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Title
Cape Town and bay, Cape Town, South Africa, 1894
Creator
Marx, L
Date Created and/or Issued
1894
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
"Kapstadt m. Bay. (L. Marx 1894.)." ("Cape Town w[ith] bay. ([Brother] L. Marx 1894."). In the foreground a meadow with stones and foursquared stone blocks, possibly an old abandoned graveyard. In the center and background to the right Cape Town. To the left a bay and the sea. Imprinted on the image: "Kapstadt. Süd-Afrika. No. 400." ("Cape Town. South Africa. No. 400.").
Cf. photos no. 399, 498 and 517. -- Phote no. 399, no. 498 and no. 517 show a similar view more to the right towards Table Mountain. -- Photography taken by Brother L. Marx in 1894. -- Photography faded, especially the background.
Type
image
Format
colored slide no. 400
photographic prints, 14.5 x 9.4 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m11073 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-1-00400
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m11073
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-1-00400.jpg
Subject
Landscape
Seas
Human settlements
Buildings
Topographical views
Time Period
1894
Place
Africa
Cape Town
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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