"Der Kibila-Fluss oberhalb der Naturbrücke 2 Stunden von Rungwe entfernt." ("Kiwira River upstream from the natural bridge[,] 2 hours away from Rungwe."). View of a river with rocky banks winding its way through a valley with rich vegetation on the slopes of the hills. A man is squatting on a rock at the riverbank to the left. Imprinted on the image: "3216". The name of the river was spelled "Kibila", "Kibira" and "Kiwira". Today the name of the stream is Kiwira. It is situated in Tanzania near the southern border to Malawi. -- Adolf Ferdinand Stolz (1871-1917) was a mission trader of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine in Ipanya from 1898 to 1902 and in Kyimbila from 1903 to 1914. He was responsible for the plantations in Kyimbila and Rutenganio. In 1898 he married Helene Elisabeth, née Kootz (1872-1899) , in 1903 Anna, née Schulze.
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colored slide no. 3216 photographic print, 15.5 x 11.4 cm. photographs
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