"Lansdowne: Die Schule vor ihrem neuen Gebäude: die Lehrer stellen die Kinder zur [zum] Photo auf. Vorn Br. Joorst." ("Lansdowne: The school in front of their new building: the teachers position the children for the photo. In the front Br[other] Joorst."). The picture shows a young man of mixed origin who wears a dark colored suit and a white shirt. He walks in front of a large group of a few teachers and many children of mainly African, Asian and mixed origin. The children sit or stand in front of a white building. Written on the card board: 14.2.34. P. Theile." Cf. photo no. 9635, no. 9637 and no. 9684. -- Photo no. 9635 and no. 9637 show Rudolph Joorst. Photo no. 9684 shows how the children get positioned to take the picture. -- Rudolph Joorst worked as a teacher and missionary in Moravian Hope from 1938 to 1947 and in Moutonsvallei from 1947 to 1954.
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