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Title
A group of girls and women, Wittekleibosch, South Africa, 1934
Creator
Theile, P
Date Created and/or Issued
1934
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
"Wittekleibosch: Die Frauen u. Mädchen vor der Kirche (Sakristei) nach d. Gottesdienst. vgl. 9747-51." ("Wittekleibosch: The women and girls in front of the church (vestry) after t[he] church service. cf. 9747-51."). The picture shows a group of nine girls, 13 women and five babies who stand or sit in front of a building with a corrugated sheet roof. The girls sit in the first row. They wear light colored clothes. The women stand behind them. They wear dark colored cloths around their heads and shoulders. Some carry babies on their arms. On the left and in the foreground big stones. On the left a field in the background. On the right trees in the background. Written on the card board: "P. Theile. 1934."
Cf. photo no. 9747 - 9751. -- The photos show men, women and children near the church building.
Type
image
Format
2 copies, negatives nos. 9747-9751
photographic prints, 11.1 x 6.6 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m12763 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-3-09752
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m12763
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-3-09752.jpg
Subject
Women
Girls
Indigenous populations
Churches
Group portraits
Time Period
1934
Place
Africa
South Africa
Wittekleibosch
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
Süd-Afrika-West 3
impa-m76

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