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Title
Statue of William Mackinnon, Mombasa, Kenya, ca.1893-1920
Creator
Müller, Emil, 1868-1940
Date Created and/or Issued
1893/1920
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Andreas Kecke
Pfr. Andreas Kecke, Kirchweg 1, D-02699 Königswartha, Germany
Pfr. Andreas Kecke, Königswartha
USC does not control copyright of the images you are interested inusing, so you will need to directly contact the institutions who ownthe materials. For the publication or re-publication of any imagesoriginating from the Emil Mueller Collection, written permission mustbe obtained from: Pfr. Andreas Kecke, Kirchweg 1, D-02699Koenigswartha, Germany; Tel. 035931/20224, Fax 035931/29884; e-mail:A.Kecke@kirche.koenigswartha.de; Website:http://www.kirche-koenigswartha.de. Every image published must bedirectly accompanied by a credit line beginning "Pfr. Andreas Kecke,Koenigswartha"; together with the reference.
familie.kecke@web.de
Description
Distant view of the statue of Sir William Mackinnon in a public garden. Inscription on the socket of the statue: "William Mackinnon [...] trough whose agency British East Africa was secured to Great Britain [...] died at London, 22nd June 1893." In the background town houses and in the distance the sea can be seen. To the left a road with two tracks is visible.
Sir William Mackinnon (1823-1893) was a Scottish ship-owner and businessman. He established the British India Steam Navigation Company and the Imperial British East Africa Company.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
17.9 x 13 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m63721 [Legacy record ID]
imp_em_010_0004
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m63721
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/imp_em_010_0004.jpg
Subject
General views
Mackinnon, William, 1823-1893
Sculptures
Parks
Urban spaces
Time Period
1893/1920
Place
Africa
Kenya
Mombasa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of Emil Müller, 1893-1933

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