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DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80340
title: Portrait of girls, Overtoun Institution, Malawi, ca.1898

description: “Girls at Institution.” Group portrait of girls ranging from four year olds to teenagers. Mrs Margaret Laws and Miss Lizzie Stewart taught the girls at the Overtoun Institution which was named after John Campbell White, Baron of Overtoun (1843-1908) 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-c123-80478
title: Fire fighters, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, China, ca.1910

description: Group portrait of firemen posed before the doors of “Deluge no. 4” on the Kiangse Road, all are in uniform and hold brass Merryweather helmets.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81725
title: Girls’ class, Butere, Nyanza province, Kenya, 1918

description: “A class of Mau girls – very shy!” “ Another day Tarr & I walked over to Archdeacon Owen’s at Butere.” Exterior view showing a large group of girls sitting on some open ground. The CMS Butere mission was founded by Walter Chadwick (1874-1917) and his sister, Jane Elizabeth Chadwick (1869-1940), established the girls’ school at Butere. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-81692
title: Disembarking, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1918

description: “B.O.’s off loading.” Crowd scene showing British officers disembarking from a ship, possibly at Dar es Salaam. The officer at the front is possibly Captain Robert Yelverton Stones, RAMC, who worked as a missionary throughout Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-81716
title: Bathers at a pool, Maseno, Nyanza province, Kenya, 1918

description: “Natives at a pool washing.” Landscape view showing people gathered in and around a shallow pool near the CMS mission at Maseno. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-81657
title: ANMC accommodation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1918

description: “In the ANMC huts. Notice woven cocoanut palm leaves.” ❧ “—[t]he day I – rched at ---A.N.M.C.-- [Afr]ican Native [Med]ical Corps ---ss, This – [w]as a splendid ---[cor]ps which--- [su]pplied all --- [hos]pitals & ---[u]nits throughout the war with trained [n]ative orderlies, chiefly Uganda men.” Exterior view of thatched huts with men from the ANMC standing outside. Lt. Irvine was posted with the ANMC in early 1918. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-81644
title: Two Officers, Nyanza province, Kenya, 1918

description: “--- was repatriating askaris’. We did a little work and a lot of shooting.” Portrait of Ian and Capt. A C Irvine at a medical camp probably at the Yala River post in Kavirondo country. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-81799
title: German hospital, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, April-July 1918

description: “And again, at another time, I was sent up personally to take over a German hospital. How all the Germans are found at work in their ‘dressing room’ when we got there.” Group portrait of medical staff gathered under a canopy outside. This is possibly at Nanungu where a German Hospital was discovered on 19 May 1918. ❧ 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-c123-81816
title: Train crossing a bridge, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, 1918

description: Exterior view from a train looking along the side as the train travels around a bend on a bridge. This railway transport was taken by Capt. Irvine at some point during the campaign in Portuguese East Africa. ❧ 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-c123-81619
title: Operating, Dodoma, Tanzania, July-November 1917

description: “Operating. Holding up the bullet extracted in the forceps.” Interior view of the hospital theatre with two doctors, in surgical gowns, and two hospital assistants, in military uniform, standing around a patient. Dr Irvine stands on the right, holding an extracted bullet, and he was stationed at the carrier hospital at Dodoma. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-80312
title: Coffee plant, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: Coffee plant grown as a cash crop in the agricultural land developed at Livingstonia. ❧ 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-c123-80452
title: University of Fort Hare, South Africa, ca.1938

description: “Fort Hare from Sandile’s Kop.” Exterior view of the South African Native College with the main building on the right side of the road. James Stewart (1831-1905) had envisioned the Lovedale Institute developing into a national indigenous university and in 1916 the college was opened, by General Louis Botha (1862-1919), at Fort Hare, next to Lovedale. The college and Institute were kept as separate educational facilities and the first Principal of the college was Alexander Kerr (1885-1970). ❧ The Incehra mission, in the Eastern Cape, was renamed Lovedale ,1826, in memory of Dr John Love (1757-1825) and was later resituated on the Tyumie River in 1837. The mission ministered to the Xhosa speaking people and the mission became famous for its educational endeavours.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81683
title: ANMC repatriation, Mozambique, July 1919

description: “A.N.M.C. lining up for repatriation.” Street scene showing members of the African Native Medical Corps (ANMC) in a long line that ends in the distance. The ANMC was mainly made up from Ugandans and the unit was demobbed in July 1919, this is possibly in Port Amelia [Pemba] in Portuguese East Africa [Mozambique]. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-81713
title: Kavirondo country, Nyanza province, Kenya, 1918

