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DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78699
title: Miss Muir with Bryei's baby, Malawi, ca.1920-1929

description: "Miss Muir with Bryei's baby". Portrait of Miss Muir wearing a nurse’s uniform and sitting at the edge of an earth bank. She holds an indigenous child on her lap. This photograph is one of several taken during Miss Muir's time serving in the Domasi mission where she gave medical support throughout the region. ❧ 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 photograph is one of several taken during Miss Muir's time serving in the Domasi mission where she gave medical support throughout the region. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82195
title: Groundsel on Mount Kenya, Kenya, ca.1926

description: “Giant groundsel at 12,000 ft. on Kenya.” Landscape view on Mount Kenya where Groundsel (Dendrosenecio) is abundant at higher altitudes. 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-c123-82223
title: New wards, Chogoria, Kenya, 1939

description: “The male ward completed with builders.” “All these buildings in hospital were, in 1970+- judged suitable for adaptation as dormitories, classrooms, dining halls &c in the new hospital.” Exterior view of a single storey brick building with a line of workers, in shirts and shorts, at the front. An expansion in the hospital saw new male and female wards built to replace the original quarters which were converted into children’s and maternity wards. ❧ 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-c123-82221
title: Hospital staff, Chogoria, Kenya, 1939

description: “A group of some of the Hospital staff in 1939. Incl. matron Miss J.C. Wilson, self [Dr Irvine].” Group portrait of the staff of the Chogoria hospital with the new block, opened in January, behind. The dressers now wear white uniforms with red fezzes and trainee nurses have started under the supervision of the matron. Miss Jean M Clark Wilson came to Chogoria in 1939, and was the hospitals first sister. She was the niece of Rev James Youngson, missionary at Kikuyu, and left Chogoria in 1942 to join the East African Military Nursing Service, she drowned when the troopship she was on was torpedoed. ❧ 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-c123-78746
title: Paulos Albertone, Mkasu, Tanzania, ca.1920

description: “This is a snap of “Padre Paulos”, - Father Paulos Albertone, in charge of part of the R.C. Schools in the Mkasu area. His activities have caused us a lot of bother, but he himself is very friendly. He is anxious to leave his present district on account of his health, which has been very bad for a considerable time.” Exterior portrait of a Catholic minister wearing robes and a pith helmet, and sporting a large beard. The image was taken in Tanzania after the First World War, when missionaries from Livingstonia moved to support the mission fields that had been left, to fend for themselves, after the deportation of German Missionaries. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82175
title: Chief Ngaitungi, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1923

description: “Ngaitungi, an old Mwimbi chief.” Portrait of an indigenous man crouching down. Chief Ngaitungi’s village at Mweria was a site once considered for the mission to the Chuka-Mwimbi before settling on 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-c123-78747
title: Village, Tanzania, ca.1920

description: “A view of Mgini village”. Exterior view of a village in what was then the British Mandate of Tanganyika. A large open area separates several wattled buildings with thatched roofs. Some figures work independently in shaded areas and a procession of people can be seen in the distance. ❧ Andrew M. Anderson and Duncan Ross Mackenzie were the two main participants in establishing inroads into Tanzania. The Church of Scotland, based in Nyasaland [Malawi], took over the work of the Berliner Missionsgesellschaft [Berlin Missionary Society], in the Iringa district of Tanzania, after the deportation of German missionaries. The stations were only temporarily under the care of the Scottish Churches, until the return of the German missionaries, although Anderson was fiercely opposed to relinquishing them The indigenous population were predominately from the Hehe tribe and the three main stations were at Lupembe, Kidugala and Ilembula with numerous sub-stations, many of which had fallen into disrepair after the war. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82163
title: Mission lorry, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1925

description: “The Morris lorry loaded up with timber cut on our own saw & going off to build the out school at Ndabari’s. A photo of [Chief] Ndabari’s is seen on another page.” Portrait of a Morris lorry loaded with timber which is about to be driven off by Mr Cobb. 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-c123-82164
title: Mr Cobb in the mission lorry, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1925

description: “The Morris lorry loaded up with timber cut on our own saw & going off to build the out school at Ndabari’s. A photo of Ndabari’s is seen on another page.” Portrait of Mr Cobb sitting behind the wheel of a Morris lorry which is loaded with timber. 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-c123-82167
title: Model house, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “The model native house, built on piles with wicker & mud floors, kitchen separate.” Exterior view of a house on piles with a couple standing outside. Dr Irvine designed a model house that he thought would improve the health of the local population. Traditional huts had a cooking fire and no ventilation and doorways were sealed with piled logs that were difficult to get out of if there was a fire. Dr Irvine’s design removed the kitchen to a separate hut, raised the hut on piles, added windows and doors and strengthened the structure. The huts were made completely from local material and generated a lot of interest. ❧ 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-c123-82168
title: Miss Harrell and class, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1926

