cover image: Readers, Kikuyu, Kenya, August 1926

Readers, Kikuyu, Kenya, August 1926

1926

Kahoho's Intermediate School. Young Boy & Girl Readers."Group portrait of school children of varying ages, standing outside of school building. The Kikuyu Mission had been founded on a temporary site by the Imperial British East Africa Company in 1891, before moving to Kikuyu territory in 1898, under the Rev. Thomas Watson. Located on the ‘lower shamba’, the site stands 12 miles from Nairobi, at a distance of approximately 342 miles away from the coast. The Church of Scotland assumed control of the Mission in 1901. In April of 1900, the first day-school was opened for children. ❧ "A Series of Photos illustrating Life and Work at Kikuyu. August 1926. Rev W.B. Stevenson.
education school children readers children (people by age group)
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-79657
Dates
1926-08-17
Pages
Photographic prints, 10.6 x 8.2 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Central Province Kenya Kikuyu
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Kenya
Reference
impa-a-nls-75654390-1.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/645b16e7449903935a8fdeb97e46a8fa

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