Panorama of Mombasa from English Point
Scope and Contents
Album of original photographs of Mombasa by William D. Young, 1900. A fine album with bright, sharply focused images of early colonial Mombasa and the Uganda Railway.
Dates
- 1900
Creator
- From the File: Young, William D., active 1890-1920 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Herskovits Library at africana@northwestern.edu.
Extent
From the File: 1 album (1 album, 24 p., 22 x 29 cm.) : Small oblong quarto (22 x 29 cm.), containing 24 silver prints, each 16 x 21 cm., each captioned on the mount, photographer’s printed label on the front pastedown, ‘Wm. D. Young, Photographer, MacDonald Terrace, Mombasa’; contemporary red cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine.
Physical Description
Photograph 1
General
Title printed across pages 4 and 5. "from English Point" appears on p. 5.
Library Details
Part of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Repository
Main Library, 5th Floor, East Tower
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-467-3084
africana@northwestern.edu