Carpenters at work, Livingstonia, Malawi, ca.1903

“Sawing logs.” View of indigenous craftsmen cutting planks by hand. ❧ 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. ❧ Album containing photographs recording a voyage up the Shire River and scenes from the Livingstonia mission.

"锯木": 展现原住民工匠手工切割木板的场景。
利文斯顿传教站（Livingstonia Mission Station）由罗伯特·劳斯博士（Dr. Robert Laws，1851-1934）于1891年创立，当时他从班达韦（Bandawe）向北行进，筹建一所培训学院与工业传教站。该站坐落于孔多韦（Khondowe），距尼亚萨湖（Lake Nyasa）4英里。站内除设有学校、医院与住宿设施外，还配备木工、印刷与工程工坊，以及磨坊、砖窑与陶器作坊。奥弗顿学院（Overtoun Institution）以奥弗顿男爵约翰·坎贝尔·怀特（John Campbell White，1843-1908）的名字命名，他曾担任利文斯顿传教站的会议召集人，亦是该站的主要捐资者。
本相册收录了记录希雷河（Shire River）航行之旅以及利文斯顿传教站相关场景的照片。