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Title
Lena brings the New Testament
Creator
Unknown
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
"Lena bringt das Neue Testament" ("Lena brings the New Testament"). A group of men around an old woman. The old woman is sitting on the ground, holding a book. The people around her are Africans and Europeans. The Europeans are wearing neat clothes in contrast to the Africans who are wearing rags. Behind the group of people part of a wagon can be seen. In the far background mountains.
This is a photograph of a picture.
Type
image
Format
2 copies, negative no. 10540
photographic prints, 17 x 10.6 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m13304 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-3-10541
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m13304
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-3-10541.jpg
Subject
Books
Religious art
Religion
Conversation pieces
Place
Africa
South Africa
Unknown
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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