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DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69436
title: David Livingstone Attacked by Lion, Africa, ca.1844

description: Image of a drawing depicting David Livingstone, the Scottish Missionary, being attached by a lion.  The attack depicted happened during his first outpost at Mabotswa in 1844.  He was bitten on the shoulder and the resulting injuries caused him pain for the rest of his life.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69437
title: Mary Moffat, wife of David Livingstone, Africa, ca.1845-1860

description: Portrait photograph of Mary Moffat Livingstone (1820-1862), wife of the Scottish missionary, David Livingstone.  They married in 1845 and had six children: Robert, Agnes, Thomas, Elizabeth, Zouga (William), and Anna.  Her death in 1862 was a great loss to her husband who continued his missionary work with out her for eleven more years.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68427
title: "Mawelera, Makara and Njuju Scholars, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a group of African boys, possibly of the Ngoni tribe.  The boys are grouped in front of a clay building with a thatched roof, possibly a school house.; The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. The Ngoni trace their origins to the Zulu people of kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68428
title: "Dr and Mrs Elmslie, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of Dr and Mrs Elmslie pictured on the veranda of a red brick building.  Mrs Elmslie is sitting at a table in front of a sewing machine and Dr Elmslie is sitting beside her reading.  Shrubbery and trees can be seen in the background. The houses in the town of Livingstonia are mostly constructed with red bricks.; Walter Angus Elmslie (1856-1935) was the author of "Among the wild Ngoni, some chapters in the history of the Livingstonia mission in British Central Africa" (New York, 1899).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68429
title: "Ngoni Dance, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a large group of Ngoni people.  The group are tightly packed together and many are dancing.  Wooden sticks are being held in the air by many of the dancers.; The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Their origins can be traced to the Zulu people of kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68430
title: "Mrs Elmslie and Women's Class, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a group of African women seated outside a red brick building.  Mrs Elmslie can be seen standing behind the group and in the foreground of the picture are a number of pots.  These possibly contain food for a class teaching domestic skills.  The houses in the town of Livingstonia are mostly constructed with red bricks.; Walter Angus Elmslie (1856-1935) was the author of "Among the wild Ngoni, some chapters in the history of the Livingstonia mission in British Central Africa" (New York, 1899).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68431
title: "Carriers with skin bags of food, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a group of African men, probably of the Ngoni people.  The men are seated with animal skin bags containing food on the ground in front of them.  A wooden structure, possibly for hanging the bags, can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68432
title: "Njuyu Mission House and School, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of the mission house and school at Njuyu in northern Malawi.  Three buildings can be seen of clay construction with thatched roofs.  There is a small garden in front of the building to the left of the picture and a hill can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68433
title: "Dr Laws and Carriers, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a group, possibly of Ngoni men, sitting on the ground in a clearing.  The men appear distant in the image and there are tall trees in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69438
title: Roan Antelope, Africa, ca.1875-ca.1940

description: Photograph of two roan antelope, a savannah antelope named for their reddish colour and found in West, Central, East and Southern Africa.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69439
title: Bushman Woman, Africa, ca.1875-ca.1940

description: "Bushman - woman" Photograph of a female African bushman.  The Bushmen are indigenous people of Africa and were traditionally hunter gatherers.  A bushwoman saved the Scottish missionary David Livingstone’s first expedition by leading his party to water.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69440
title: Ox-wagon Crossing Water, Africa, ca.1875-ca.1940

description: Photograph of an ox-wagon similar to the type that would have been used as transport by the Scottish missionary David Livingstone.  The wagon, which is being driven by a number of oxen or cattle, can be seen crossing a stream or a river.  The ox-wagon became David Livingstone and his family’s home on two extended journeys in 1850 and 1851.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69441
title: David Livingstone, Conflict with Superstition, Africa, ca.1845-ca.1865

description: "Faith, Conflict with Superstition" Image depicting David Livingstone and his family during a visit to Chief Sebituane's hut prior to the Chief's death from pneumonia.   The family is depicted kneeling outside a thatched hut in front of the Chief who is lying ill.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69442
title: Slave Raid, Africa, ca.1800-ca.1865

