cover image: Male ward, Chogoria, Kenya, 1928

Male ward, Chogoria, Kenya, 1928

1928

“Chogoria, early days.” Interior view of the male ward with orderlies changing dressings on a patient. The hospital assistants wore khaki uniforms and pork pie hats and performed most of the duties in the wards, dispensaries and theatre ❧ The image is from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the period from 1928-1961 at the Chogoria mission which was established in 1922.
medical personnel health care hospitals (institutions, health facility)
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-82350
Dates
1928
Pages
Photographic prints, 10.9 x 6.6 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Chogoria Eastern Province Kenya
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Kenya
Reference
impa-a-nls-97123497-1.tif
Rights
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Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/f660b5328bff5e0bc7255953f2be4daf