Skip to main content

Image / Buildings on the mission station in Rungwe, Tanzania, ca.1929-1940

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Buildings on the mission station in Rungwe, Tanzania, ca.1929-1940
Creator
Gysin, Editha Katharina, 1899-1953
Date Created and/or Issued
1929/1940
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
"Rungwe. Stationsgebäude[.] v. Schw. Gysin" ("Rungwe. Station buildings[.] [Taken] by S[ister] Gysin"). Distant view of two thatched rectangular houses.
The following information has been crossed out: "Isoko. Wohnhaus der Missionsschwestern." ("Isoko. Residential building of the mission sisters."). -- Editha Katharina Gysin (1899-1953) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. She served from 1929 to 1940 in Rungwe as teacher and was engaged in the work among women.
Type
image
Format
2 copies, color slide no. 8783
photographic prints, 7.2 x 11.3 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m8808 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-NYA-3-08783
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m8808
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-NYA-3-08783.jpg
Subject
Trees
Houses
Architecture
Exterior views
Time Period
1929/1940
Place
Africa
Rungwe
Tanzania
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
impa-m76

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: