906 - 1909
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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Futki, 1908 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/33
Scope and Contents

86 x 78 mm. Showing Bell standing beside Futki in the grounds of Government House, Entebbe.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
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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[Futki], 1908 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/69
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88 x 76 mm. Showing Bell seated in a howdah on Futki the elephant's back, with the mahout Shief Munshi seated on the animal's neck and the syce (groom) standing to one side. With Government House in the background.

Dates: 1908 - 1912
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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Futki at Goverment House, 1906 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/45
Scope and Contents

80 x 80 mm. Showing Bell seated in a howdah on Futki the elephant's back, with the mahout Shief Munshi seated on the animal's neck and the syce (groom) standing to one side. With Government House in the background.

Dates: 1906 - 1909
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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[Futki at Government House], 1906 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/46
Scope and Contents

80 x 80 mm. Showing Bell seated in a howdah on Futki the elephant's back, with the mahout Shief Munshi seated on the animal's neck and the syce (groom) standing to one side. With Government House in the background.

Dates: 1906 - 1909
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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Futki in front of Government House, 1908 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/38
Scope and Contents 87 x 75 mm. Showing the Indian elephant Futki with her mahout Shiek Munshi standing on the lawn in front of Government House. The arrival of Futki in Uganda was the result of Bell's attempt to introduce transport elephants into the Protectorate. Futki, aged 45, came from Jalpaiguri in NW Bengal and arrived at Entebbe on January 25 1909. The experiment proved unsuccessful however, Futki refusing to take part in any work apart from shikar duties for which she was trained and ceremonial...
Dates: 1908 - 1912
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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Garden Party, Government House [1909], 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/13
Scope and Contents 199 x 148 mm. Showing a large group, with Bell in the centre, posed on the steps and verandah of Government House, Entebbe. The group presumably shows all the guests present at a garden party celebrating the presentation by Bell of a second Challenge Cup to the Entebbe Golf Club in January 1909. Figures identified in this group are: George Wilson, seated next to Bell; Frank Burton, at extreme right; Captain W.H. Nicholson, at centre of group in left foreground; Captain E.V. Jenkins, at...
Dates: 1909
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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Givernment House, Entebbe, 1949-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045Q/5
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244 x 194mm. Black and white glossy print of the rear of Government House. Photograph by N.T. Jones.

Dates: 1949-05
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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Government House, 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045W/46
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55 x 50 mm.

Dates: 1955
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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Government House, Entebbe, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/6/19
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80 x 50 mm. Showing a man smoking a pipe stood in front of Government House.

Dates: 1925
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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Government House, Entebbe, 1908 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/12
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205 x 145 mm. A view looking across the lawn towards the Government House. The annotation on the reverse reads: 'Facade overlooking view of the Lake [Victoria]. Note the lion cubs on the lawn'. The house was built by Captain Philip Osbert Gordon Usborne, a Royal Engineer selected by Bell as Director of Public Works in 1907. Photograph by Alfred Lobo.

Dates: 1908 - 1912
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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Government House, Entebbe, 1949-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045Q/4
Scope and Contents

245 x 194 mm. Black and white glossy print of the front of Government House. Photograph by N.T. Jones.

Dates: 1949-05
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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Government House, Entebbe, 1909, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011C/87
Scope and Contents

A view of Government House from the lawn, with Futki the elephant standing in front of the building.

Dates: 1909
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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