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Note: "Station Abetifi (auf d. ... [Entzifferung unklar] wird Reigen gespielt)". (D-30-0,1). - Als Nr. 46 publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. - Bildlegende im Album: "Die Station Abetifi. - Abetifi, als Hauptstadt der Provinz Okwawu und in der Mitte derselben gelegen, wurde im Jahre 1876 als Sitz unserer ersten Asante-Missionsstation gewählt. Die Lage der Station, die von den verstorbenen Missionaren Werner und Weimer erbaut wurde, ist eine sehr freundliche und verhältnismässig gesunde. Rechts von dem zweistöckigen Missionshaus steht die Kapelle mit dem Thürmchen, dessen zwei Glocken ein Geschenk von Freunden sind. Auf dem Gras spielen die Kinder der Kleinkinderschule." (RI). Note translation: "Abetifi mission station. On the [?lawn] children are playing in a circle." (D-30-0,1). - Published as no 46 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuchâtel 1895. (RI). - Caption in the album: "Abetifi mission station. - Abetifi, the capital of the Okwawu province and situated at its centre, was chosen to be the seat of our first Asante mission station in 1876. The station was built by the two missionaries Werner and Weimer in a very friendly and relatively healthy region. To the right of the two-storey mission house is a chapel with a small tower with two bells which were donated by friends. On the grass pupils of the elementary school are at play." - The French caption relates to the preceding image in the album (in our system: D-30.14.063) and begins "A deux pas de ce fétiche Dentè, on entre dans un joli sentier qui, contournant la colline, nous amène en 7 à 8 minutes à la station d'Abetifi ... " (PJ 07.1998). - For same place see D-30.14.007/8/9/10. (PST).
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image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 11.0 x 15.9 cm.
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