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Description
“The Hon’ble & Rev Dr. Arthur, Mrs Arthur & Carol, “Jo”, Rev Mr Stevenson.” Group portrait of those as listed. Carol and John or ‘Jo’ for short were the children of Mr and Mrs Arthur. The Kikuyu Mission had been founded on a temporary site by the Imperial British East Africa Company in 1891, before moving to Kikuyu territory in 1898, under the Rev. Thomas Watson. Located on the ‘lower shamba’, the site stands 12 miles from Nairobi, at a distance of approximately 342 miles away from the coast. The Church of Scotland assumed control of the Mission in 1901. ❧ "A Series of Photos illustrating Life and Work at Kikuyu. August 1926. Rev W.B. Stevenson."
Arthur, John William, Medical Missionary, Kikuyu, Kenya, 1881-1952 Arthur, Mrs, Kikuyu, Kenya, fl.1926 Stevenson, W.B. (Rev.), minister, Chogoria fl.1926 Children (people by age group) Families Group portraits
Time Period
1926-08
Place
Africa Central Province Kenya Kikuyu
Source
Acc.7548/F/22 [Reference number] NLS DOD ID: 75654169 [File]
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