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Young, William D., active 1890-1920

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

British East Africa & Kenya, Circa 1890s-1930s

 Record Group — Group 43, Album: 2
Identifier: 43-2
Abstract

An album of postcards, mostly of Mombasa and Nairobi, taken during the early 1900s through 1930s. Some postcards depict major Nairobi streets such as Sixth Avenue, renamed Delamere Avenue (now Kenyatta Avenue), and Government Road (now Moi Road) over the years. Other postcards include photographs of Kikuyu and Kavirondo people dressed in ceremonial garb, and various agricultural concerns, including the growing and processing of coffee and sisal.

Dates: Circa 1890s-1930s
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 037, Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African photographs / Postcards

Kenya coast, Circa 1900

 Item — Envelope 37
Identifier: 37
Abstract

Panorama of Kilindini Harbour.

Dates: Circa 1900
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 037, Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African photographs

Mombasa, 1900

 File — Album 42
Identifier: 42
Abstract

Album of original photographs of Mombasa by William D. Young, 1900.

Dates: 1900
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 037, Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African photographs

Postcards, Circa 1890s-1930s

 Class — Carton 43
Identifier: 43
Abstract

Unique collection of 363 postcards of East Africa and Zanzibar. Various photographers, 1890s–1930s.

Dates: Circa 1890s-1930s
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 037, Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African photographs

Uganda Railway, Circa 1900

 Item — Envelope 50
Identifier: 50
Abstract

Panorama of a section of the Uganda Railway under construction, circa 1900. The photograph depicts a curved section of railway with an African man standing beside the tracks.

Dates: Circa 1900
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 037, Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African photographs

Uganda Railway, Circa 1899-1901

 Record Group — Album 51
Identifier: 51
Abstract

Album of original photographs recording the building of the Uganda Railway. Circa 1899-1901.

Dates: Circa 1899-1901
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 037, Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African photographs