"Eine Träger-Karawane mit Pflanzensammlungen marschiert nach Daressalaam ab. Br Heller. Br. Adami" ("A caravan of porters [carrying] collections of plants is marching off to Dar es Salaam. Br[other] Heller. Br[other] Adami"). A caravan of porters lined up carrying boxes on their heads. Missionaries Heller and Adami are standing in front of them while the latter has his back turned on the onlooker to watch the men moving off. Trees and tile-roofed brick buildings in the background. Two dogs are strolling around in front of Missionary Heller. Imprinted on the image: "3237". Paul Gustav Adami (1880-1956) was a mission trader of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. He served in Kyimbila from 1904 to 1908 as employee and from 1908 to 1915 as procurator and business manager. -- Alexander Timotheus Heller (1885-1917) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine and owned a business in Kyimbila. He was married to Hedwig Eleonore (1886-unknown), née Kramer. -- Adolf Ferdinand Stolz (1871-1917) was a mission trader of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine in Ipanya from 1898 to 1902 and in Kyimbila from 1903 to 1914. He was responsible for the plantations in Kyimbila and Rutenganio. In 1898 he married Helene Elisabeth, née Kootz (1872-1899), in 1903 Anna, née Schulze.
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colored slide no. 3237 photographic prints, 16.4 x 12.1 cm. photographs
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