cover image: Kioja family, Chogoria, Kenya, 1922

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Kioja family, Chogoria, Kenya, 1922

1922

“Snuff.” Group portrait of three generations of one family wearing traditional dress. Grandfather Kioja squats on the ground next to his sons and grandchildren and the family lived near the mission and helped clear the ground for construction. ❧ The image is from the first twenty years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, glimpses into the past’.
ethnic groups families group portraits
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-82305
Dates
1922
Pages
Photographic prints, 12.4 x 9.8 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Chogoria Eastern Province Kenya
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Kenya
Reference
impa-a-nls-97123356-1.tif
Rights
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Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/27e69a4540796f67578be78192de246f