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Title
A silk cotton tree, which had to be cleared off the building site in Kumba. The trunk was so thick and spongy, that it had to be hacked instead of sawed to pieces
Baumwollbaum, der auf dem Bauplatz i. Kumba weggeräumt werden musste. Der Stamm ist zu dick u. schwammig, als dass eine Säge gebraucht werden könnte, deshalb muss er durchgehackt werden
Creator
Scheibler, Paul Ernst (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1933/1946
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
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
6.6 x 9.3 cm.
Identifier
impa-m30743 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-20367
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m30743
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-20367.jpg
Subject
Building site
Clearing
Forest scene
Silk-cotton tree
Timber
Worker m
Time Period
1933/1946
Place
Kumba
Source
E-30.88.117 [Reference number]
Relation
Cameroon. Land. Trade. Occupations. 8a
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17117
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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