Mombasa Gallery

A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town

A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town. In the absence of vehicles, which are banned in the island, donkeys are the principal means of carrying heavy loads. ;Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from

© Nigel Pavitt

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National Bank of India, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa

Aerial view, National Bank of India Ltd (left), and Colonial Stores (right), Mombasa, Kenya, British East Africa. Date: circa 1904

© Mary Evans/Pharcide

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African dancer at ngoma, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa

African dancer decorated with WW1 artefacts at a ngoma (traditional music and dance festival) in Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa.
1924

© The On Call in Africa Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

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