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Title
Inauguration of the school, Mamre, South Africa, ca.1936-1937
Creator
Schaberg, Willibald Paul, 1900-?
Date Created and/or Issued
1936/1937
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
"Schuleinweihung in Mamre." ("Inauguration of the school in Mamre."). The school is built of white stone with a thatched roof. The front shows four windows and two doors, one on the far right. Trees in the background. The large group of women, men and children present is standing in front of the school looking towards it. The women are wearing dresses and hats, the men are dressed in suits. The appearances are less formal than on other occasions. On the left and right in the background additional white buildings.
Cf. photo no. 12467. -- Photo no. 12467 shows the school from a different perspective. -- This picture was taken by Willibald Paul Schaberg (1900-?). He worked as a missionary in South Africa West, mostly in Elim. He married Elfriede Henriette Johanna Nigrin (born 1898) in Herrnhut near Dresden, Germany, in 1929. It is not known when and where he stopped working and died.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 5.9 x 4.3 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m13313 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-3-12471
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m13313
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-3-12471.jpg
Subject
Schools
Students
Indigenous populations
Cultural events
Conversation pieces
Time Period
1936/1937
Place
Africa
Mamre
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
Süd-Afrika-West 3
impa-m76

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