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Title
Evangelization near Elim, Limpopo, South Africa, ca. 1901-1915
Creator
Dentan, Jules
Date Created and/or Issued
1901/1915
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
"Évangélisation chez Jacot (au Lebolet [Ribola]). J. Liengme" ("Evangelization at Jacot's (Ribola). J. Liengme") Photograph of an evangelizing scene near Elim. On the left, a Swiss missionary and a group of African men standing next to him. They wear dark colored clothes and carry open books. They seem to be singing. On the right, three African men and about twenty African women sitting on the ground. One of these men wears a crown. In the background, a hut.
Photographie d'une scène d'évangélisation près d'Elim. Sur la gauche, un missionnaire suisse romand et un groupe d'hommes africains debout à côté de lui. Ils portent des costumes de couleurs sombres et tiennent des livres. Ils semblent être en train de chanter. Sur la droite, trois hommes et une vingtaine de femmes d'origine africaine assis par terre. L'un de ces hommes porte une couronne. À l'arrière plan, une hutte.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
12 x 16.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-m65453 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv013-075-015
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m65453
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv013-075-015.jpg
Subject
Buildings
Clergy
Political leadership
Religious activities
Indigenous populations
Group portraits
Time Period
1901/1915
Place
Africa
Elim
Limpopo
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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