Coffee crops, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

“Coffee-field at the Institution.” Exterior view of two indigenous workers in a field of coffee plants. ❧ Livingstonia mission station was established in 1891 by Dr Robert Laws (1851-1934) when he travelled north from Bandawe to set up a Training Institution and Industrial Mission. It was situated four miles from Lake Nyasa at Khondowe. As well as the school, hospital and accommodation, there were workshops for carpentry, printing and engineering, and mills, brickworks and a pottery. The Overtoun Institution was named after John Campbell White, Baron of Overtoun (1843-1908) who was a Convener of the Livingstonia Mission and a major financial contributor. A number of attempts were made to grow cash crops at the Institution. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.「机构内的咖啡田」：呈现两名原住民劳工在咖啡田中活动的外景影像。 利文斯通传教站（Livingstonia mission station）由罗伯特·劳斯博士（Dr Robert Laws，1851-1934）于1891年创立，他从班达韦北上，筹建一所培训学校与工业传教机构。该站坐落于孔多韦，距尼亚萨湖（Lake Nyasa）约4英里。站内除学校、医院与住宿设施外，还设有木工、印刷与工程工坊，以及磨坊、砖窑与陶窑。 奥弗顿机构（Overtoun Institution）得名于约翰·坎贝尔·怀特——奥弗顿男爵（Baron of Overtoun，1843-1908），他曾担任利文斯通传教站委员会召集人，并为该机构提供了大额捐助。该机构曾多次尝试种植经济作物。 本相册收录了沿希雷河（Shire River）航行的纪实影像，以及利文斯通传教站的各类场景照片。