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Title
Crocodile in Duala. Before it was killed it was itself responsible for the deaths of a European and an African boy
Krokodil in Duala. Frass vor seiner Erlegung einen Europäer und einen Negerjungen
Creator
Trautwein, Wilhelm (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1901/1905-10-01
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: "Inhalt seines Magens: 1 Geldbeutel mit M. 4.30. 1 Segeltuchschuh mit Fuss, Bein- u. Armknochen. Es wurde als Leckerbissen verzehrt." (E-30-0,2).
Note translation: "Contents of its belly: 1 purse with DM4.30. One canvas shoe, foot, leg and arm bones. People consumed it as a delicacy." (E-30-0,2).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
11.3 x 16.3 cm.
Identifier
impa-m29463 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-4804
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m29463
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-4804.jpg
Subject
Audience
Crocodile
Hunting scene
Hunting trophy
Place
1901/1905-10-01
Douala
Source
E-30.47.064 [Reference number]
Relation
Cameroon. Natural landscape. Plamts, animals. 47 a. Forms of undergrowth (see also plantations file 40); b. Palms; c. Air-roots and Silk Cotton trees; d. Miscellaneous trees; e. Animals
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17173
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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