Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

University of Southern California

Selected items with African Origination


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USC: University of Southern California · 1926 English

The School and an outside class" External view of school building and students being taught on the benches outside.The Kikuyu Mission had been founded on a temporary site by the …


USC: University of Southern California · 1926 English

"Native Markets at Karatina". The image depicts a large group of people- both adults and young children - wearing traditional dress, gathered at a market place. Chickens can also be …


USC: University of Southern California · 1926 English

"Matei unser Koch" ("Our cook Matei"). Sitting on a bench in the garden in front of the mission house. Cf. photo no. 742 in the estate of Leonhard Blumer. -- …


USC: University of Southern California · 1926 English

"Indian Shop by Wayside. Hudson car (?)". External view of shop front with shop sign that reads 'The Embu Store General Merchants'. Ground work for the site of Chogoria was …


USC: University of Southern California · 1926 English

First Ordinations at Kikuyu. 7th March 1926. [pictured from left to right] Rev Musa, Rev Joshua, Rev Dr Arthur, Rev Benjamin." Group portrait of three newly ordained indigenous ministers. Pictured …


USC: University of Southern California · 1926 English

Kikuyu Types, Old man needs warming" Portrait of an older man warming himself by a makeshift fire. ❧ The Kikuyu Mission had been founded on a temporary site by the …


USC: University of Southern California · 1926 English

Portrait of a group of people gathered for the consecration of the reverend Paul Jocky in Bonalembe.


USC: University of Southern California · 1926 English

"Ilesha hospital. Getting ready for an operation." Nurses preparing operating theatre. Methodist Missionary work in West Africa had begun in 1811 with Coke's mission to Sierra Leone. A second station …


USC: University of Southern California · 1926 English

Kahoho's Intermediate School. Married Women & Babies." Group portrait of married women and their children seated outside school building. The Kikuyu Mission had been founded on a temporary site by …