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Title
Samson Nkoumbe with his sisters, Mozambique, ca. 1933-1939
Creator
Kaltenrieder, Emile
Date Created and/or Issued
1933/1939
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
DM-échange et mission
chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
info@dmr.ch
Description
"Samson Nkoumbe et ses sœurs." ("Samson Nkoumbe and his sisters.") Photograph of four African people: a boy, two girls and a baby. The boy (Samson Nkoumbe) wears light colored shoes, socks, light colored shorts, a shirt, a tie and a dark colored vest. He carries a baby on his hip. The two girls stand next to him. They are barefoot and wear light colored patterned dresses and white headscarves. In the background, on the right, buildings, in the center and on the left, an alley, trees and bushes.
Photographie d'un garçon, de deux filles et d'un bébé africains. Le garçon (Samson Nkoumbe) porte des chaussures de couleurs claires, des chaussettes, un short de couleur clair, une chemise, une cravate et un gilet de couleur sombre. Il tient le bébé sur sa hanche. Les deux filles se tiennent à ses côtés. Elles sont pieds nus et portent des robes à motifs de couleurs claires et des fichus sur la tête. À l'arrière plan, sur la droite, des bâtiments, au centre et sur la gauche, une allée, des arbres et des buissons.
Type
image
Format
photographs
photonegative, b&w
6 x 9 cm.
Identifier
impa-m57308 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nc004-102-099
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m57308
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nc004-102-099.jpg
Subject
Family
Indigenous populations
Nkoumbe, Samson
Group portraits
Time Period
1933/1939
Place
Africa
Mozambique
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
NC 004
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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