cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80304
title: Supplies arriving at Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Loads arriving at the homestead.” Exterior view of indigenous people gathering at the homestead. ❧ 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-c123-80286
title: Bookbinders working outside, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Printing office door, with bookbinders.” Exterior view showing indigenous workers binding books outside the Livingstonia print works. 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. 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-c123-80158
title: Group portrait, including school staff Chiuta, Malawi, ca.1921

description: "Miss Low Mr F. W. Bowman Miss Muir, Chief Kawinga Mohammadean teacher". Group portrait showing Chief Kawinga and a Mohamadean teacher sitting on a mat in front of Miss Low, Mr F. W. Bowman and Miss Muir who are seated on chairs. There are buildings in the background. Miss Low and Mr F. W. Bowman were sent to Chiuta, forty miles north of Domasi, to establish a school.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80228
title: Dispensary and Bell Tower: Domasi, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Domasi and District. Dispensary and Bell Tower." Exterior view of the bell tower at Domasi, Nyasaland [Malawi]. The dispensary stands behind. The mission at Domasi was founded in 1884 by Rev. Alexander Hetherwick. It was situated north of Blantyre, near Mount Zomba. The station was central to medical work in the area, and trained girls in industrial and domestic work. The bell tower is situated approximately 200 metres away from the church, across the green and close to the school buildings.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80281
title: School avenue, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “School avenue, south side.” Exterior view showing two people standing on a road. Thebuilding on the right is probably the school house. 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-c123-81453
title: SS Ayrshire at sea, Atlantic Ocean, 19 May-25 June 1917

description: “S.S. Ayrshire carrying Australian troops.” Seascape showing the SS Ayrshire in use as a troop carrier taken from the SS Durham Castle. ❧ 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-c123-80303
title: Cattle byre, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Byre, looking from the homestead.” Exterior view of byre and enclosure. ❧ 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-c123-81542
title: Itigi station house, Itigi, Tanzania, July 1917

description: “Itigi station house.” Exterior view of a two storey building with a British soldier standing on the balcony. This was where Lt. A C Irvine was stationed for three weeks, on his first trip up country, and was the residence of Captain Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter (1882-1953). Itigi is situated northwest of Dodoma on the central line. ❧ 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-c123-80204
title: Converted Church, Chiradzulu District, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "The original church, now used as a school." Exterior view of former church building with Africans assembled in foreground. Originally the church at Chiradzulu, Nyasaland [Malawi], this building was converted into a school after the construction of a new brick church.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80299
title: Agricultural development at Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Garden at the Institution.” Landscape view of cultivated land. ❧ 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-c123-80296
title: Wild boar, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Wild boar’s head.” Portrait of an indigenous man standing behind the carcass of a wild boar. ❧ 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-c123-80214
title: Construction staff, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "A great builder of Churches and his assistant." Portrait of two African construction workers standing alongside a large brick building. 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-c123-80253
title: Workers trampling clay, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Brickmaking. Trampling the clay." Group portrait of African workers flattening clay with their feet in preparation for making bricks. Part of an album of photographs relating to Scottish mission work in and around Blantyre, Nyasaland [Malawi]. Blantyre 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.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81487
title: Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa, June 1917

description: “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 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-c123-80275
title: Waterfall near Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1900

description: “Kazichi Falls.” Landscape of a waterfall amongst dense trees and foliage. The Kazichi Falls were next to the Manchewe Falls where the Livingstonia mission harnessed hydroelectricity for use in the Institution. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80189
title: European Nurses' House, Blantyre Hospital, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "European Nurses' House." Exterior view of nursing staff accommodation in hospital grounds, Blantyre, Nyasaland [Malawi]. The hospital’s male ward was built in 1896 and its female ward in 1897, and were situated on a ridge 400 yards above the rest of the Blantyre mission buildings. The wards formed either end of a compound with a third side built for European nursing staff. Accommodation for indigenous nurses was added at a later date.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80229
title: Domasi Church Interior, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Domasi and District. Interior of Church." View of church interior looking towards the pulpit. The church is spacious, with a capacity between two hundred and three hundred worshippers. The Domasi Mission was founded in 1884 by Rev. Alexander Hetherwick. It was situated north of Blantyre, near Mount Zomba. The station was central to medical work in the area, and trained girls in industrial and domestic work.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81521
title: Ship’s monkey, Indian Ocean, July 1917