description: “We had rather a hectic time setting out to Yala, as the Oxen were not fit for the job. But first I must apologise for the order these pictures are in. The middle one is a view on the railway on a big curve. In the distance is an iron railway shed & all around is typical game country.” Landscape view with rolling hills taken from a train. Lt. Irvine spent one and a half months at the military post at Yala River. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-80406
title: Landscape view of Lovedale, South Africa, ca.1938

description: “A general view, Lovedale.” Landscape showing cultivated areas and buildings of the Lovedale Institute. ❧ The Incehra mission, in the Eastern Cape, was renamed Lovedale ,1826, in memory of Dr John Love (1757-1825) and was later resituated on the Tyumie River in 1837. The mission ministered to the Xhosa speaking people and the mission became famous for its educational endeavours.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81635
title: Carriers depot, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, November 1917

description: “The Carriers Depot, DSM. Porters seated.” Interior view of a large warehouse with groups of indigenous men sitting and standing around. The photographer, Lt. Irvine, was stationed with the carrier hospital in German East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-81690
title: Two aides, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1918

description: “Two personal servants showing dress affected.” Portrait of two indigenous men standing outside. They were servants to Lt. Irvine, RAMC, whilst he was stationed with the ANMC and 3/3rd KAR at Dar es Salaam in early 1918. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-81796
title: Column on the march, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, April-July 1918

description: “Passing the curious dried up vegetation that grows from bits of soil in the cracks of the rocks.” Landscape view showing a column of men walking towards a wood with hills behind. This was taken while Capt. Irvine was posted with a column of the 4/4 KAR in Portuguese East Africa. ❧ 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-c123-80318
title: Young boys at Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

description: “Boys playing in front of dormitories.” Exterior view of children playing in front of some thatched buildings. ❧ 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-c123-80328
title: Greasy pole climbing, Livingstonia, Malawi, 1900

description: “Climbing a greasy pole.” Exterior view of a large crowd watching a youth climbing up a thick pole during the traditional New Year sports day. 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-c123-80409
title: Principals accommodation, Lovedale, South Africa, ca.1938

description: “Principals Residence, Lovedale.” Exterior view of a large brick dwelling built in the English style. Ivy covers the front wall. ❧ The Incehra mission, in the Eastern Cape, was renamed Lovedale ,1826, in memory of Dr John Love (1757-1825) and was later resituated on the Tyumie River in 1837. The mission ministered to the Xhosa speaking people and the mission became famous for its educational endeavours.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80348
title: Institution boys, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1898

description: “Groups of boys at Institution.” Group portrait of indigenous boys of various ages. The Livingstonia mission and Overtoun Institution were established in 1891 by Dr Robert Laws (1851-1934). It was situated near the North West shore of Lake Nyasa at Khondowe. The site consisted of a school, hospital and accommodation, there were also 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-c123-80350
title: Boys holding books, Overtoun Institution, Malawi, ca.1898

description: “Groups of boys at Institution.” Group portrait of four indigenous boys each holding a book. The Livingstonia mission and Overtoun Institution were established in 1891 by Dr Robert Laws (1851-1934). It was situated near the North West shore of Lake Nyasa at Khondowe. The site consisted of a school, hospital and accommodation, there were also 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-c123-81774
title: Long-stay camp, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, April 1918

description: “Typical long-stay camp in P.E.A.” Landscape view showing thatched huts amongst trees, possibly Ancuabe. ❧ 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-c123-80446
title: Nurses in the dispensary, Victoria Hospital, Lovedale, South Africa, ca.1938

description: “Dispensary, Victoria Hospital.” Interior view of two nurses in a room filled with shelves containing glass jars. The Victoria Hospital was built in 1898 as a twenty two bed facility, but closed briefly during the Boer War. The hospital is intrinsically linked to the work of Dr Neil Macvicar (1871-1949) who worked there for forty years and specialised in the treatment of tuberculosis and cataracts, he also developed an extensive health education programme. ❧ The Incehra mission, in the Eastern Cape, was renamed Lovedale ,1826, in memory of Dr John Love (1757-1825) and was later resituated on the Tyumie River in 1837. The mission ministered to the Xhosa speaking people and the mission became famous for its educational endeavours.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-81633
title: Street scene, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, November 1917

