"Isoko. Operation durch Dr. Fischer. Im Hintergrund Schwester Schärf. (1929?)." ("Isoko. Operation by Fischer, M.D. In the background Sister Schärf. (1929?)"). Dr. Fischer deals with an arm of a seated male patient. Sister Else Schärf assists holding the arm. One copy retouched. -- Else Schärf (born 1892, year of death unknown) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. She was a deaconess and received training not only as a nurse but also in the care of mothers and lepers. She served from 1928 for many years at the leprosy hospital in Isoko.
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2 copies, color slide no. 6646 photographic prints, 11.1 x 7.3 cm. negative no. 8665 photographs
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