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Title
Group in front of a church, Etembeni, South Africa, 1898
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1898
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
Contact: Moravian Archives at http://www.archiv.ebu.de
Moravian Archives
Moravian Archives; http://www.archiv.ebu.de/
Unitätsarchiv, Zittauer Straße 24, 02747, Herrnhut, Deutschland
unitaetsarchiv@ebu.de
Description
"Kirche in Etembeni. 1898." ("Church in Etembeni. 1898."). The picture shows a group of approximately 70 men, women and children of mainly African origin. There are only two European men on the left and one European women on the right. Most of the men stand on the left side, the women stand on the right and in the front row. Another row of women sits on the ground in front of the group standing. On the far right young people and children. The group stands in front of a church building. Imprinted on the image: "Kirche in Etembeni. 1898. S. Afrika West. No. 644." ("Church in Etembeni. 1898. S[outh] Africa West. No. 644.").
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 15.6 x 9.3 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m11120 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-1-00644
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m11120
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-1-00644.jpg
Subject
Churches
Indigenous populations
Religious communities
Christians
Group portraits
Time Period
1898
Place
Africa
Etembeni
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
Süd-Afrika-West 1
impa-m76

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