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Title
African blacksmith, Mozambique, ca. 1933-1939
Creator
Kaltenrieder, Emile
Date Created and/or Issued
1933/1939
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
DM-échange et mission
chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
info@dmr.ch
Description
"Le forgeron au travail." ("Blacksmith at work.") Photograph of a man of African origin sitting on a block by a fire. He wears light colored trousers and a light colored T-shirt. He holds two bags used as belows and looks at the camera. The ground in front of him is strewn with hammers and tongs. In the background, a bench, trees and a small hut.
Photographie d'un homme africain assis sur un billot auprès d'un petit foyer. Il porte un pantalon et un t-shirt de couleur claire. Il tient deux sacs de toile qui servent de soufflets et regarde en direction du photographe. Des marteaux et des pinces jonchent le sol devant lui. À l'arrière-plan, un banc, des arbres et un petite hutte.
Type
image
Format
photographs
photonegative, b&w
6 x 9 cm.
Identifier
impa-m57480 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nc004-102-198
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m57480
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nc004-102-198.jpg
Subject
Craft workers
Men
Indigenous populations
Portraits
Time Period
1933/1939
Place
Africa
Mozambique
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
NC 004
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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