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Title
Missionary Martin Schaub's Gravestone in the Hong Kong Cemetery, in Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Date Created and/or Issued
not before 1900-09-07
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: Die Grabinschrift lautet: "Zum Andenken an Missionar Martin Schaub [Ankunftsdatum in China und Todesdatum
Texte in chinesischer Schrift]
Christus ist mein Leben und Sterben ist mein Gewinn." - Reproduktion eines Photopositivs. (MS 10.1998).
Note translation: The inscription on the gravestone reads: "In memory of the missionary Martin Schaub [arrival date in China
text in the Chinese script]
Christ is my life, and death profits me." - Reproduction of a photopositive. (MS 10.1998).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver, modern print
17.4 x 12.4 cm.
Identifier
impa-m32501 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-26243
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m32501
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-26243.jpg
Subject
Schaub, Martin (Mr)
Cemetery view
Flower
Flowerpot
Garland
Gravestone
Inscription
Symbol
Place
China
Hong Kong Cemetery
Hong Kong
not before 1900-09-07
Source
QA-30.012.0046 [Reference number]
Relation
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
QA-30.012: untitled
impa-m15099; impa-m17687
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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