cover image: Cathedral in Dodoma, Tanzania, 1938

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Cathedral in Dodoma, Tanzania, 1938

1938

"Die Kathedrale in Dodoma." ("The cathedral in Dodoma."). A polygonal building with a cupola. The architectural style resembles a mosque. Africans are passing by. On the right: the loading space of a truck is recognizable. Cf. photo no. 11222: interior view. -- Theodor Tietzen (1893-1973) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. Having married Hildegard Marie Lenz in 1921 and after having served in South Africa (West) from 1922 to 1927, he moved to East Africa, where he served in Mbozi until 1929 and in Utengule until 1939. In the 1950s he returned to South Africa.
buildings church exterior views

Authors

Tietzen, Theodor, 1893-1973

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m11808
Dates
1938-09
Format
Photographs
Pages
2 copies photographic prints, 11.6 x 8.7 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Dodoma Tanzania
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Tanzania
Reference
impa-m11808 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-BOX-NYA-5-11221
Rights
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
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/d25ce13280fe5d1c8dd5ba080cc5a553

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