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DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79636
title: Christian Hut, Kikuyu, Kenya, August 1926

description: A Kikuyu Christian's Hut. Christian Son & Christian Village". Exterior view of thatched roof huts at the site of Kikuyu. The Kikuyu Mission had been founded on a temporary site by the Imperial British East Africa Company in 1891, before moving to Kikuyu territory in 1898, under the Rev. Thomas Watson. Located on the ‘lower shamba’, the site stands 12 miles from Nairobi, at a distance of approximately 342 miles away from the coast. The Church of Scotland assumed control of the Mission in 1901. The Hunter Memorial Hospital was opened in January 1908, making it the first permanent building erected at Kikuyu and by the 6th of January, patients were beginning to be admitted. Smallpox and cases of famine were the most common illnesses. The mission church was built as a memorial to Dr Ruffelle Scott who originally began the building of a mission church as a memorial to the Reverend Thomas Watson, who died in 1900. ❧ "A Series of Photos illustrating Life and Work at Kikuyu. August 1926. Rev W.B. Stevenson.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79020
title: Former Mission Church, Chamba, India, ca.1890

description: “Former Mission Church Chamba.” External view of church building in Chamba. The Chamba mission was established, in 1863, by William Ferguson (1821-1904) as an independent venture. Chamba was an independent princely state and came under British influence in 1848. When Rev. Ferguson and his companions arrived in Chamba, they were welcomed warmly by the Raja, who gave them food and a place to live. The Raja later gave land on which a church was built. This church was later replaced by a larger church also built by the Raja. Chamba now forms part of Himachal Pradesh, India.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78946
title: Women’s' Mission House, Gujrat, Pakistan, ca.1900

description: "Ladies Mission House, Gujrat, Panjab, India". Exterior view of a building with a large veranda running around it and built in a traditional style. Several women stand at the main entrance. The Women’s Association for Foreign Missions sent their first missionary, Miss E. S. Paterson, to Gujrat in 1888. Unfortunately she had to return home after two years due to ill health. Misses Helen and Mary Mackichan and Miss Hannah Stephenson continued to run the mission with its emphasis on female education and zenana work. Miss Russell, M.B. was responsible for establishing a thriving medical branch and the Dow Memorial Hospital, funded by the Misses Dow of Montreal in memory of their mother, was opened in Gujrat in 1899.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78989
title: Village Street, Punjab, Pakistan, ca.1900

description: “Village Street Panjab [Punjab] – Rev. Scott.” View of several indigenous people in a narrow street. Rev. Scott, probably William Scott, (1866-1936), is pictured on the left. Rev. Scott was assigned to Daska and was specifically in charge of the boys school there.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79472
title: Interior of the mission house, Ashiho, Manchuria, 1910

description: The United Presbyterian Church started work in Ashiho in 1892 and the town, which lay in the Sungari district in the north of Manchuria, was described as having mud walls and being irregularly laid out. James Stobie (b.1869) was appointed to Manchuria in 1894 and served in the Ashiho station with his wife Katherine Kirk Paton. The image is taken during the time of the Great Revival when interest in Christianity was at its height amongst the indigenous population and major inroads were being made into Korea.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78875
title: Sham Singh Hospital, Chamba, India, ca.1900

description: Exterior view of a large two storey building built in a Anglo-Indian style. The hospital was built in 1891 by the medical department of Chamba under the supervision of Raja Sham Singh (1866-1905), who also had the church built for the Church of Scotland mission in Chamba. ❧ The Chamba mission was established, in 1863, by William Ferguson (1821-1904) as an independent venture. When Ferguson retired he handed the mission over to the Church of Scotland. Dr Hutchison took over the running of the Chamba district, in 1873, and remained there until his death in 1936. A great deal of medical work was undertaken including; medico-evangelistic itineration amongst the Himalayan slopes, the building of a dispensary and the help Wellesley Cosby Bailey gave in building an asylum for lepers.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79044
title: Hindu Temples, Jammu, India, ca.1900

description: “Hindoo [Hindu] temples at Jammu.” View of two temple spires rising above treetops with street leading to them. . Jammu is known as ‘the city of temples’ and is the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Access to the capital was restricted until talks ensued with Prince Amar Singh and the Maharaja which allowed for the opening of a public school. Hari Singh was superintendent of the mission and John F W Youngson (1852-1920) was the Church of Scotland minister.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79608
title: Carpenters Shop, Kikuyu, Kenya, August 1926