description: Image of a drawing depicting a slave raid in Africa, likely during the early 19th century.  Slave raiding was the practice of capturing people and removing them from their native homes and villages to serve as slaves elsewhere.  David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary, witnessed such practices and became an anti-slavery campaigner.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69443
title: Map Showing David Livingstone's Journey, Africa, ca.1852-ca.1856

description: Map showing the journey taken by the Scottish missionary, David Livingstone's from June 1852-May 1856.  It shows a line from Cape Town to the Upper Zambezi then North West to the Atlantic at Loanda and finally back across the continent East to the Indian Ocean.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69444
title: Dugout Canoe, Africa, ca.1852-ca.1856

description: Photograph of a group of men on the water in a dugout canoe, the canoe is hollowed from a single tree trunk.  Expeditions in dugout canoes were undertaken by the Scottish missionary, David Livingstone, on the Zambezi River.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69445
title: Herd Boy Sitting on an Ox, Africa, ca.1875-ca.1940

description: Photograph of a young herd boy sitting on a large ox.  The ox is part of a herd that is visible in the background.  The ox was regularly used by Africans for riding purposes and David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary, used this as his means of transport.  He travelled on an ox that he called Sinbad.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69446
title: Journey Through a Forest, Africa, ca.1875-ca.1940

description: "Ulendo in the forest".  Group on an expedition through a forest.  Four men at the front of the group are carrying loads on poles supported on their shoulders, others are carrying head loads.  Ulendo can be translated as, a journey or to travel.  David Livingstone, would have travelled with a similar group of porters as seen in this photograph.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69447
title: House at Pungo Andongo, Africa, ca.1875-ca.1940

description: Photograph of a house at Pungo Andongo, a town in Angola in the African regions of Malanje.  The house is an old stone build two storey building with a thatched roof.  David Livingstone, the Scottish Missionary, spent some time here in 1855.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68434
title: "Magic of Letters, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a group of African children during a reading class.  The children are sitting on a bench learning the letters of the english alphabet which is pinned to a wall in front of them.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68435
title: "A Sunday Service, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a group, possibly of the Ngoni people, during a Sunday service.  The group are out in the open and many are seated on the ground.  A tent can be seen to the right of the picture and there is a building with a thatched roof in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68436
title: "Leopard Man, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a man, likely of the Ngoni people with clay face and body painting.  The man is dressed in tribal dress and possibly has a spear on his back.; The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Their origins can be traced to the Zulu people of kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68437
title: "Men's Class, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a class of men, likely of the Ngoni people.  The men are pictured out in the open sitting in a semi-circle on benches.  A teacher sits on the bench opposite him.; The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Their origins can be traced to the Zulu people of kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68438
title: "Interior of Ngoni Village, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph showing the interior of a Ngoni Village. A group of huts can be seen clustered together with villagers gathered outside.; The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Their origins can be traced to the Zulu people of kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68439
title: "Chitezis Village, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a group of African men, women and children, likely of the Ngoni people, sitting outside a group of huts.  The huts have large thatched roofs.  Two of the women have pots and may be preparing food.; The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Their origins can be traced to the Zulu people of kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68440
title: "First Ngoni Woman Convert, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a Ngoni woman wearing tribal dress including neck rings.  There is some unidentified writing in the background of the picture.; The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Their origins can be traced to the Zulu people of kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m68441
title: "Hora Mountain, Livingstonia" Malawi, ca.1895

description: Photograph of Mount Hora, Malawi.  The mountian is largely rocky.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69448
title: Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, Africa, ca. 1875-ca. 1940

description: Photograph looking towards the Victoria Falls a waterfall in southern Africa located on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe.  David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, is believed to have been the first European to view and record the falls.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m69449
title: Crossing the Luangwa River, Africa, ca.1875-ca.1940

description: Photograph of seven men crossing the Luangwa River in a dugout canoe.  The Luangwa River is one of the largest rivers in Zambia and one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi River.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary who was best known as an explorer of Africa and anti-slavery campaigner.  Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland and after working in the local cotton mill from the age of 10 he went on to study medicine and theology in Glasgow in 1836. Having decided to become a missionary he was posted to southern Africa in 1841.  In 1845 he married Mary Moffat.  During his life Livingstone carried out exploration of southern, eastern and central Africa, he discovered and named the Victoria Falls and it was his meeting with H. M. Stanley during a search for the source of the Nile that gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". David Livingstone died in Africa on 1 May 1873 and his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.