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

“Parading at 7.30. This morning we left Durban.” Crowd scene of officers and soldiers gathering for parade at the rest camp in Durban. Lt. A C Irvine, RAMC, was about …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“Dar es Salaam.” Portrait of Lt. A C Irvine, Royal Army Medical Corps, with cream on his hands and face, possibly a treatment for sunburn. ❧ The image is from …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“You didn’t know I was a rider? Note how the good rider always looks as if he were part of his horse!” Portrait of two men on horseback at a …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“HMS Britannia, Our escort from S[ierra] Leone to Cape Town.” Seascape showing the HMS Britannia (1904-1918), near Cape Town, viewed from the SS Durham Castle. The Britannia was a King …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“We got services started & here’s Padre Haigh who –“ Portrait of a man in a deck chair, probably a military chaplain. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

Portrait of Lt. Coltart of the Military Labour Corps while stationed at Dodoma in German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“A Ford.” Portrait of two British military personnel in an open top flatbed truck next to some tents covered in wattle. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“Group at the end of our marquee, Durban.” Group portrait of British officers gathered at the entrance to a marquee. Lt. A C Irvine sits in the centre with Lt. …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“Botanical Gardens.” Landscape view of an avenue of palm trees along which stand several British officers. The photograph was taken by Lt. Irvine an RAMC officer stationed in Durban prior …


USC: University of Southern California · 1917 English

“Cecil Rhodes house, back.” Exterior view of Groote Schuur, a Cape Dutch style building in Rondebosch, once owned by Cecil Rhodes. The photograph was taken during a sightseeing trip by …