cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82144
title: Leper ward, Chogoria, Kenya, 1926

description: “Leper hospital in 1926.” “Pictures by Martin Johnson.” Landscape view showing the ward in isolation from other parts of the hospital. The leper ward was built on a spur of land called Gatheru, above the Kamara valley, and had four rooms sleeping two patients each. The ward was funded by the Mission to Lepers with an annual grant of £240. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82196
title: Lower slopes of Mount Kenya, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1926

description: “On the heath – 10, 000 ft. up Kenya. It freezes here almost every night.” Landscape view of heathland and trees through which walk a line of people. The Chogoria mission was often used as a base for climbing the mountain. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82215
title: Choir practice, Chogoria, Kenya, 1930

description: “The church choir at a practice on our verandah.” Group portrait showing a number of indigenous men and women, sitting on a large verandah, with song books. Mrs Margaret Joyce Irvine sits at the organ. ❧ The image is from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the period from 1928-1947 at the Chogoria mission which was established near Mt Kenya, in 1922, and run by Dr Irvine.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82142
title: Cutting a road, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1927

description: “Above the first rest-hut.” Exterior view showing men working on road building. This probably shows the construction of a road towards Mount Kenya from Chogoria mission which stood at 5,000ft. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82191
title: Out-school under construction, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Ndabari’s out school being built. Workmens tents on left. Mr Cobbs tent in distance.” “Photo G.C. Cobb.” Panoramic view of the site at Ndabari’s where the wooden frame for the school building has been raised. Mr G.C. Cobb was a freelance artisan who was employed by the mission to run the workshops and provide training to the local young men. He worked at Chogoria from 1924 to 1928 before leaving to join the Church Mission Society [CMS]. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82143
title: Main wards from the side, Chogoria, Kenya, June 1926

description: “Hospital main ward – June 1926.” “Pictures by Martin Johnson.” Exterior view of the male and female wards. Built in 1925, the hospital building consisted of two wards, set at an angle to each other, with the hospital facilities connecting them. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82131
title: Kanambio with buck, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1925

description: “Kanambio, the ndhobi [washer], with a bushbuck shot in a neighbouring marsh. (Hezekia)” Portrait of a young boy kneeling on the ground and holding up the head of an antelope in the garden of the Chogoria mission house. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82212
title: Swimming pool, Chogoria, Kenya, 1934

description: “The bathing pool. Chogoria. (about 1934) with brother-in-law Raymond Carr & his wife Eva. Tony on left, Geoff in pool, Ken getting out.” Exterior view showing the family playing in, and around, a garden pool. Raymond Carr, on the right, was the only son of Ernest Carr who funded the mission in the early years and Dr Irvine and his three sons are to the fore. ❧ The image is from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the period from 1928-1947 at the Chogoria mission which was established near Mt Kenya, in 1922, and run by Dr Irvine.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82141
title: Cutting a road, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1927

description: “Cutting a road thro’ the bamboos. 8,000 ft.” Exterior view showing a road being cut through a bamboo forest by workers. This probably shows the construction of a road towards Mount Kenya from Chogoria mission at 5,000ft. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82088
title: Embu warriors, Embu, Kenya, August 1925

description: “Photographs of native youths & chiefs at Embu show, Aug 1925.” Group portrait of indigenous youths in traditional dress with spears, shields and ‘simi’ short sword. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82113
title: Road through palm forests, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “The Morris Cowley on its way out here. A stop for water on one of the magnificent valleys.” Landscape view of a road, running through thick palm forest, on which is stopped a Morris Cowley car. The vehicle belongs to Raymond Carr, brother-in-law to Dr Irvine, who lived in Nairobi. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82194
title: Old workshop, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1926

description: “The old workshop replaced 1927.” Exterior view of an open shed with corrugated roof. The workshop contained timber cutting facilities powered by hydro-electric energy from a waterfall near the mission. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82225
title: New wards, Chogoria, Kenya, 1941

description: “Female ward, Chogoria Hosp. 1941. (note roof raised off walls for light, air & coolness.” Interior view of the female ward with the matron’s desk at the front and patients and nurses behind. During this period the hospital had increased in size and the staff had doubled. Miss J. C. Wilson had instigated training for nurses, in 1939, and the predominately male staffing at the hospital became more balanced. ❧ The image is from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the period from 1928-1947 at the Chogoria mission which was established near Mt Kenya, in 1922, and run by Dr Irvine.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82159
title: Anthony and Geoff Irvine, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1925

