cover image: Train, Usoke, Unyamwezi, Tanzania

Train, Usoke, Unyamwezi, Tanzania

"Der Postbote von Ussoke" ("Ussoke's postman"). A full-lenght portrait of the African postman. He is wearing a topee but no shoes. On his left shoulder he is carrying a stick. A load is attached to the front and the rear of the stick. In his right hand the man is holding what appears to be a spear. His clothes are threadbare.
indigenous populations occupations portraits postal services
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m14596
Format
Photographic prints Photographs
Pages
11.6 x 8.7 cm
Place Discussed
Africa Tanzania Usoke uncategorized: Unyamwezi
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Tanzania
Reference
impa-m14596 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-BOX-UNY-1-02522
Rights
Contact: Moravian Archives at http://www.archiv.ebu.de Moravian Archives, Unitätsarchiv Moravian Archives, Unitätsarchiv, Zittauer Straße 24, 02747, Herrnhut, Germany http://www.archiv.ebu.de unitaetsarchiv@ebu.de
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/1f886fd0dcf7992b0ff52b5c60ab7bd4

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