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Title
People standing on a road, Mbeya, Tanzania, 1934
Creator
Hauffe, Werner, 1909-1982
Date Created and/or Issued
1934-12
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
"Blick auf Glockenturm und alte Kirche in Mbeya nach der Feier. Die Christen stehen nach der Feier noch lange auf der Dorfstraße, erzählen sich von dem eben Erlebten und singen noch viele Lieder." ("View of the belfry and the old church in Mbeya after the celebration. After the celebration the Christians are still standing on the village road for a long time, talking about the things that just happened and singing a lot of songs.") People standing in front of several houses. On the right: the belfry. Behind it: the old church.
Cf. photo nos. 10602-10607. -- Werner Hauffe (1909-1982) was a carpenter and later a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. From 1933 to 1939, he served in Rungwe, Utengule and Isoko. In Utengule he was an assistant to Brother Gemuseus. In 1937, he married Irmgard Wolff.
Type
image
Format
2 copies
photographic print, 9 x 6.5 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m11525 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-NYA-5-10606
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m11525
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-NYA-5-10606.jpg
Subject
Religious practice
General views
Time Period
1934-12
Place
Africa
Mbeya
Tanzania
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Nyassa 5
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
impa-m76

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