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Title
Coffee tree in full bloom
Kaffeebaum in der Blüte stehend
Creator
Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1888/1895
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)
Description
Note: Als Nr. 13 publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. - Bildlegende im Album: "Ein Kaffeebaum in Blüthe. - Schon vor vielen Jahren haben unsere Missionare den Kaffeebaum in der Gegend eingeführt und unsere Christen betrieben diese Kultur mit viel Erfolg. Der Kaffee ist guter Qualität, besonders auf den Bergen. Unser Bild zeigt uns einen Kaffeebaum (etwa 2-2,3m hoch), voll weisser Blüthen." - Das Photo ist entweder im Album oder auf der Bildplatte spiegelverkehrt. (PST).
Note translation: Published as no 13 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuchâtel 1895. (RI). - Caption there: "A coffee tree in bloom. Many years ago our missionaries introduced the coffee tree to this region and our Christians grow coffee with considerable success. The coffee is of good quality, especially if it is gown on the hills. Our picture shows a coffee tree 2 to 2.3 metres high covered with white flowers." - The picture has been printed reversed (right/left) either here or in Ramseyer's publication. (PST).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, collodion
15.8 x 11.3 cm.
Identifier
impa-m25901 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-5793
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m25901
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-5793.jpg
Subject
Blossom
Coffee tree
Time Period
1888/1895
Place
Ghana
Source
D-30.21.015 [Reference number]
QD-30.019.0010; QD-30.041.0026; QD-30.042.0013; QD-30.043.0014; QD-32.024.0011 [Same image reference number]
Relation
Gold Coast. 21. Landscapes, agriculture, farming life gen. A. General farming life and cultivation of bananas, maize, yams, sugar cane; b. Coffee, cocoa; c. Palms (including oil palms; e. Landscape general (remainder category)
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17080
impa-m37603; impa-m38202; impa-m38310; impa-m38419; impa-m52873
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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