description: “A & G in the garden.” Exterior view of the mission garden at Chogoria with Anthony and Geoffrey, sons of Dr Irvine and Margaret Carr. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82130
title: Unloading supplies, Chogoria, Kenya, 7 January 1926

description: “Back from Nairobi with 1 ¼ tons of stuff, Jan 7th 1926.” Exterior view outside the Irvine family bungalow at Chogoria. Supplies have been unloaded from the Morris lorry that serves as the mission transport. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82133
title: Hospital orderlies, Chogoria, Kenya, 1927

description: “Of course, you know, we hospital orderlies take life seriously, - though, if someone cracks a joke, we can raise a sad sweet smile! 5 of our eight hospital dressers at Chogoria, in front of the female ward.” Group portrait of the hospital staff in their khaki uniforms. From left to right Ezra, Samson, Suleiman, Paul and Mtuwangari. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82089
title: Embu chiefs, Embu, Kenya, August 1925

description: “Photographs of native youths & chiefs at Embu show, Aug 1925.” Group portrait of indigenous men wearing traditional dress. The Embu district borders the Chuka lands, south of Chogoria mission, and the people are related to the Kikuyu. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82116
title: Embu girls, Embu, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Young Embu girls at Embu show. Embu girls with record maize stalks.” Group portrait of indigenous young girls in traditional dress, some holding maize stalks. Embu, where the Church Mission Society had a mission, lies to the south of Chogoria ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82070
title: Two men displaying bricks, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Ngaitungu & Mtawameru with hollow bricks.” Portrait of two indigenous men displaying hollow bricks. The mission was producing good quality bricks, with two holes to speed up drying, made in box moulds by late 1923. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82136
title: Chogoria school, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1927

description: “Schoolboys filing out of school to go to Catechumens class in the church.” Exterior view of the school building with the students leaving. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82105
title: Car on bridge, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “The Dodge on the Mara bridge 7 miles from Chogoria.” Landscape view showing Dr Irvine’s car sitting on a wooden bridge over a small river. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82160
title: Mission workshop, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Below, the workshop with two men sawing off logs for shingles in the foreground.” Exterior view of the mission workshop with men labouring outside. The workshop was responsible for constructing twenty five permanent buildings by 1929. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82093
title: Justin and Salome’s house, Eastern province, Kenya, December 1924

description: “The house, Kiambati’s.” Exterior view of a wattle and thatched house and standing outside are Justin and Salome with their baby child. Justin was an evangelist and teacher in the Chogoria out-school, at Chief Kiambati’s, and would have been trained and sent out from the Kikuyu mission. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82115
title: Government officials and Chief Njegga, Central province, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “P.C. Nyeri, D.C. Nyeri & Chief Njegga.” Portrait of three men talking outside a village hut. Nyeri is a town on the western slopes of Mount Kenya where the Provincial Commissioner (PC) and the District commissioner(DC) were based. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82132
title: Hospital orderlies, Chogoria, Kenya, 1927

description: “Of course, you know, we hospital orderlies take life seriously, - though, if someone cracks a joke, we can raise a sad sweet smile! 5 of our eight hospital dressers at Chogoria, in front of the female ward.” Group portrait of the hospital staff in their khaki uniforms. From left to right Ezra, Samson, Paul, Mtuwangari and Suleiman. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82087
title: Medical safari, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Mtuwanjema’s, injection day.” Group portrait of mission medical staff and two indigenous people next to a thatched dwelling. Dr Irvine regularly visited outlying villages with mobile dispensaries and successfully treated Yaws with injections of Galyl, a preparation of bismuth sodium tartrate. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82204
title: Margaret Joyce Irvine, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1922

description: Portrait of Mrs Irvine standing next to a small stream, possibly the Ruguti River or the Kamara River behind the Chogoria mission. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82138
title: Gaitungu at the workshop, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1928

description: “Ngaitungu managing the big saw.” Interior view of the mission workshop at Chogoria with workers at a circular saw. Gaitungu took over supervision of the workshop and buildings work after Mr Cobb left in 1928. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82100
title: Materi shelling maize, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Materi – the funny man – shelling maize in front of the hospital store.” Portrait of a man feeding maize husks into a machine. The production of maize in the area increased when Dr Irvine set up a mill for grinding maize for flour. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82091
title: Justin and Salome, Eastern province, Kenya, December 1924

