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Title
Coconut tree near Abetifi planted by the missionary Ramseyer
Kokospalme bei Abetifi. (Von Missr. Ramseyer gepflanzt)
Date Created and/or Issued
1888/1895
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Note: Als Nr. 80 publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. (RI). - Bildlegende im Album: "Eine Cocospalme. - Diese von Missionar R. gepflanzte prachtvolle Palme ist etwa 13 Jahre alt
mit 8 Jahren war sie früchtetragend und ist seither immer mit Nüssen beladen. Man kann hiemit ersehen, wie üppig die Vegetation jener Gegend ist." (RI).
Note translation: Published as no 80 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuchâtel 1895. (RI). - Caption in the album: "A coconut palm. This splendid palm planted by the missionary R. is about 13 years old
after 8 years it bore fruit and since then has always been loaded with nuts. This shows how lush the vegetation of that region is."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
16.5 x 12.0 cm.
Identifier
impa-m25567 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-5756
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m25567
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-5756.jpg
Subject
Coconut
Coconut palm
Ladder
Worker m
Time Period
1888/1895
Place
Abetifi
Source
D-30.14.019 [Reference number]
QD-30.042.0051; QD-30.043.0051; QD-32.024.0047 [Same image reference number]
Relation
Gold Coast. Twi District. Abetifi. Main mission station. 14.a. Mission station, mission house and church, b. Mission, people, c. Schools and pupils, d. Sewing classes, e. Non-mission
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17077
impa-m38348; impa-m38456; impa-m52909
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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