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Title
Young girls of the sewing-school, Elim, Limpopo, South Africa, ca. 1896-1911
Creator
Borel, Arnold, 1871-1911
Date Created and/or Issued
1896/1911
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
DM-échange et mission
chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
info@dmr.ch
Description
"École de couture" ("Sewing school") Photograph of a group of African girls of the sewing school. They are wearing dresses and headscarves. In the background, a thatched roof building.
Photographie d'un groupe de filles de l'école de couture d'Elim. Elles portent des robes et des fichus sur la tête. À l'arrière plan, un bâtiment à toit de chaume.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
12 x 16.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-m62324 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv006-024-325
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m62324
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv006-024-325.jpg
Subject
Buildings
Clothing
Girls
Indigenous populations
Group portraits
Time Period
1896/1911
Place
Africa
Elim
Limpopo
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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