description: Carpenter's Shop" Interior view of carpentry shop, showing young men at work.The Kikuyu Mission had been founded on a temporary site by the Imperial British East Africa Company in 1891, before moving to Kikuyu territory in 1898, under the Rev. Thomas Watson. Located on the ‘lower shamba’, the site stands 12 miles from Nairobi, at a distance of approximately 342 miles away from the coast. The Church of Scotland assumed control of the Mission in 1901. The Hunter Memorial Hospital was opened in January 1908, making it the first permanent building erected at Kikuyu and by the 6th of January, patients were beginning to be admitted. Smallpox and cases of famine were the most common illnesses. The mission church was built as a memorial to Dr Ruffelle Scott who originally began the building of a mission church as a memorial to the Reverend Thomas Watson, who died in 1900. ❧ "A Series of Photos illustrating Life and Work at Kikuyu. August 1926. Rev W.B. Stevenson.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78881
title: Mission House, Gujrat, Pakistan, ca.1900

description: Exterior view of a house built in a traditional style with an extensive veranda with Persian style archways. Gujrat lies ten miles north of Wazirabad across the Chinab River and was the scene of the last struggle between the British and the Sikhs. Muhammad Ismail (-1873), who had accompanied Thomas Hunter (1827-1857) to Sialkot in 1857, started preaching there in 1860 and would end up running the school and taking charge of the church in Gujrat. He was buried in the city, next to Dr. Elmslie, after his death in 1873. Robert Paterson commenced work there in 1865 and his children and grandchildren would return to Gujrat to work with the mission including Robert McCheyne Paterson (1862-1942) who spent many years there.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79017
title: Mohammedan Shrine, Jalalpur, Pakistan, ca.1900

description: “Mohammedan Shrine near Jalalpur.” External view of Muslim shrine buildings. Jalalpur Jattan is located approximately 10 miles northeast of Gujrat.There are nine principal stations; Sialkot and District, Gujrat, Wazirabad, Daska, Youngsonabad, Jalalpur, Shadiwal, Jammu and Chamba, the latter two in what were independent princely states.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78954
title: View from the Bridge, Chamba, India, ca.1910

description: “View from the Bridge, Chamba.” View of river running through hills. A man carrying straw and walking down path on the right. The river pictured is the Ravi River, which runs through the city of Chamba. The Chamba mission was established, in 1863, by William Ferguson (1821-1904) as an independent venture. Chamba was an independent princely state and came under British influence in 1848. It now forms part of Himachal Pradesh, India.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79026
title: Opening of High School, Daska, Pakistan, 1915

description: “To illustrate from the outposts – Punjab. Laying foundation stone of mission school, Daska.” Group portrait of several indigenous men and a few European men in front of brick wall. There is a sign that reads ‘Daska Mission High School Foundation stone laid by E. R. Abbott Esq. Duputy Commissioner March 26th 1915.’ William Scott (1866-1936) pictured on the far left, spent the greater part of his career in Daska and was Principal of the Christian Boys’ Training School. ❧ Daska is situated twenty miles South West of Sialkot. It was the main station from which itineration could be carried out in the surrounding district and from early on had a permanent catechist.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78868
title: Mission House, Daska, Pakistan, ca.1900

description: Exterior view of a mission house, through each archway of the veranda can be seen blinds and a man and women stand at the main entrance to the house. Daska is situated twenty miles South West of Sialkot and was the main station from which itineration could be carried out in the surrounding district and from early on had a permanent catechist. William Scott (1866-1936) spent the greater part of his career in Daska and was Principal of the Christian Boys’ Training School. The European couple in the photograph are William Scott and Mary Elsie Scott (nee Scorgie).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79657
title: Readers, Kikuyu, Kenya, August 1926

description: Kahoho's Intermediate School. Young Boy & Girl Readers."Group portrait of school children of varying ages, standing outside of school building. The Kikuyu Mission had been founded on a temporary site by the Imperial British East Africa Company in 1891, before moving to Kikuyu territory in 1898, under the Rev. Thomas Watson. Located on the ‘lower shamba’, the site stands 12 miles from Nairobi, at a distance of approximately 342 miles away from the coast. The Church of Scotland assumed control of the Mission in 1901. In April of 1900, the first day-school was opened for children. ❧ "A Series of Photos illustrating Life and Work at Kikuyu. August 1926. Rev W.B. Stevenson.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78987
title: Mission House, Wazirabad, Pakistan, ca.1910

