"Während eines Schulfestes in Rungwe. Die zuschauenden Europäer während des von Schw. Gysin eingeübten Jakobspieles." ("During a school festival in Rungwe. The Europeans watching the play 'Jacob' rehearsed by Sister Gysin."). People are standing in several lines. European women and children are sitting in the front row. The Africans are standing behind them. In the background: buildings. Editha Katharina Gysin (1899-1953) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. She served from 1929 to 1940 in Rungwe as a teacher and was engaged in the work among women. -- Werner Hauffe (1909-1982) was a carpenter and later a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. From 1933 to 1939, he served in Rungwe, Utengule and Isoko. In Utengule, he was an assistant to Brother Gemuseus. In 1937 he married Irmgard Wolff.
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2 copies photographic print, 8.6 x 6.1 cm. photographs
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