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Title
Dedicating the Basel Mission Senior School in Kumase 1926
Einweihung der Basel Mission Senior School Kumase 1926
Date Created and/or Issued
1926
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
Annotation translation: "The pupils in front of us are not seen. - Chief Commissioner Maxwell, A. [not certain], M., Staff Officer, Pastor. Martinson, Mr. Nyfeler. - Honory guard: Boys' Scouts. To the right of the tablet in the wall are five europeans. The tablet was made by a pupil."
Annotation: "Leider sind die Schüler, die vor uns aufgestellt waren, nicht sichtbar. - Chief Commissioner Maxwell, A. [nicht klar], M., Staff Officer, Pfr. Martinson, Hr. Nyfeler. - Ehrengarde: Pfadfinder. Rechts von der eingemauerten Platte 5 Europäer. Die Platte hat 1 Schüler graviert."
Note: Auf der Platte steht: "This tablet was laid in Nov. 1926 by his honour John Maxwell, C.M.C. chief commissioner of Ashanti."
Note translation: Written on the tablet: "This tablet was laid in Nov. 1926 by his honour John Maxwell, C.M.C. chief commissioner of Ashanti."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
13.7 x 20.6 cm.
Identifier
impa-m37944 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-26075
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m37944
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-26075.jpg
Subject
Boy Scouts (association)
Nyfeler, Gottlieb (Mr)
Martinson (Mr)
Maxwell, John (Mr)
Adolescent
Association
Brickwork
Event
Flag
High school
Inauguration
Mission school
Officer (gov.) m
Pastor m
Speaker m
Tablet
Time Period
1926
Place
Kumase
Source
QD-30.030.0064 [Reference number]
Relation
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
QD-30.030: untitled
impa-m15099; impa-m17634
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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