description: “Miss Harrell & the sewing class.” Group portrait of a teacher and her women’s sewing class sitting outside a thatched house. Miss Harrell arrived at Chogoria in March 1926, from the African Inland Mission, and taught sewing classes, English and helped in the hospital. ❧ 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-c123-82165
title: Chief Ndabari, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1925

description: “Chief Ndabari.” Portrait of an indigenous man probably from the Mwimbi or Chuka peoples. Chief Ndabari’s village was the site of one of the Chogoria mission’s out-schools. ❧ 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-c123-82236
title: Mutrambe school, Eastern Province, Kenya, ca.1930

description: “A Sunday school. Mutrambe school, lining up to go in singing.” Group portrait of young children standing in line waiting to go into an out-school of the Chogoria mission. The out-schools were run by indigenous teachers trained at Kikuyu. ❧ 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-c123-82151
title: Hospital construction work, Chogoria, Kenya, 1925

description: “The ox-scoop working, levelling the ground round hospital.” Exterior view of the partially constructed ward, of the Chogoria hospital, and workers and oxen levelling the ground in front. ❧ 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-c123-82147
title: Laying the hospital floor, Chogoria, Kenya, 1925

description: “Maina & Ayubu laying floor in new hospital.” Exterior view of two workers laying a brick floor in the partially built hospital ward. Ayubu Nguiai was the head carpenter and Maina was the mason for 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-c123-82177
title: Dodge on open plain, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1924

description: Landscape view of rolling hills and the Irvine family car siting on a 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-c123-82156
title: Kiambati’s village, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1926

description: “Kiambati’s camp.” Landscape view of several dwellings amongst trees. Kiambati’s was where one of the Chogoria missions out-schools was situated, it was first run by Jonathan Kiambati and then by Justin. ❧ 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-c123-82162
title: Diverting a river, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1925

description: “Trying to increase water supply to keep power plant going.” “The Kamara R. proved a broken reed in the dry season, & we dug a furrow from the adjoining stream over into the Kamara R. & this more than trebled its volume. Above [previous image] is seen the 200 odd men employed working along towards the Madina (in the foreground). Below [this image] Mr Cobb pouring earth collected from the bank onto the dam.” Exterior view showing labourers building up a damn along a small stream. Mr G C Cobb was the mission artisan from 1924 to 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-c123-82187
title: Lake hotel, Naivasha, Rift valley, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “The hotel at Naivasha. A trip to Uganda. Photos by W. R. Carr.” Exterior view of a single storey structure made from corrugated iron and a sign saying ‘Rift Valley Hotel’. Raymond Carr, brother of Margaret Irvine, took the photographs during a trip from Chogoria to Uganda. ❧ 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-c123-78718
title: Monument to fallen missionaries, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1888-1929

description: Photograph of brick tower with long narrow arched windows, circular insets for clock faces and a domed roof. The Tower stands next to the church of St. Michael’s and all Angels which was designed by David Clement Scott and built by local Malawians in 1888-1891. ❧ Blantyre Mission was established in 1876 in the Shire Highlands of Southern Nyasaland [Malawi] by Henry Henderson (1843-1891) and from here other mission stations were established at Zomba, Domasi, Chirazulu and Mlanje. Blantyre was named after the birth place of David Livingstone, in South Lanarkshire, and is famous for the ornate church built by Clement Scott. According to Stewart of Lovedale it is, ‘probably the most striking native church in all central Africa, except the cathedral at Zanzibar’. The Blantyre mission excelled in medical and education provision and encouraged the commercialisation of the area through opening trade routes and the cultivation of tobacco, and other cash, crops. This was, in part, a response to the slave trade and missionaries believed that an end to this practice could only be achieved through the development of alternative trading patterns. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-82188
title: Lake Elmenteita, Rift valley, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Lake Elmenteita.” Landscape view showing the Dodge parked on a road and in the distance a large lake. Raymond Carr, brother of Margaret Irvine, took the photographs during a trip from Chogoria to Uganda. ❧ 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-c123-82200
title: Women and children, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1922

description: “A native village. Women & children.” Group portrait of women and children sitting in a clearing. The mission at Chogoria was established to minister to the Chuka-Mwimbi people who lived on the Eastern slopes of Mount Kenya. ❧ 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-c123-82197
title: Raymond Carr, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1926

