cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80135
title: Mrs Lindesay's house, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1910

description: "Mrs Lindesay's house. (nee Miss Walker. 1st Lady sent out by W.A.E.M.)". Exterior view of a large brick thatched house with a wrap-around veranda. A European lady stands on the steps at the front o f the house looking towards the camera, with two African attendants.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80289
title: Dining hall, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Dining hall and dwelling house.” Exterior view of a large, one storey, brick building. ❧ Livingstonia mission station was established in 1891 by Dr Robert Laws (1851-1934) when he travelled north from Bandawe to set up a Training Institution and Industrial Mission. It was situated four miles from Lake Nyasa at Khondowe. As well as the school, hospital and accommodation, there were workshops for carpentry, printing and engineering, and mills, brickworks and a pottery. The Overtoun Institution was named after John Campbell White, Baron of Overtoun (1843-1908) who was a Convener of the Livingstonia Mission and a major financial contributor. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80210
title: Mission Carpentry, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Mission Carpentry." Exterior view of workplace with Africans, dressed in European style clothes, in foreground. The mission trained both Yao and Manganja men in carpentry. The carpentry department was run by John McIlwain, an artisan missionary who first arrived in Africa in 1880 in the service of the Livingstonia Central Africa Company. In 1884 he joined the mission and became head of carpentry, a post he held until his death in 1927.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80075
title: Group portrait, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1910

description: "Ready for a dance." Group portrait showing twenty-five Africans facing the camera, with a hill range in the background. Four of the people are kneeling at the front of the group with percussion instruments. There is a large log to the front right of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80165
title: St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Church from N.E." Exterior view of St Michael and All Angels church, Blantyre, Nyasaland [Malawi] from north-east direction. The red brick church was built using local labour and materials between the years 1888 and 1891. It was built under the direction and supervision of Rev. David Clement Scott, who was not an architect by training but whose design for the church included domes, arches, and flying buttresses.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80293
title: Building work at Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “First brick cottage (before being finished).” Exterior view of a one storey brick building. ❧ Livingstonia mission station was established in 1891 by Dr Robert Laws (1851-1934) when he travelled north from Bandawe to set up a Training Institution and Industrial Mission. It was situated four miles from Lake Nyasa at Khondowe. As well as the school, hospital and accommodation, there were workshops for carpentry, printing and engineering, and mills, brickworks and a pottery. The Overtoun Institution was named after John Campbell White, Baron of Overtoun (1843-1908) who was a Convener of the Livingstonia Mission and a major financial contributor. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80371
title: Mrs Henderson, Lake Malawi, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Teacher’s House at the Lake Shore. Mrs Walter Henderson.” Exterior view of a female mission worker standing near a small thatched roof building. Mrs Henderson is probably the wife of Mr Walter J Henderson who was a builder at Livingstonia and arrived in 1865. The Livingstonia mission station was established in 1891 by Dr Robert Laws (1851-1934) when he travelled north from Bandawe to set up a Training Institution and Industrial Mission. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81508
title: SS Ingoma, Durban, South Africa, July 1917

description: “SS Ingoma [Liverpool].” Exterior view of the SS Ingoma a cargo and passenger ship, of the Harrison line on the South Africa route, which was converted to a troopship. The Ingoma was transporting troops from Durban to Dar es Salaam in German East Africa including the photographer Lt. A C Irvine of the Royal Army Medical Corps. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81531
title: Troop camp, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1917

description: Landscape view showing a number of tents pitched in front of a wooded area. This is a British military camp in German East Africa where Lt. Irvine was staying prior to his stationing at Dodoma. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78674
title: Nepalese children, Nepal, ca.1888-1929

description: "Nepali children - Photo by Th. Paar, Darjieling". Group portrait of a group of children, of various ages, crouching and standing in a row in front of a corrugated metal building. Most of the children wear caps or shawls. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81524
title: German wreck, Rufiji River, Tanzania, 1917

description: Exterior view showing bathers in the Rufiji delta and the wreck of the SMS Königsberg (1905-1915) which was scuttled there by its German crew on 11 July 1915 after being blockaded in the river since October of the previous year. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81491
title: British troop camp, Durban, South Africa, July 1917

description: “The Camp, Durban.” Landscape view showing a military camp in a town park. This is where Lt. A C Irvine was billeted on the stopover at Durban on route to German East Africa ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81528
title: Lt. Archibald Clive Irvine, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1917

description: “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 an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81509
title: Gathering for embarkation, Durban, South Africa, July 1917

description: “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 to board the SS Ingoma for transportation to Dar es Salaam in German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81503
title: British soldiers bathing, Durban, South Africa, July1917

description: “Bathing Durban.” Exterior view showing men and children running out of the surf onto the beach. The photograph was taken by Lt. Irvine an RAMC officer stationed in Durban prior to shipping out for German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81488
title: Cecil Rhodes House, Cape Town, South Africa, June 1917

