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

“Shark fishing was a favourite sport. Here is one caught aboard the boat – at least it was caught in the sea & hauled aboard the boat. Then, after a …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“The ‘point’ – leading man of an advance. He usually got ‘’blotted’ if the Germans put up an ambush, as they did on average, once or twice a day.” Portrait …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Wanyamwezi’s [Nyamwezi] from German East – jolly good fellows.” Group portrait of members of the Carrier Corps from German East Africa [Tanzania], the Nyamwezi people, who supported the British columns …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Rev. H.J. Butcher CMS.” Portrait of Capt. Butcher on a motorcycle. Capt. H J Butcher worked with the Church Mission Society (CMS) and appears to have run schools and churches …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Yala River. Indian shops – a sleepy little hot place.” Landscape view showing some stores built of corrugated iron in an open area of land. The post was north of …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Lieut. Bean & his platoon of 4/4 K.A.R.” Group portrait of officers and men of a platoon from the 4/4 King’s African Rifles who were part of a column trailing …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“…We came back along this lovely walk…” Exterior view showing two British officers in an avenue in the country. Lt. Irvine was on board the S.S. Salamis which was transporting …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“A nearer view of a post, with ambulance cars. Note types of huts Europeans lived in, very cool and simple to build, tho’ somewhat primitive.” Exterior view of thatched huts …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Then right down coast to Mozambique. Here is Mozambique island and castle. The Chief Engineer and I went ashore to shoot but saw nothing, but we got one snap-shot, here …


USC: University of Southern California · 1918 English

“Our meat supply. South African cattle.” Landscape view showing cattle walking along a path through trees. The cattle supplied meat to the Rose column to which Capt. Irvine was attached …