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 · 1918 English

“The Church at Maseno.” Interior view of a church looking from the nave towards the apse. The Church Missionary Society (CMS) station at Maseno was run by the Rev. Albert …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Same view as before.” “looking towards main Detail Camp DSM.” Landscape view looking towards the Army Camp near Dar es Salaam. Possibly the ANMC depot or 3/3rd KAR camp. ❧ …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“A burnt-out Portuguese home.” Landscape view showing partially destroyed walls of a building near a dirt road. Capt. Irvine had been posted with the 4/4 KAR column trailing German forces …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Fishing at Msalu.” Landscape view of a river with men fishing and in the background a bridge being crossed by porters. This is the 4/4 King’s African Rifles and the …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“British NCO’s.” Crowd scene showing non-commissioned officers disembarking at Port Amelia [Pemba] in Portuguese East Africa. ❧ This image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

Portrait of Capt. A.C. Irvine in Portuguese East Africa. This was during the advance by British forces South of Port Amelia (Pemba) when Capt. Irvine had joined a column of …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

"Ranomafana, Antsirabe. Tat fra nord 18/6 1918" ("Ranomafana, Antsirabe. Taken from the north June 18, 1918"). Warm cure bath. The new buildings.


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Nigerian patrol.” Group portrait of men from the Nigerian Brigade who made up part of a column tracking German forces in P.E.A. ❧ This image is from an album chronicling …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“…I should add that we went boating & bathing & often got stuck & had to push off just so! (top left).”Portrait of three men on a sailing vessel pushing …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Tarr posing! One day we went over Maseno Mission – 11 miles away. We were greatly taken with it all.” Landscape view of a river and waterfall with Mr Tarr …