description: “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 RAMC officers during a stopover in Cape Town on their way to German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81537
title: Clearing station, Dodoma, Tanzania, July-November 1917

description: “Dodoma.” Landscape view showing several buildings over a large area. Possibly the casualty clearing station at Dodoma where Lt. AC Irvine, RAMC, was based. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81473
title: Lt. Archibald Clive Irvine, SS Durham Castle, Cape Town, South Africa, June 1917

description: “Lt. Irvine.- C.A.” Portrait of Lt. Irvine on board the SS Durham Castle which was transporting troops to South Africa. Dr Irvine joined the Royal Army Medical Corps after graduating from a medical degree at the University of Aberdeen and was sent to German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81468
title: HMS Britannia, Cape Town, South Africa, 19-20 June 1917

description: “Nearing Cape Town.” Portrait of a ship and the Table mountain range behind taken from the SS Durham Castle which was being escorted by HMS Britannia from Sierra Leone to Cape Town. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81502
title: British soldiers bathing, Durban, South Africa, July1917

description: “Bathing Durban.” Exterior view showing two figures in the sea and a jetty behind them. The photograph was taken by Lt. Irvine an RAMC officer stationed in Durban prior to shipping out for German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80630
title: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, ca.1930

description: “Kilimanjaro.” Landscape view showing the snowy peaks of Kilimanjaro in the distance, a European man and porters relax on the desert plains below the mountain. A number of the Church of Scotland missionaries from the Kenyan missions were keen climbers. ❧ Image from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the early years of the Chogoria mission, established near Mt Kenya in 1922 and run by Dr Irvine, ministering to the Chuka and Mwimbi peoples.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81474
title: Officers at Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, June 1917

description: “Group at Hout Bay near Cape Town.” Group portrait of officers of the RAMC sightseeing at Hout Bay just south of Cape Town. Lt. A C Irvine sits on the middle left. The troops were on route to German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81463
title: RAMC officers on deck, Atlantic Ocean, 4 June 1917

description: “Urquhart, Jordan & Irvine – Leaving S[ierra] Leone.” Group portrait of officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps, on board the SS Durham Castle, on route to German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81535
title: Carrier camp, Dodoma, Tanzania, July-November 1917

description: “Dodoma.” Group portrait of African carriers. A casualty clearing station was based at Dodoma (where the elephant sank) where the majority of casualties were suffering from malaria or dysentery. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81476
title: Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, June 1917

description: “Below the precipice – Table Mountain.” Landscape view showing the grounds below the mountain. The photograph was taken during a sightseeing trip by RAMC officers during a stopover in Cape Town on their way to German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81471
title: RAMC officers on board the SS Durham Castle, Atlantic Ocean, June 1917

description: “The Circle – [Back L to R] A.C.I. [Irvine], N. Beattie, J. Jordan, C. E. H. Urquhart, [Front L to R] C.E.A.G. [Goddard], E.S. Stubbs.” Group portrait of officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps on board the SS Durham Castle. The ship was transporting troops from the United Kingdom to South Africa on their way to German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81457
title: RAMC Officers on the SS Durham Castle, Atlantic Ocean, 19 May - 25 June 1917

description: “Lt. C. E. A. Goddard, RAMC.” Group portrait of Royal Army Medical Corps Officers on board the SS Durham Castle on their way to German East Africa. From L to R; Lt. C. E. A. Goddard, Lt. Cox and Lt. A. C. Irvine. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81529
title: Lutheran Church, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1917

description: “Dar es Salaam.” Exterior view of a church tower and street. The Lutheran Church was built near the harbour in 1898 by German missionaries in a Bavarian architectural style. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80131
title: Thomas M'bali with Melonge and Grace, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1910

description: "Thomas M'bali & two Blantyre girls, Melonge & Grace". Group portrait of an African man, in European dress, seated on a wooden chair with two African girls on either side of him. All three are associated with the Blantyre mission based in the Shire Highlands, Nyasaland [Malawi].
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80370
title: Indigenous village, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Native village.” Livingstonia mission station was established in 1891 by Dr Robert Laws (1851-1934) when he travelled north from Bandawe to set up a Training Institution and Industrial Mission. It was situated a few miles from Lake Nyasa at Khondowe. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81515
title: Physical exercise on deck, Indian Ocean, July 1917

description: “Physical jerks & games, troops, HMT Ingoma.” Exterior view showing a line of soldiers, holding on to the man in front, on the deck of a troopship. The SS Ingoma, a cargo and passenger ship of the Harrison Line, was transporting troops from Durban to Dar es Salaam in German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81496
title: Promenade at Ocean Beach, Durban, South Africa, July 1917