description: “Justin & Salome with babe. He & she gave up much to come & keep the Mwimbi.” Portrait of a couple and their baby. Justin was an evangelist and teacher in the Chogoria out-school, at Chief Kiambati’s, and would have been trained and sent out from the Kikuyu mission. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82137
title: Catechumens class entering church, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1927

description: “[Schoolboys going to] Catechumens class in the church.” Exterior view of the mud and wattle church at Chogoria with students and teacher walking to the entrance. The church was replaced with a permanent building in 1930. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81861
title: Building officers hut, Ancuabe, Mozambique, March 1918

description: “Building our own living huts of bamboo.” Exterior view showing the construction of a round hut, using bamboo and matting, by men in uniform, possibly men of the African Native Medical Corps (ANMC). ❧ This image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. During the war he met with missionaries in East Africa which in turn lead to him joining the mission at Tumutumu and then establishing the mission at Chogoria, both in Kenya.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82086
title: View from the mission house, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Looking along the road from the house to the workshop. Garden gate on right – Bill in distance.” Landscape view along a road through managed land, there are thatched building on either side of the road. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82117
title: Dodge on narrow road, Eastern province, Kenya, July 1925

description: “The Dodge at the spot & in the position in which she was run into by a lorry, July 1925. Note how all tracks hug the cliff. On the left is a nearby sheer drop to the river. The road is too narrow for two cars to pass only 3 yds behind the Dodge.” Landscape view showing the bend on a hillside road and a car close to the upward slope. The Dodge was the mission and Irvine family transport in the first four years of the Chogoria mission. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82146
title: Medical safari, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1926

description: “Crowd of patients round Suleiman at M’njema’s [Mtuwanjema]. Car to left and school house & kitchen to right.” Landscape view showing patients waiting to be treated at the side of the road where a temporary dispensary has been set up. Suleiman Nanju was an orderly at the Chogoria hospital and a valued member of staff. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82139
title: Carpentry class, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1928

description: “Class in carpentry.” Interior view of the carpentry workshop with trainees cutting and planing wood. In 1926 an apprentice scheme was introduced with three years training, this was not popular and soon dropped but training in carpentry and building work continued in an unofficial way. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82107
title: Women’s class, Chogoria, Kenya, October 1924

description: “The women readers, Oct 1924.” Group portrait of a number of young women in traditional garb sitting in a long row outside. The education of Mwimbi women started in 1923 with sewing and Bible classes taken by Hannah, wife of the evangelist Paulo. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82112
title: Bridge over Tana River, Eastern Province, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Tana Bri[d]ge, 90 m from here.” Landscape view showing a suspension bridge over the Tana River about ninety miles from the Chogoria mission. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82135
title: Physical fitness, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1927

description: “The teachers at physical drill, Munera, the instructor, is last on the row.” Group portrait of teachers in khaki uniforms standing to attention on the playing fields at Chogoria. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82092
title: Teacher and class, Eastern province, Kenya, December 1924

description: “Justin’s class at Kiambati’s, Dec 1924.” Group portrait of children with slate boards standing outside a thatched hut. Justin was an evangelist and teacher in the Chogoria out-school, at Chief Kiambati’s, and would have been trained and sent out from the Kikuyu mission. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82101
title: Producing timber, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Putting a log onto the breakdown saw.” Interior view of the workshop with two men at a workbench feeding a log into a saw to be cut for timber. Ayubu Nguiai was the head carpenter at the workshop and timber production was a profitable side line for the mission. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82108
title: School students, Chogoria, Kenya, October 1924

description: “The school, Oct 1924.” Group portrait of the school student body, at the Chogoria mission school, mainly adult men and women with some younger children. The school started in 1923 and met in the open air and inside the church when it was built. The first school building was erected in July 1925. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82099
title: Oxen team ploughing, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Chogoria team of ten oxen ploughing on lower field.” Exterior view showing a field and oxen pulling a plough several men organise the work. Several attempts were made to introduce cash crops to Chogoria with coffee being the most suitable. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82134
title: Physical fitness, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1927

description: “The teachers at physical drill.” Group portrait of men doing squats on the playing fields. The teachers for the Chogoria school and out-school wear khaki uniforms with a CS stitched to the front in red; the first teachers trained at Kikuyu but by 1927 local Mwimbi teachers were being trained. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”