description: Portrait of a monkey on the deck of the SS Ingoma. The ship was transporting RAMC troops from Durban to Dar es Salaam for the campaign in German East Africa. The photographer was 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-c123-80183
title: Headteacher's House, Blantyre School, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Headteacher's House (Native)." Exterior view of headteacher's house, Blantyre, Nyasaland [Malawi]. Two Africans stand in the foreground. The Blantyre mission excelled in medical and education provision, and a school was opened very soon after the mission was established in 1876. A decision was made early in the 20th century to centralise advanced education at Blantyre. From 1907 the colonial government started contributing small grants of money to missionary educational efforts.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80077
title: Ball game, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1910

description: "Boys playing at ball". Exterior view showing a group of boys and young men playing a ball game on a clear patch of ground with buildings and trees in the background. There is a hill to the far left of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81507
title: Botanical gardens, Durban, South Africa, July 1917

description: “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 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-c123-81481
title: Driving up Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, June 1917

description: “The motor on the Table Mountain drive.” Landscape view with a car stopped on a road and mountains in the distance. 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-c123-80643
title: Anthony Irvine, Chogoria, Kenya, 1930

description: “Tony aged 8.” Portrait of a young boy sitting on the trunk of a fallen tree. Austin John Anthony Irvine was born in Aberdeen in April 1922, the first son of Dr & Mrs Archibald Clive Irvine. ❧ 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-c123-78582
title: Hindu ascetic, Arakkonam, ca.1920

description: "Hindu ascetic practising yoga in an attitude of profound contemplation, Arkonam." Portrait of a yogi in traditional position with legs crossed and finger and thumb forming a circle. He is sitting on a woven mat, amongst some bushes, and is bare-chested and painted with triple stripes over his chest and upper arms. ❧ 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-c123-80088
title: Boy with a musical instrument, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1910

description: "Boy playing an instrument". Image of a boy seated holding a Kaligo [Gubu], which is a traditional Malawian stringed instrument made of wood, sinew and gourd.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80222
title: St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Taken from S.W. corner of manse." Distant view of St Michael and All Angels church, Blantyre, Nyasaland [Malawi]. The red brick church was built using local labour and local materials between the years 1888 and 1891. It was built under the direction and supervision of Rev. David Clement Scott (1853-1907). Scott was not an architect by training and did not draw up formal plans but his design for the church was ambitious and included domes, arches and flying buttresses.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80285
title: Carpenter’s shop, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Carpenter’s shop.” Exterior view of the carpenter’s workshop in Livingstonia. ❧ 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. 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-c123-81539
title: Officers at Carrier hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania, July-November 1917

description: “Dodoma Hosp. Capt.[ Sayens?] Group portrait of two army officers outside a thatched building. On the left stands Lt. AC Irvine of the RAMC and the Hospital building behind is part of the casualty clearing station at Dodoma 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-c123-81512
title: RAMC officers at quay, Durban, South Africa, July 1917

description: “Martin, Rees, Macaulay & Harding [L to R] – seeing us off.” Group portrait of Royal Army Medical Corps officers seeing off a troop transport, the SS Ingoma, heading for Dar es Salaam. ❧ 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-c123-80635
title: Ice cave, Mount Kenya, Kenya, ca.1930

description: “An ice cave, Mt. Kenya.” Interior view of an ice cave with a male figure standing towards the entrance. A number of Church of Scotland missionaries were keen climbers and Chogoria was a popular base from which to climb Mount Kenya. ❧ 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-c123-81484
title: Officers at Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, June 1917