description: “Part of the promenade.” Exterior view showing a tower and rock garden at the seafront and an attractive building behind. The photograph was taken by Lt. Irvine an RAMC officer stationed in Durban prior to shipping out for German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78586
title: Shrine, Sialkot, India, ca.1920

description: "Shrine, an object of worship at Sialkot district." View of a shrine, a single story building surrounded by a low wall, in a rural setting. The shrine is intricately designed with roof turrets and lattice work openings. ❧ This photograph belongs to an album of mixed photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80172
title: Likangala stream, Malawi, ca.1904

description: "Likangala Stream". Exterior view showing small falls on Likangala stream, south east of Zomba. There is thick vegetation on both sides of the stream.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80305
title: Supplies arriving at the homestead, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903]

description: “Main avenue seen from homestead, loads arriving.” Exterior view of indigenous people carrying sacks of supplies into the Livingstonia homestead. Imported supplies were transported eleven miles from Port Stewart, on Lake Nyasa, to Livingstonia situated on a plateau two and a half thousand feet above the lake. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80192
title: Hospital Religious Service, Blantyre Hospital, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Hospital Service, conducted by Kennard". Distant view of outdoor service conducted in hospital grounds. The worshippers have their backs to the camera. Kennard was a bacteriologist working at Blantyre Hospital.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80146
title: N'Kanda's peak, Mount Mulanje, Malawi, ca.1904

description: "N'Kanda's peak, M'lange [Mulanje] Mountain". Exterior view showing the steep side of Mount Mlanje, Southern Malawi, with a further peak in the distance. The hillside is very rocky with sparse vegetation.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80224
title: Road conditions, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Deep cutting made by rain alongside an ordinary road." Close-up view of damage done to the ground by heavy rains. For years there was only one road near Blantyre to by-pass the un-navigable Shire River. This road had been surveyed by James Stewart, an ex-Indian government civil engineer who was based at Cape Maclear. Along with another Scottish engineer, James Stevenson, he spearheaded the 'Stevenson Road' to link Nyasaland [Malawi] with Tanganyika.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80207
title: Brick church under construction, Kacheri, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "The Brick Church in course of construction." Exterior view of construction of a church at Kacheri, Nyasaland [Malawi]. Wooden scaffolding sits around the building and the thatched roof is partially completed. Blantyre, Nyasaland [Malawi] was an industrial mission which developed skills such as carpentry, and bricks were necessary to construct the many mission buildings, including the renowned St Michael and All Angels church, designed by Rev. David Clement Ruffell Scott (1853-1907).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80083
title: Blantyre landscape, Malawi, ca.1910

description: "View of Blantyre". Landscape view of Blantyre settlement in Southern Malawi. There is scrubland in the foreground, followed by a narrow screen of trees behind which the Blantyre mission settlement is just visible. There is more scrubland going into the distance behind which there is a very large hill.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80190
title: Doctor's House, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Doctor's House." Exterior view of doctor's accommodation for the hospital at Blantyre, Nyasaland [Malawi]. Built in 1896 and 1897 respectively, male and female wards formed a compound separate from other mission buildings at Blantyre, with a third site built for European nursing staff. A fourth site was to become the dispensary, laboratory, outpatients and consulting room. Later two addition isolation wards were built.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80205
title: Original Church at Kacheri, Malawi, ca.1926

description: “From mud and wattle to brick, Kacheri, an ‘Extension’ church. This mud and wattle structure served the congregation for several years.” Exterior view of early church at Kacheri, Nyasaland [Malawi].
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80290
title: Printer’s house, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Printer’s house.” Exterior view of a thatched roofed building behind a fence. ❧ Livingstonia mission station was established in 1891 by Dr Robert Laws (1851-1934) when he travelled north from Bandawe to set up a Training Institution and Industrial Mission. It was situated four miles from Lake Nyasa at Khondowe. As well as the school, hospital and accommodation, there were workshops for carpentry, printing and engineering, and mills, brickworks and a pottery. The Overtoun Institution was named after John Campbell White, Baron of Overtoun (1843-1908) who was a Convener of the Livingstonia Mission and a major financial contributor. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80366
title: Longmuir Road, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Platform on the Longmuir Road.” Landscape of the mountain views from a bend in the road. The Longmuir Road [Gorodi Road] was named after a lady from Aberdeen who donated four thousand pounds towards its construction. The road was needed to transport equipment from Port Stewart to Livingstonia and rose two and a half thousand feet over eleven miles. The surveyor on the project was Mr F W Hardie and the road was built, by hand using hundreds of labourers, between 1901 and 1905. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81494
title: Town Hall, Durban, South Africa, July1917

description: “Town Hall, Durban.” Exterior view of the Town Hall in Durban with soldiers and a horse and cart in the street out front. The photograph was taken during a sightseeing trip by RAMC officers during a stopover in Durban on their way to German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in East Africa. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.