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Title
Mission station, Wittewater, South Africa, 1894
Creator
Marx, L
Date Created and/or Issued
1894-06
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
"Miss.-Station Wittewater mit Kloof. (Marx Juni 1894.)." ("Miss[ion] station Wittewater with ravine. ([Brother] Marx June 1894."). The picture shows a couple of houses with thatched roofs probably serving different purposes. The second building on the left might be a church. An archway with a bell stands next to it. In the foreground grass and bushes. Mountains in the background. Imprinted on the image: "Wittewater. Süd-Afrika. West. No. 402." ("Wittewater. South Africa. West. No. 402.").
The word "Kloof" is a term taken from Afrikaans. -- Photography taken by Brother L. Marx in June 1894.
Type
image
Format
2 copies
photographic prints, 14.6 x 9.3 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m11075 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-1-00402
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m11075
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-1-00402.jpg
Subject
Landscape
Mountains
Buildings
Human settlements
Exterior views
Time Period
1894-06
Place
Africa
South Africa
Wittewater
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
Süd-Afrika-West 1
impa-m76

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