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Title
On the road, Ethiopia, 1952
Date Created and/or Issued
1952-05/1952-06
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
Archiv des Evangelisch-lutherischen Missionswerkes (ELM), Georg-Haccius-Str. 9, 29320, Hermannsburg, Germany
Evangelisches-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen (ELM)
Hermannsburg Mission
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Description
"Unterwegs" ("On the road"). Photograph of truck on a dirt road. Behind the truck four Ethiopian workers smooth the road with hoes.
Separate note reading: "Um weiter zu können, muss um den verunglückten Wagen ein neuer Weg gehackt werden
der Wagen von vorn" ("In order to move on, a new way has to be hoed around the broken down car
the car from the front").
Photograph taken during the transport of baggage of the Hornbostel family to Ayra.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph: b&w
10 x 7 cm.
photographs
photographic prints
Identifier
IMP-ELM-AE-883.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-85210
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-ELM-AE-883.jpg
Subject
Men
Roads
Motor vehicles
Accidents
Trucks
General views
Time Period
1952-05/1952-06
Place
Africa
Ethiopia
Source
ELM/AE/Fotos - 883 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Hermannsburg Mission, 1888-1958
impa-m59833

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