description: “View near Hout Bay.” Landscape view of steep rising hills and at the bottom a group of officers, of the RAMC, sit in a car whilst sightseeing at Hout Bay, just south of 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-c123-78590
title: Bride and Groom, India, June 1919

description: "June 1919 - Miss P'u Pao Lan (orphanage) was married to Mr Chang a teacher in the boys boarding school." Wedding portrait of a bride and groom both dressed in white traditional costumes. They are standing outdoors next to a building partly hidden by bushes. The bride holds a large bouquet of flowers in one hand whilst holding her husband's arm with the other. ❧ 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-c123-81527
title: Military camp, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July1917

description: “Dar es Salaam.” Landscape view of rows of pitched tents and palm trees behind. Lt. AC Irvine was billeted at a camp in Dar es Salaam prior to being sent to Dodoma further inland. ❧ 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-c123-78647
title: Group of Hindu school girls, Pune, ca.1888-1922

description: "Group of Hindu school girls". Photograph of school girls of varying age posing for a group picture. This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa. The image was provided to Dr. Stevenson by Mr Macmichael who had worked in Pune.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80634
title: Rest hut, Mount Kenya, Kenya, ca.1930

description: “Upper rest hut and skating pond. Mt. Kenya.” Landscape view of a rocky mountain side with a small hut next to a frozen pond, on which sit a table and chairs. The rest huts were erected by Mr Ernest Carr, father-in-law of Dr Archibald C. Irvine, who also helped open up access roads to the mountain. ❧ 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-c123-80202
title: African girls carrying crop to market, Malawi, ca.1926

description: “Girls carrying typical Nyasaland basket, going to or from market, or taking maize or potatoes from the fields.” Group portrait of young indigenous females outdoors carrying large woven baskets balanced on their heads.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80365
title: Banana Garden, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Looking towards the homestead from the Banana Garden.” Landscape of cultivated land with buildings in the background. 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-c123-80268
title: Village near Lake Nyasa, Malawi, ca.1895

description: Exterior view of an indigenous village with a lone European man standing in the centre of the picture. A pile of collected wood sits in the foreground. This image could possibly record scenes from the early years of the Overtoun Institution at Kondowe, also know as Livingstonia. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80226
title: Wedding celebrations, Domasi, Malawi, ca.1926

description: "Domasi and District. Celebrating the Weddings." Group portrait of a crowd of Africans marching in ceremonial dress in front of a group of onlookers. This photograph is part of a group of images relating to the celebration of a Christian wedding at Domasi, Nyasaland [Malawi]. The Domasi Mission was founded in 1884 by Rev. Alexander Hetherwick (1860-1939). It is one of a number of important missions, extending from Blantyre, in Southern Malawi and takes its name from the largest river that flows into Lake Shirwa [Chilwa] on the western shore. It is situated north of Blantyre near Mount Zomba. Rev. Hetherwick was an accomplished linguist and translated the New Testament in to the Yao language and wrote manuals on the Yao and Nyanja languages.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80125
title: Two young children bathing, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1910

description: Portrait of two young children. A young African child is seated in a tin bath, holding the edge of it and looking towards the camera. Whilst behind stands a young European child holding a sponge and also looking towards the camera. There is a chair with a towel upon it and a bench to the left of the image and clothes drying on a hanger to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80091
title: Food processing, Kikuyu, Kenya, ca.1904

description: "sorting beans". Exterior, out of focus, view showing indigenous people crouched on the ground sorting beans. The veranda of the Kikuyu manse can be seen to the left of the image. The Kikuyu mission was established by the East African Scottish Mission in 1891 under the direction of Mr Thomas Watson. Mr Watson died of pneumonia on the 4/12/1900 and the mission came under the management of the Church of Scotland Mission (CSM). Rev. David Clement Ruffelle Scott was sent from Blantyre to head the mission and arrived with his wife and Doctor Uffman in 1901.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80306
title: Indigenous people carrying supplies, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Loads arriving at the homestead.” Group portrait of indigenous women carrying sacks on their heads. 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.