description: “Mission House Waziribad.” External view of mission house building. The mission in Wazirabad was established with the arrival of Mohammed Ismail (-1873) who took over the government school in 1863. The town of Wazirabad was founded in 1636 by Shah Jahan (1592-1658) on the banks of the Chenab River and is 45 kilometres west of Sialkot.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79019
title: Raja of Chamba, Chamba, India, 1863

description: “Rajah of Chamba 1863.” Portrait of Raja, probably Sri Singh (1839-1870), seated in fine clothing. The Chamba mission was established, in 1863, by William Ferguson (1821-1904) as an independent venture. Chamba was an independent princely state and came under British influence in 1848. When Rev. Ferguson and his companions arrived in Chamba, they were welcomed warmly by the Raja, who gave them food and a place to live. The Raja later gave land on which a church was built. Chamba now forms part of Himachal Pradesh, India.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78874
title: Open ground, Dalhousie, India, ca.1900

description: “Near Dalhousie, India”. Landscape view of open ground leading up to two properties, the land is fenced off and surrounded by trees. ❧ Dalhousie was established in 1854 as a summer retreat, or sanatorium and was named after, the Viceroy of India, Lord Dalhousie. The Church of Scotland developed several properties in this hill station including a missionary rest home and St. Andrew’s Church.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82525
title: Senior female students, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1955

description: “3 of our senior students who went for nursing training to K.G. VI. hosp. Nrb.” Group portrait of three indigenous women who have trained as nurses at a hospital in Nairobi. Originally the Native Civil Hospital it was renamed the King George VI Hospital in 1952 and following independence named the Kenyatta National Hospital after Jomo Kenyatta. Opened in 1901 it is the oldest hospital in Kenya. ❧ The image is from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the period from 1947-1961 at the Chogoria mission which was established near Mt Kenya, in 1922, and run by Dr Irvine.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79048
title: Outdoor Service, India, ca.1910

description: View of large group of European army soldiers in uniform at an outdoor church service. Some soldiers are seen holding hymn sheets. A clergyman is visible in the bottom right of the photograph. Some women and non military people are also visible behind the soldiers.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79904
title: Scenic view, Futuna, Vanuatu, 1903

description: “Scene in Futuna. ‘Copeland’s Peak’, named after former miss[ionar]y, in background.” Landscape looking through undergrowth down onto a peninsula of the island. Copeland’s Peak is an extinct volcano and named after the Rev. Joseph Copeland who arrived there in 1866 and remain working on Futuna for ten years.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78871
title: Group portrait of a wedding, Punjab, Pakistan, ca.1900

description: Group portrait of men women and children with the youngest sitting along the front, most of the men wear military uniforms and they are standing in front of a large ornate building. The photograph is probably from the Sialkot cantonment that was established in 1849 [opened 1852] when the area was annexed by the British after the Second Anglo-Sikh War. The fort there was used as a refuge during the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 and was the destination for Thomas Hunter (1827-1857) and his family when they were murdered by members of the uprising.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78880
title: St John's Church, Dalhousie, ca.1900

description: Landscape view showing a small church at a crossroads. Two women, one walking and one on horseback, are on the road whilst three men sit on a wall further along. A large tree dominates the middle of the crossroads. ❧ St. John’s Church was built by the Church of England and was the first church in the town of Dalhousie; another four would be built including St. Andrew’s Church (1903) by the Church of Scotland. ❧ Dalhousie was established as a British summer retreat and sanatorium in 1854 and named after the then British Viceroy in India. It is built on five hills and located on the western edge of the Dhauladhar mountain range of the Himalayas. It is considered a gateway to the Chamba district and the city of Chamba lies to the north. The missions established Churches in Dalhousie to administer to the summer residents and to reach the indigenous people in the region. The Chamba mission was established, in 1863, by William Ferguson (1821-1904).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79047
title: St. Andrew’s Church, Dalhousie, India, ca.1910

