Kenya Colony. Nairobi. Motor highway entering the town LOC
1936 Nairobi, Kenya
A motor highway approaching Nairobi illustrates the expanding road network that linked Kenya Colony's capital to its surrounding farmland and townships as automobile traffic increased through the 1930s.
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