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Description
Annotation translation: "Piton." Annotation: "Piton." Note: Ramseyer neg 1. (TG). - Obwohl der Name Pitons auf dem Karton geschrieben wurde, ist anzunehmen, dass das Photo von Ramseyer stammt. (PST). - Als Nr. 1 publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. (RI). - Bildlegende im Album: "Der Meeresstrand zu Accra. - Der ganzen Guinea-Küste entlang sind keine Häfen zu finden und so geschieht das Ausladen wie das Verschiffen vermittelst Booten, was oft für Menschen und Waren gefährlich werden kann. Infolge der unbedeutenden Tiefe der See am Ufer ist die Brandung oder die Widersee oft sehr stark. Nicht selten werden die Boote samt Insassen umgeworfen." (RI). Note translation: Ramseyer neg 1. (TG). - Even though Piton's name was written on the mount it is much more likely that Ramseyer was the photographer and that Piton (a missionary in China) simply had a copy of the photograph which he handed over to the Basel Mission collection. (PST, PJ 2000-2001). - Published as picture no 1 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuchatel 1895. (RI). - Caption in this publication: "The sea coast at Accra. - Along the whole of the Guinea Coast there are no harbours. Surf-boats are used for loading and unloading. This is often a dangerous process for passengers and goods. The coast is shallow, so the surf is often very high and the undertow is very strong. Boats with people in them quite often capsize."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 11.6 x 16.7 cm.
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