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Title
Sister Schärf extracts a tooth, Nyasa, Tanzania
Creator
Unknown
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
Contact: Moravian Archives at http://www.archiv.ebu.de
Moravian Archives
Moravian Archives; http://www.archiv.ebu.de/
Unitätsarchiv, Zittauer Straße 24, 02747, Herrnhut, Deutschland
unitaetsarchiv@ebu.de
Description
"Schwester Schärf beim Zahnziehen." ("Sister Schärf during tooth extraction."). On the threshold of an open door an African boy is seated and an African man, crouching in front of him, holds the child's arms firmly. Sister Schärf stands behind the boy, holding his head while extracting a tooth.
Type
image
Format
2 copies, color slide no. 7804
photographic prints, 6.5 x 10.9 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m8673 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-NYA-2-07804
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m8673
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-NYA-2-07804.jpg
Subject
Medical treatment
Clergy
Health services
Medical personnel
Group portraits
Place
Africa
Nyasa
Tanzania
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
impa-m76

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