RM2RWWK58–A car is parked outside a one storey building containing six men wearing pith helmets. Charles Bungey's brother William Walter was at one time manager of the Nakuru Hotel. Original manuscript caption: Nakuru Hotel.
RM2RWWHP4–Front elevation of Charles and May Bungeys' completed house in Nairobi.
RM2RWWJKR–The Bungeys pose for a group photograph with other European adults and children. Some of the group are wearing party hats.
RM2RWWJ45–Picture of the Bungeys' large bungalow at Kabete. View across the lawn, with May Bungey outside the house. Original manuscript caption: Kabete 1924.
RM2RWWJ4R–Picture of the Bungeys' large bungalow at Kabete. Side view across the lawn, with May Bungey and her dog outside the house. Original manuscript caption: Kabete 1924.
RM2RWWJRM–Adults and children from the Bungeys' party mill around on both banks of the Galana River. Original page caption: Picnic on the 'Galhana River' June 1927, Machakos.
RM2RWWJKC–Family portrait of friends of the Bungeys identified as the Roberts, a couple with three children in their garden. Original manuscript caption: Robert's [sic] & family 1932 Kapsabet.
RM2RWWHK3–Exterior view of one of Charles and May Bungeys' Nairobi homes, seen from across the garden. The caption to another copy states that the house burnt down in 1922.
RM2RWWHK8–Exterior view of Charles and May Bungeys' modest bungalow in the Groganville area of Nairobi with their dog sitting on the front lawn. Original manuscript caption: 'Our Shack.'' Groganville 1921-22.
RM2RWWJ3D–The living room of [the Bungeys'] Nairobi bungalow, showing panelled walls and door, framed photographs , covered armchairs and ornate wooden mantelpiece. Original manuscript caption: Interior, Bungalow 61, 1917.
RM2RWWJ4A–[The Bungeys'] large, corrugated iron bungalow on Gaol Rd, with glazed windows and a veranda. Sitting on the steps are three people. Original manuscript caption: Bungalow 61 Nairobi, 1916.
RM2RWWK0D–One of a series of photographs depicting the Bungeys' Christmas jollity in Machakos. Charles and May Bungey, dressed as clowns, pose on the balcony of their Machakos home with a European woman also in fancy dress.
RM2RWWJHG–One of a series of photographs of the Bungeys on a picnic with friends at the Yala River. This image shows a man posing perched on a rock in the middle of the river. Original manuscript caption: McEwen in mid stream.
RM2RWWJHN–One of a series of photographs of the Bungeys with friends at Lake Nakuru. This image shows the back of a European woman looking out across the lake shore. Original manuscript caption: May & Mrs Manley on shore, Nakuru Lake 1928.
RM2RWWJRG–One of a series of photographs depicting the Bungeys' Christmas jollity in Machakos. May Bungey, dressed as a clown, poses in the sitting room of her Machakos home with an unidentified European couple, one of whom is her brother-in-law William Walter.
RM2RWWJJ5–One of three photographs showing the Bungeys posing outside a brick-built house with another European couple, believed to include Charles Bungey's brother William Walter. Mr Bungey and his brother are both holding cigarettes. Original manuscript caption: 1931. At Nakuru.
RM2RWWJ65–One of a series of five photos showing the interior of the Bungeys' Kabete sitting room, with large fireplace, writing desk, table and chairs. This image shows Charles Bungey sitting at the writing desk. Original manuscript caption: Interior of Sitting Room, Kabete 1924.
RM2RWWJJ9–One of a series of photographs of the Bungeys on a picnic with friends at the Yala River. This image shows a group of seven European adults sitting on picnic blankets in a woodland clearing, eating and drinking. Original manuscript caption: Picnic on Yala River, 1929.
RM2RWWJ37–View of the front steps and veranda of the Bungeys' bungalow on Gaol Rd. Sitting on the porch steps is a woman with two dogs; standing slightly behind her and also with two dogs is May Bungey. The veranda and stairs are covered with pot plants. Original manuscript caption: Verandah Bungalow 61, 1917.
RM2RWWJKK–One of a series of images of the Bungeys' second home in Kapsabet in the early 1930s. This image shows the front of the house with a car parked outside. A European couple and their son are in the garden, the boy is playing with a dog. Original page caption: Views of House & garden Kapsabet.