description: “St. Andrew’s Church Dalhousie, Punjab.” View of four indigenous men, two of them are pulling a rickshaw. In the background is St. Andrew’s Church. St. John’s Church was the first church in the town of Dalhousie and was built by the Church of England; St. Andrew’s Church was later built by the Church of Scotland in 1903. Dalhousie was established as a British summer retreat and sanatorium in 1854 and named after the then British Viceroy in India. It is built on five hills and located on the western edge of the Dhauladhar mountain range of the Himalayas. It is considered a gateway to the Chamba district and the city of Chamba lies to the north. The missions established Churches in Dalhousie to administer to the summer residents and to reach the indigenous people in the region. The Chamba mission was established, in 1863, by William Ferguson (1821-1904).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79039
title: Strawberry Hill Hotel, Dalhousie, India, ca.1910

description: “Strawberry Hill Hotel Dalhousie (summer).” External view of European style hotel building with trees surrounding. Dalhousie was established as a British summer retreat and sanatorium in 1854 and named after the then British Viceroy in India. It is built on five hills and located on the western edge of the Dhauladhar mountain range of the Himalayas. It is considered a gateway to the Chamba district and the city of Chamba lies to the north. The missions established Churches in Dalhousie to administer to the summer residents and to reach the indigenous people in the region. The Chamba mission was established, in 1863, by William Ferguson (1821-1904).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79599
title: Classrooms, Kikuyu, Kenya, August 1926

description: [from left to right] Reuben Hganga, Miss Mowat, Teacher, Rev Mr Stevenson." External view of class rooms, with teaching staff facing outside. The Kikuyu Mission had been founded on a temporary site by the Imperial British East Africa Company in 1891, before moving to Kikuyu territory in 1898, under the Rev. Thomas Watson. Located on the ‘lower shamba’, the site stands 12 miles from Nairobi, at a distance of approximately 342 miles away from the coast. In April of 1900, the first day-school was opened for children. The Church of Scotland then assumed control of the Mission in 190.1 By March 1926, The Alliance High School for older boys was established, principled by Mr G.A. Grieve. Crops were grown (maize, beans and sweet potatoes) in part to provide foods for the school children. ❧ "A Series of Photos illustrating Life and Work at Kikuyu. August 1926. Rev W.B. Stevenson.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78995
title: City View, Punjab, Pakistan, ca.1910

description: “Photo by Geo. Waugh.” View of fields with city buildings in background. The photo was taken by Rev. George Waugh (1857-1929), ordained and assigned to the Punjab mission in 1890, who was principal of the mission college in Sialkot. The photo was most likely taken in or around Sialkot.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79040
title: Strawberry Hill Hotel, Dalhousie, India, ca.1910

description: “Strawberry Hill Hotel Dalhousie (winter).” External view of hotel building mostly covered in snow. Only the rooftop and tops of trees are visible. Dalhousie was established as a British summer retreat and sanatorium in 1854 and named after the then British Viceroy in India. It is built on five hills and located on the western edge of the Dhauladhar mountain range of the Himalayas. It is considered a gateway to the Chamba district and the city of Chamba lies to the north. The missions established Churches in Dalhousie to administer to the summer residents and to reach the indigenous people in the region. The Chamba mission was established, in 1863, by William Ferguson (1821-1904).
DOI: 10.25646/9548
title: Tagesdaten-CSV aus dem DIVI-Intensivregister

description: Die Tagesdaten-CSV entspricht einem Auszug der Daten des DIVI-Intensivregisters. Die Datei enthält eine Aggregation der aktuellsten Meldungen pro Landkreis. Es werden die aktuell gemeldeten Anzahlen der COVID-19 Intensivfälle sowie die gemeldeten intensivmedizinischen Behandlungskapazitäten angezeigt. Die Tagesdaten-CSV liefert dabei ausschließlich einen Blick auf die Daten gemäß dem Stand des betrachteten Tages. Die Daten sind im situationsbedingten Kontext aufbereitet, damit sind verschiedene Tagesdaten-CSVs u.U. nicht direkt miteinander vergleichbar. Die aktuellsten Meldungen werden im gewählten Betrachtungszeitfenster über alle Meldebereiche und Standorte aufsummiert. Weitere Informationen sind zu finden unter https://www.intensivregister.de/#/faq
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78997
title: Sunday School, Wazirabad, Pakistan, ca.1910