description: “A street in DSM.” Street scene showing a stone balustrade and enormous trees either side of a road. Lt. Irvine was back in Dar es Salaam before being stationed in Matikira on the Iringa route. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-80444
title: Victoria Hospital, Lovedale, South Africa, ca.1938

description: “Victoria Hospital.” Exterior view of a large hospital building. The Victoria Hospital was built in 1898 as a twenty two bed facility, but closed briefly during the Boer War. The hospital is intrinsically linked to the work of Dr Neil Macvicar (1871-1949) who worked there for forty years and specialised in the treatment of tuberculosis and cataracts, he also developed an extensive health education programme. ❧ The Incehra mission, in the Eastern Cape, was renamed Lovedale ,1826, in memory of Dr John Love (1757-1825) and was later resituated on the Tyumie River in 1837. The mission ministered to the Xhosa speaking people and the mission became famous for its educational endeavours.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80408
title: Main building, Lovedale, South Africa, ca.1938

description: “Main building, Lovedale.” Landscape view looking from the gardens to a large stone building with a clock tower. ❧ The Incehra mission, in the Eastern Cape, was renamed Lovedale ,1826, in memory of Dr John Love (1757-1825) and was later resituated on the Tyumie River in 1837. The mission ministered to the Xhosa speaking people and the mission became famous for its educational endeavours.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80617
title: Mr & Mrs Macpherson, Chogoria, Kenya, August 1930

description: Portrait of a couple standing in the garden at Chogoria. Mr Robert Macpherson was the Headteacher at Chogoria and supervisor of out-schools from 1930-1940 and was in charge of the station during Dr Irvine’s furlough. He became Moderator of the General Assembly and authored ‘The Presbyterian Church in Kenya’ (1970). Mrs Alta Macpherson was the daughter of Rev William P Knapp, of the Gospel Missionary Society of America based at Kambui, Kiambu District, where she ran the ‘big girls work’. ❧ 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-c123-81656
title: Railway accident, Matikira, Tanzania, November 1917

description: “I was called out to a railway accident at 12 midnight – a rain washout [of] the line. 3 people badly injured – that’s all!” View showing carriages on and off the track that has collapsed due to flooding. This is probably near Matikira where Lt. Irvine was stationed. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-80339
title: Portrait of girls, Overtoun Institution, Malawi, ca.1898

description: “Girls at Institution.” Group portrait of girls ranging from four year olds to teenagers. Mrs Margaret Laws and Miss Lizzie Stewart taught the girls at the Overtoun Institution which was named after John Campbell White, Baron of Overtoun (1843-1908) 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-c123-80475
title: Leopard caught at Domasi, Malawi, ca.1920-1929

description: "Leopard caught at Domasi." ❧ Photograph of a dead leopard lying on the grass with its head raised by two stones. Behind, the leopard, kneel a gentleman, possibly Mr F. W. Bowman, wearing a hat, and a young girl who has placed her right hand on the animals back. ❧ The Domasi Mission was founded in 1884 by Rev. Alexander Hetherwick (1860-1939). It is one of a number of important missions in Southern Nyasaland 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. The station was central to the medical work in the area, and trained girls in industrial and domestic work. Mr Hetherwick was an accomplished linguist and translated the New Testament in to the Yao language and wrote manuals on the Yao and Nyanja languages. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-80616
title: Group portrait, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1930

description: Group portrait with Dr Irvine, Margaret Irvine and one of their sons on the left, and Miss Hall on the middle right. ❧ 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-c123-81719
title: Morning parade, Maseno, Nyanza province, Kenya, 1918

description: “The morning parade.” Landscape view of the Maseno mission with indigenous people standing to attention and wearing white shirts and shorts. The Maseno mission was a CMS station run by the Rev. A E Pleydell. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. 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-c123-80342
title: School girls setting off home, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1898

description: “Girls leaving for home.” Group portrait of girls outside a building some of whom hold walking sticks. Miss Stewart Stands behind them. Mrs Margaret Laws and Miss Lizzie Stewart taught the girls at the Overtoun Institution which was named after John Campbell White, Baron of Overtoun (1843-1908) 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-c123-80482
title: Hospital Staff, Hulan, China, ca.1930

description: “The staff of a hospital in Manchuria, probably Hulan.” Group portrait of male and female members of hospital staff seated and standing outside. ❧ United Free Church of Scotland photographs from the Rajputana mission.