RM2RWWJ62–One of a series of five photos showing the interior of the Bungeys' Kabete sitting room, with large fireplace, writing desk, table and chairs. This image shows May Bungey sitting in an armchair. A dog is asleep in front of the fireplace. Original manuscript caption: Interior of Sitting Room, Kabete 1924.
RM2RWWJ6J–One of a series of five photos showing the interior of the Bungeys' Kabete sitting room, with large fireplace, writing desk, table and chairs. This image shows Charles Bungey sitting at the writing desk. A dog is asleep in front of the fireplace. Original manuscript caption: Interior of Sitting Room, Kabete 1924.
RM2RWWJXX–One of a series of images of the Bungeys on a day out with friends, identified in other images as the Manleys. A group of European adults and children wade in the sea next to rocks. A canoe floats in the water beside them. Original manuscript caption: Picnic at 'Likoni', Mombasa Aug: 1927.
RM2RWWJXJ–One of a series of photographs depicting the Bungeys' Christmas jollity in Machakos. May Bungey, dressed as a clown, poses in her garden with another European woman either side of an African man carrying a milk churn and a bottle. Original manuscript caption: Coming home with the Milk, Xmas 1926.
RM2RWWJKD–One of a series of photographs depicting the Bungeys' Christmas jollity in Machakos. May Bungey, dressed as a clown, with a European couple also in fancy dress, stands amongst the trees and wild flowers of their garden. Her companions include her brother-in-law William Walter. Original page caption: Xmas 1926 Machakos.
RM2RWWJ55–One of a series of five photos showing the interior of the Bungeys' Kabete sitting room, with large fireplace, writing desk, table and chairs. This image shows May Bungey sitting reading in an armchair next to the fireplace. A dog is asleep in front of the fireplace. Original manuscript caption: Interior of Sitting Room, Kabete 1924.
RM2RWWJXY–One of a series of photographs showing the Bungeys with friends on a picnic. May Bungey sits with a group of Europeans, including adults and children, in the shade of a tree surrounded by undergrowth. The children are sitting in branches above their heads. Original page caption: Picnic to 'Wamie Hill' Feb: 1927, on Kapiti Plains.
RM2RWWK09–One of a series of photographs depicting the Bungeys' Christmas jollity in Machakos. Charles and May Bungey, dressed as clowns, with another European couple also in fancy dress, stroll arm in arm through the trees and wild flowers of their garden. Their companions include Mr Bungey's brother William Walter. Original page caption: Xmas 1926 Machakos.
RM2RWWHP8–One of a series of three prints from Charles and May Bungeys' 1916 Maseno trip. This photograph shows an African man, possibly a porter, standing on a makeshift bridge of poles and branches stretched over a small river in bush country. Original manuscript caption: Native Bridge over Sianda River. Original page caption: Maseno Trip, May 1916.
RM2RWWJ89–A European man leaning casually against some rocks, almost certainly Charles Bungey's older brother William Walter, who also lived in Kenya. Original manuscript caption: W.W.B. Xmas 1924.
RM2RWWJCG–View of a large bungalow built of bricks with a corrugated iron roof, glazed windows and a covered veranda. Probably the home of Mr Bungey's brother, William Walter, who lived in Nakuru. Original manuscript caption: Walter's House. Nakuru, 1932.
RM2RWWJK7–View across grass to the Bungey's first home in Kapsabet, a corrugated iron structure with steps up to the front door and a water tank visible at the rear. Their car is parked outside. Original manuscript caption: 1st House Kapsabet 1928 & 29.
RM2RWWKR1–Front elevation of the Nakuru Hotel, a large one storey building with a veranda along the front. There are landscaped gardens in front. The manager of this hotel at one time was William Walter Bungey, Charles Bungey's older brother. Original manuscript caption: Nakuru Hotel [B.E.A.].
RM2RWWKP7–A group of around ten African apprentices of the Nairobi Public Works Department are working on carpentry projects in their outdoor workshops. Charles Bungey, their instructor, is just visible at the right of the image. Original manuscript caption: Native carpenters P.W.D. Nairobi B.E.A. Later manuscript caption: Charles Bungey's boys.
RM2RWWJE3–An older Nandi women stands against a brick wall; in front of her is a young man. The woman is wearing traditional garments with large earrings, spiral armrings and necklaces. [N.B. this is assumed not to be the mother of the athlete Kip Keino, who was not born until 1940 and didn't achieve fame in Bungey's lifetime] Original manuscript caption: Kipkeino's Mother. Taken at G.A. School [Government African Technical School] Kapsabet.
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