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Title
School and schoolchildren, Elim, South Africa, 1934
Creator
Theile, P
Date Created and/or Issued
1934-02-16
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
"Elim: die Schulkinder sind aufgestellt zum geordneten Hineingehen in die Schule." ("Elim: the schoolchildren line up in order to enter the school in an orderly way."). The picture shows a one-storied building with an iron roof. The school seems to have three entrance doors. Rows of children line up in front of the entrance on the left. Each child touches the right shoulder of the child in front of it with its right hand. There are separate rows for boys and girls. On the stairs to the entrance door stands a man. All windows of the building are open. Written on the card board: 16.II.34. P. Theile."
Cf. photo no. 7505 and no. 9641. -- Photo no. 7505 shows the building in the background behind the small school building of Elim. Photo no. 9641 show a similar shoot with school children in Maitland, Cape Town.
Type
image
Format
2 copies
photographic prints, 11.3 x 6.8 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m12466 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-2-09628
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m12466
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-2-09628.jpg
Subject
Schoolchildren
School buildings
Children
Exterior views
Time Period
1934-02-16
Place
Africa
Elim
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
Süd-Afrika-West 2
impa-m76

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