description: “Raymond Carr with a Durant.” Portrait of a man sitting behind the wheel of a Durant motor car. Raymond Carr was the only brother of Margaret Joyce Irvine and son of Ernest Carr who funded the Chogoria mission in the early years. ❧ 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-c123-82182
title: Termite damage to school buildings, Eastern province, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “What white ants do. Chuka out school 6 months after building.” Exterior view of two mud and wattle buildings that have been damaged by termites. ❧ 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-c123-82180
title: Margaret Irvine on safari, Eastern province, Kenya, June1924

description: “On safari at Mtuanjema’s, June 1924.” Exterior view showing Mrs Irvine, holding a baby, next to a tent and the Dodge car, the thatched school building behind. The safaris from Chogoria provided dispensaries, educational support and evangelical services at the out stations. ❧ 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-c123-82184
title: Building houses for staff, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Pauls house begun. 3 masons at work.” Landscape view showing the foundations for a small house and masons working as Dr Irvine looks on. The Irvine home can be seen in the background. The house was probably for Paulo Wohoro who was a hospital assistant who joined the mission in 1922. ❧ 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-c123-82202
title: Mission from across the valley, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1922

description: “Chogoria from the rocks at the head of the fall.” Landscape view of the valley and ridge on which sits the Chogoria mission. At this point the mission consists of the prefabricated bungalow, and several outbuildings, home for the Irvine family. ❧ 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-c123-78711
title: Family at home, Blantyre, Malawi, ca.1920-1929

description: "Mr McHurain [?], family and home, Blantyre, Nyasaland." ❧ Photograph of a family outside their home. Mr McHurain, wearing a suit, sits on the grass with a small dog lying across his knee; his wife and daughter stand either side of him. A house with a verandah and thatched roof dominates the background and another individual stands in the open doorway. ❧ Blantyre Mission was established in 1876 in South Nyasaland by Henry Henderson (1843-1891) from here other mission stations were established at Zomba, Domasi, Chirazulu and Mlanje. Blantyre was named after the birth place of David Livingstone, in South Lanarkshire, and is famous for the ornate church built by Clement Scott. According to Stewart of Lovedale it is, ‘probably the most striking native church in all central Africa, except the cathedral at Zanzibar’. The Blantyre mission excelled in medical and education provision and encouraged the commercialisation of the area through opening trade routes and the cultivation of tobacco, and other cash, crops. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78692
title: Borders at Ladies House, Domasi, Malawi, ca.1920-1929

description: "Miss Muir and Girl Borders at Ladies House, Domasi". "Nyasaland [Malawi]". Group portrait of school girls sitting in three rows on stone steps leading up to the entrance of a brick building. The girls all wear the same white skirt and blouse uniform and sit with their hands in their laps. Behind them, on the next step up, stands Miss Muir in a nurse’s uniform. ❧ 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-c123-82190
title: Forest regrowth, Rift valley, Kenya, ca.1924

description: “Burnt out forest on road to Uganda.” Landscape view of tree stumps amongst new growth. The picture was taken during a trip from Chogoria to Uganda with Raymond Carr brother of Margaret Irvine. ❧ 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-c123-78696
title: District Medical work, Domasi, Malawi, ca.1920-1929

description: "District Medical work, Domasi. (Miss Muir)". "Nyasaland [Malawi]". View of a group of women and children sitting on the ground outside the medical centre which is built from wood and thatch. Miss Muir stands, behind the patients, in overalls and pith helmet and next to her a table is set with medical supplies. A man who appears to be an assistant stands at the other side of the table wearing an arm band. Miss Muir's transportation, known as a 'bush car', is a litter with a single wheel and leans against the building wall. ❧ 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-c123-78698
title: Church at Mehiri, Malawi, ca.1920-1929

description: "The new brick church at Mehiri on Lake Shirwa. Our 'island' parish'". "Nyasaland [Malawi]". Exterior view of a brick built church with large arched windows, angle buttresses and with a thatched roof. The picture shows two sides of the building, having been taken corner on, and a large group of local people stand along both sides of the building. Many of them are dressed for the occasion in jackets and ties. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-c123-78755
title: Interior of Musamman Burj, Agra, ca.1900-1929

description: Interior view of the apartment in the Musamman Burj, an octagonal tower built by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The walls of the room are lined with marble and decorated with floral patterns, in the recess can be seen the delicate lattice work carved from marble. The tower was built between 1631-1640 and is situated in the Agra fort overlooking the Taj Mahal. ❧ This is one of a series of photographs contained in an album showing popular tourist attractions in India, the album was owned by an unknown Church of Scotland missionary who had probably taken the tour whilst working out in the region. Unfortunately there is very little information with the photographs as to there ownership or subject matter.