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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

Menu: London, England to Nairobi, Kenya, Date of Trip: March 5, 1976

 Item
Identifier: BA015
Contents of the Menu Meals served: Breakfast; Dinner Items on menu: Appetizers; Entrees; Breads; Desserts; Beverage list Representative dishes: Buttered French beans with almonds; Rum baba Information on the carrier Trip route: London, England - Nairobi, Kenya Trip Country of Origin: Great Britain Type of Vessel: N/A...
Dates: Date of Trip: March 5, 1976
Found in: Northwestern University Transportation Library / TL017, Transportation Library Menu Collection / Carrier Name: British Airways

Menu: Nairobi, Kenya to Harare, Zimbabwe, Date of Trip: February 7, 1962

 Item
Identifier: SAA002
Contents of the Menu Meals served: Lunch Items on menu: Appetizers; Cheese; Entrees; Desserts; Beverage list; Wine list Representative dishes: Egg mayonnaise; Braised steak Information on the carrier Trip route: Nairobi, Kenya - Harare, Zimbabwe Trip Country of Origin: Kenya Type of Vessel: Boeing B-707 Travel...
Dates: Date of Trip: February 7, 1962
Found in: Northwestern University Transportation Library / TL017, Transportation Library Menu Collection / Carrier Name: South African Airways

Menu: Nairobi, Kenya to Rome, Italy, Date of Trip: August 23, 1962

 Item
Identifier: A002
Contents of the Menu Meals served: Breakfast; Dinner Items on menu: Appetizers; Cheese; Entrees; Pasta; Desserts; Beverage list; Wine list Representative dishes: Veal rosette; Celery with parmesan Information on the carrier Trip route: Nairobi, Kenya - Rome, Italy Trip Country of Origin: Kenya Type of Vessel: Douglas DC-8...
Dates: Date of Trip: August 23, 1962
Found in: Northwestern University Transportation Library / TL017, Transportation Library Menu Collection / Carrier Name: Alitalia (Italy)

Menu: Nairobi, Kenya to Zurich, Switzerland, Date of Trip: September 25, 1982

 Item
Identifier: S004
Contents of the Menu Meals served: Breakfast; Snacks Items on menu: Cheese; Entrees; Breads; Desserts; Beverage list; Wine list Representative dishes: French omelet with tomatoes; Semolina pudding with cherries Information on the carrier Trip route: Nairobi, Kenya - Zurich, Switzerland Trip Country of Origin: Kenya Type of...
Dates: Date of Trip: September 25, 1982
Found in: Northwestern University Transportation Library / TL017, Transportation Library Menu Collection / Carrier Name: Swissair

Menu: Nairobi, Kenya to Zurich, Switzerland, Date of Trip: September 25, 1982

 Item
Identifier: S005
Contents of the Menu Meals served: Breakfast; Snacks Items on menu: Cheese; Entrees; Breads; Desserts; Beverage list; Wine list Representative dishes: French omelet with tomatoes; Semolina pudding with cherries Information on the carrier Trip route: Nairobi, Kenya - Zurich, Switzerland Trip Country of Origin: Kenya Type of...
Dates: Date of Trip: September 25, 1982
Found in: Northwestern University Transportation Library / TL017, Transportation Library Menu Collection / Carrier Name: Swissair

Telegram to Vernon Mackay Esq from L.F. Bull, 1955-09-22

 Item — Photograph: 1
Identifier: Photograph 1
Scope and Contents

Telegrams: "Knowledge" ; Telephone: 23201 ; When replying please quote ; Ref. No. Inf/Pho/OII/5I. ; and Date 22.9.55 ; Kenya ; Department of Information ; P.O. Box 1525 ; Nairobi ; Vernon Mackay Esq;, ; 46I9 Hout Avenue, ; Chevychase, I5, ; MARYLAND. U.S.A. ; Dear Sir, I have pleasure in fowarding the pictures which you ordered from us, the captions are also enclosed. ; Yours faithfully, L.F. Bull ; for Director of Information--Recto

Dates: 1955-09-22
Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies / 008, Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers / Personal Papers / Photographs / Kenya

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