cover image: Governor of Tanganyika attending a ceremony in Njombe, 1925

Governor of Tanganyika attending a ceremony in Njombe, 1925

1925

“Governor of Tanganyika on right beside Mr Anderson, saluted by 500 school children, Njombe, 23 August 1925 - National anthem conducted by teacher in foreground. Iringa Mission, Church of Scotland”. ❧ Exterior view of a large crowd of children saluting the dignitaries standing on the far right of the photograph. A conductor faces the crowd with his baton raised and behind the crowd is a fortified wall and gate. This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa. ❧ Sir Donald Charles Cameron was appointed governor of Tanganyika in 1924 and believed in developing indirect rule and encouraged rapid growth in the education system and African civil service.
school children crowds ceremonies cameron, sir donald charles, colonial governor, 1872-1948
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78621
Dates
1925-08-23
Pages
Photographic prints, 14 x 8.8 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Iringa Iringa region Tanzania
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Tanzania
Reference
impa-a-nls-75638747-1.tif
Rights
For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License. manuscripts@nls.uk
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/49d532a9ad330814c97f041629f15dd4

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