"Goedverwacht mit Umgebung." ("Goedverwacht with surroundings."). The picture shows a couple of houses with mostly thatched roofs. Almost in the center of the mission station a two-storied house, the upper story being an attic story. The house has a u-shaped pitched roof made of tin. In the foreground fields, bushes and trees. Mountains in the background. Imprinted on the image: "Miss. Stat. Goedverwacht m/ Umgebung. Süd-Afrika-West. No. 521." ("Miss[ion] Stat[ion] Goedverwacht w[ith] surroundings. South Africa West. No. 521."). Cf. photo no. 408, no. 512, no. 522, no. 523 and no. 524 . -- Photo no. 408 gives a close-up view of the house with the u-shaped pitched roof made of tin, the residential building of the station. Photo no. 512 shows the station from a different perspective. Photos no. 522 and no. 523 show the station with the new church and no. 524 gives a close-up view of the church building. -- Photography faded.
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