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Title
A grave in which not human remains but copies of the classics have been buried. The money for its construction was contributed by many people, each of whom has some claim to the luck
Grab, in dem nicht Menschengebeine, sondern Exemplare der Klassiker beerdigt sind. Das Geld für das Grab wurde durch Zeichnungen aufgebracht & jeder Zeichner hat Anteil am Platzglück
Creator
Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1904/1920
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)
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
11.5 x 8.3 cm.
Identifier
impa-m19994 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-8973
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m19994
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-8973.jpg
Subject
Architectural view
Grave
Literature
Painter
Time Period
1904/1920
Place
China
Source
A-30.57.013 [Reference number]
Relation
China, Religion. Ancestor veneration. 7.a. Funeral processions, coffins, jars for gold, c. Graves, d. Halls for the ancestors, houses for souls
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17061
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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