Photographs of Doria Block: Nairobi, Some Outings, Christmas, 1927
folder
Held at the Weston Library
The collection provides a unique record of Kenya for the period 1927 to 1929. Not only does it cover an extensive area, but it is meticulously labelled. The items are not numbered in a continuous sequence.
Dates
- Creation: 1927
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 2155/1, folder 2
Biographical / Historical
It is not known who took the photographs, although he appears to have been an architect working in Nairobi in the late 1920s.
Custodial History
Mrs Block acquired the photos at the Antique Auctions in Nairobi and has generously allowed them to be copied for the Kenya National Archives.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk