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 · 1917 English

Portrait of Lt. A C Irvine, RAMC, sitting outside a tent with an indigenous man in uniform. Lt. Irvine arrived in German East Africa in July after leaving England on …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“…(surgical) in …” Interior view of a surgical ward with patients on straw beds. The ward was run by Lt. Irvine and is part of the temporary accommodation that was …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“Capt. G.D.H. Carpenter (U.M.S.) & his staff.” Group portrait of Capt. Carpenter (sitting centre), other officers and indigenous military personnel. Captain Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter (1882-1953) was a doctor and …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“Up Table Mountain.” Landscape view of Table Mountain with a British officer standing on rocks in the foreground. The photograph was taken during a sightseeing trip by RAMC officers during …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

"Fra Barnehjemmet paa Imangarivotra, Antsirabe. 11/2 1917" ("From the residential child care home in Imangarivotra, Antsirabe. February 11, 1917").


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“A sick parade waiting for examination. Operating theatre behind.” Exterior view showing groups of indigenous men sitting between buildings and tents. Lt. Irvine was a doctor posted to the carrier …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

Landscape view of a train bridge over a river, some figures stand next to a bridge pier on the river bank and another figure sits on a cart on the …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“I was called out to a railway accident at 12 midnight – a rain washout [of] the line. 3 people badly injured – that’s all!” Exterior view of a railway …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

Portrait of Lt. Sargent, Royal Army Medical Corps, while serving in the German East Africa campaign, possibly stationed at the carrier hospital at Dodoma. ❧ The image is from an …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“Moonlight effect, Devil’s Point, Cape Town.” View of Devil’s Peak with moonlight reflecting off the water in the bay. The photograph was taken during a sightseeing trip by RAMC officers …