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Title: Dorf Date
The village of Date
Creator: Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1864/1895
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: "Akropong."
Annotation: "Akropong."
Note: Ramseyer neg 20. (T. Garrard). - Als Nr. 20 publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. (RI). - Bildlegende im Album: "Stadt Date. - Diese Stadt, 11/2 Stunde von der Station Akropong entfernt, bildet eine unserer blühendsten Aussenstationen. Die Gemeinde zählt über 1200 Seelen. Die Ansicht zeigt einen Theil der Stadt und im Vordergrund etliche mit Schindeln gedeckte Christenhäuser."
Note translation: Ramseyer neg 20. (T. Garrard). - "Late" or "Laeteh" is the usual modern spelling (PJ). - Published as no 20 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuchatel 1895. (RI). - Caption there: "The town of Date. - In this town, 1 1/2 hours distance from Akropong, we have one of our best out-stations. The christian congregation numbers 1,200 [French version: 1268] souls. This photograph shows a part of the town, with - in the foreground - several houses roofed with shingles and belonging to christians."
Type: image
Format: b/w positive, paper print, collodion
11.8 x 16.0 cm.
Identifier: impa-m25417 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-5956
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m25417
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-5956.jpg
Subject: House
Street
Thatched roof
Tiled roof
Type and material of construction
Village view
Time Period: 1864/1895
Place: Larteh
Source: D-30.11.049 [Reference number]
QD-30.042.0021; QD-30.043.0021; QD-32.024.0020 [Same image reference number]
Relation: Gold Coast. Twi District. Akropong. 11. A. Mission house, church and cemetary, missionaries, b. Seminary, c. secondary school and boys' boarding school, d. Non-mission themes, e. Outstation (Late (or Date), f. Other outstations
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17075
impa-m38318; impa-m38426; impa-m52882
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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