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Title
Canal in Ponani (for explanation see rear
Kanal i. Ponani (Erkl. Cf. Rückseite
Creator
Dengler, Gotthilf (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1930-11-03/1937-03-11
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: "Canal in Ponani. Ponani is one of the outstations of Parapperi. Ponani is a significant centre of Islam and is called the 'Mecca of South India'. There is a house in the town for people who convert to Islam - and every year there are, in fact, several hundred converts. The canals are the so-called 'Back-Waters', which run along behind the coast. You can travel along these canals as far as Travancore and Cochin. In Travancore and Cochin you even find steamships on the canals. Nowadays a steamship travels between Ponani and Tirur, where the most convenient railway station for Ponani is to be found. The ticket costs only 4 annas, although the distance is 10 Km. The old missionaries like Gundert often travelled on these canals, and mostly by night, because during the day there used to be few boats. Gundert noted the songs sung by the boatmen. There is heavy traffic on these canals mostly in the transport of goods. Ponani is also a harbour (see photograph 1520b [C-30.88.002]) mostly used by coastal steamers. But every now and again smaller tramp ships on international voyages call in here."
Annotation: "Kanal i. Ponnani, einer Aussenstation von Parapperi. Ponn. ist ein bedeutendes Zentrum des Islam & wird das Mekka Süd-Indiens genannt. Dort ist auch das Converts-Home für solche, die zum Islam übertreten, was jedes Jahr einige Hundert sind. Die Kanäle sind die sog. Back-Waters, die der Küste entlang sich befinden. So kann man auf dem Kanal bis nach Travancore & Cochin hinunterfahren. In Cochin & Travancore verkehren sogar Dampfboote auf solchen Kanälen. Neuerdings fährt ein solches auch von Ponnani nach Tirur, der Bahnstation für P. Der Fahrpreis beträgt nur 4 as, obgleich es eine Strecke von mehr als 10 km sind. Die alten Missionare, wie Gundert u. a. Sind noch auf diesen Kanälen gereist & zwar meistens bei Nacht, weil am Tag nur wenige Boote verkehren. Dabei hat Gundert die Gesänge der Bootsleute niedergeschrieben. Es herrscht ein reger Verkehr auf diesen Kanälen, in der Hauptsache werden Waren befördert. Ponnani ist ja auch Hafen (siehe 1520b [C-30.88.002]), wo in der Hauptsache Küstendampfer anlegen, aber hin & wieder auch kleinere Uebersee-Frachtschiffe."
Note: "Im Hintergrund sehen wir den grossen Ponnani-Fluss, der dort gerade ins Meer einmündet und hier mehr als einen Kilometer Breite misst. Parapperi und Codacal liegen jenseits des Flusses. In der heissen Zeit ist er fast ausgetrocknet, während der Regenzeit es ein reissender Strom ist." (Begleitbrief von Dengler mit Bildlegenden, in Schachtel C-30.88).
Note translation: "In the background we see the large Ponani River, which enters the sea here, and is more than 1 Km. wide. Paraperri and Codacal lie on the other side of the river. In the hot season the river is almost wholly dry, but in the wet season there is a strong current." (Accompanying letter from Dengler with the caption, in box C-30.88).
Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
8.8 x 11.7 cm.
Identifier
impa-m24563 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-3079
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m24563
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-3079.jpg
Subject
Boat
Boatman
Canal
Carrier m
House
Islam
Landing place
Man
Mat
Palm
Quay
River
Sack
Stick
Street
Tiled roof
Time Period
1930-11-03/1937-03-11
Place
Ponnani
rivers: Ponnani (river)
Source
C-30.88.001 [Reference number]
QQ-30.027.0138 [Same image reference number]
Relation
India. (
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17051
impa-m54764
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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