https://archive.macleki.org/files/original/98183457d16fab6c29200c297a3d9ebb.jpg 52dc94734076dc2ec5d9d5a0fc288cbf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historic Kisumu Description An account of the resource Historic documents and artifacts, collected from regional archives and museums. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mile Post Description An account of the resource This historic mile post located near the centre of town shows distances in miles. (Kenya adopted the metric system about a decade after this photo.) At left (pointing northeast), it lists "District Offices; 55 – Kericho via Muhoroni; 74 – Kisii; 64 – Lumbwa; 62 – Sotik; 32 – Kakamega; 74 – Londiani; 53 – Kapsabet; 82 – Eldoret; 104 – Kitale; 121 – Nakuru; 220 – Nairobi; Tanganyika [Tanzania]." At right (pointing northwest), it lists "Business Area; Station & Piers; Air Port – 3; Yala – 26; Mumias – 47; Post Office; Uganda; Kenya Broadcasting Service." At right (pointing southwest), it lists "Provincial Offices" below another location obscured from view. [Original caption: Landmark of Kisumu"] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <span>Municipality of Kisumu. </span><em>Kisumu Guide</em><span>. Nairobi: United Africa Press Ltd., c1960. J. Mark Souther Collection</span> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1960 guides signs