description: “Sunday School Ref. T. G. Bailey Wazirabad.” Group portrait of men and boys standing outside building. Rev. Grahame Bailey (1872-1942), ordained and assigned to Wazirabad 1895, is standing on the far right in the front row. The mission in Wazirabad was established with the arrival of Mohammed Ismail (-1873) who took over the government school in 1863. The town of Wazirabad was founded in 1636 by Shah Jahan (1592-1658) on the banks of the Chenab River and is 45 kilometres west of Sialkot. The Church of Scotland Mission maintained an Anglo-vernacular school in Wazirabad, which taught both Muslim and Hindu boys. It is possible that this photograph is depicting this group.
DOI: 10.25646/9549
title: Tagesdaten-CSV aus dem DIVI-Intensivregister

description: Die Tagesdaten-CSV entspricht einem Auszug der Daten des DIVI-Intensivregisters. Die Datei enthält eine Aggregation der aktuellsten Meldungen pro Landkreis. Es werden die aktuell gemeldeten Anzahlen der COVID-19 Intensivfälle sowie die gemeldeten intensivmedizinischen Behandlungskapazitäten angezeigt. Die Tagesdaten-CSV liefert dabei ausschließlich einen Blick auf die Daten gemäß dem Stand des betrachteten Tages. Die Daten sind im situationsbedingten Kontext aufbereitet, damit sind verschiedene Tagesdaten-CSVs u.U. nicht direkt miteinander vergleichbar. Die aktuellsten Meldungen werden im gewählten Betrachtungszeitfenster über alle Meldebereiche und Standorte aufsummiert. Weitere Informationen sind zu finden unter https://www.intensivregister.de/#/faq
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-79055
title: Field, Himachal Pradesh, India, ca.1910

description: View of open field with trees and hills in the background. Several people are visible walking or playing in the field.
DOI: 10.25646/9550
title: Tagesdaten-CSV aus dem DIVI-Intensivregister

description: Die Tagesdaten-CSV entspricht einem Auszug der Daten des DIVI-Intensivregisters. Die Datei enthält eine Aggregation der aktuellsten Meldungen pro Landkreis. Es werden die aktuell gemeldeten Anzahlen der COVID-19 Intensivfälle sowie die gemeldeten intensivmedizinischen Behandlungskapazitäten angezeigt. Die Tagesdaten-CSV liefert dabei ausschließlich einen Blick auf die Daten gemäß dem Stand des betrachteten Tages. Die Daten sind im situationsbedingten Kontext aufbereitet, damit sind verschiedene Tagesdaten-CSVs u.U. nicht direkt miteinander vergleichbar. Die aktuellsten Meldungen werden im gewählten Betrachtungszeitfenster über alle Meldebereiche und Standorte aufsummiert. Weitere Informationen sind zu finden unter https://www.intensivregister.de/#/faq
DOI: 10.25646/9551
title: Tagesdaten-CSV aus dem DIVI-Intensivregister

description: Die Tagesdaten-CSV entspricht einem Auszug der Daten des DIVI-Intensivregisters. Die Datei enthält eine Aggregation der aktuellsten Meldungen pro Landkreis. Es werden die aktuell gemeldeten Anzahlen der COVID-19 Intensivfälle sowie die gemeldeten intensivmedizinischen Behandlungskapazitäten angezeigt. Die Tagesdaten-CSV liefert dabei ausschließlich einen Blick auf die Daten gemäß dem Stand des betrachteten Tages. Die Daten sind im situationsbedingten Kontext aufbereitet, damit sind verschiedene Tagesdaten-CSVs u.U. nicht direkt miteinander vergleichbar. Die aktuellsten Meldungen werden im gewählten Betrachtungszeitfenster über alle Meldebereiche und Standorte aufsummiert. Weitere Informationen sind zu finden unter https://www.intensivregister.de/#/faq
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78953
title: Rev. Hakim Singh and Family, Punjab, Pakistan, ca.1895

description: “Rev. Hakim Singh & Family.” Group portrait of Hakim Singh, pictured with long beard on the left, with family. Rev. Hakim Singh was a Sikh convert to Christianity who later became a pastor and missionary. He was based in Wazirabad.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78950
title: Officers’ Monument, Punjab, Pakistan, ca.1900

description: “Officers’ Monument.” View of large stone cross. This monument was constructed to honour the soldiers who died in the Battle of Chillianwallah. The Battle of Chillianwallah, fought as part of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, occurred on 13 January 1849. While the battle did not result in a significant military victory for either side, it was considered a victory to Sikh morale that they could withstand a more numerous British force. The names of the fallen officers are preserved at the base of the monument.