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

“Askaris on the march.” Landscape view showing a military column marching up hill. The askaris are probably soldiers of the 4/4 King’s African Rifles or the Nigerian Brigade with men …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“G.E. Africa – Mnyamwezi. Brit. E.A. – Mukamba.” “Note filing of teeth.” Portrait of two men possibly with the African Native Medical Corps (ANMC), the man on the left is …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“After a bit the 3/3rd were disbanded and I was posted to M.O. ship for a fortnight, however I was free, and one day, paying a visit to my great …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Capt. Short & his platoon fording the Lurio River, on the return journey.” Landscape view of a river with a platoon of soldiers crossing. They are probably part of the …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Nigerians washing at a river.” Landscape view of a river with some soldiers on the bankside. Capt. Irvine was posted to a column of the 4/4 King’s African Rifles and …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Thankfully I was posted to S.S. Salamis as M.O. ship. Here she is.” Seascape showing the S.S. Salamis (1899-1924) a troop ship heading for Mombasa. Lt. Irvine was stationed on …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

Portrait of three soldiers gathered around a Stokes mortar as it fires a bomb during training. ❧ This image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Watering cattle.” Landscape view showing men and cattle gathered at a shallow pool near the CMS mission at Maseno. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Port Amelia.” Landscape showing the beach at Port Amelia [Pemba]. ❧ This image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in Portuguese East …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“My chief [s]upporters the [ord]erlies. [Jo?]nathan, --edinego –wandere, --meon –uksudi.” Group portrait of three ANMC orderlies in front of a camp. These men worked with Lt. Irvine, RAMC, at the …