cover image: Interior of the church in Moravian Hill, Cape Town, South Africa

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Interior of the church in Moravian Hill, Cape Town, South Africa

"Moravian Hill. Inneres der Kirche." ("Moravian Hill. Interior of the church."). The picture shows an organ on a gallery. Stairs leading up to it on the left. Four rows of wooden benches. The two in the middle are divided by a small wooden wall. Three big candelabras hanging from the ceiling. Written on the card board: "P. Theile." Cf. photo no. 9432 and no. 9646. -- Photo no. 9432 shows the church from the outside. Photo no. 9646 shows another perspective of the interior of the church. According to the data provided by a USCDL patron, the organ the photograph features was build by Marcussen & Son Company. It was completed on November 22, 1897 and had 21 stops with 2 manuals and a pedal. The Marcussen Organ Company still exists it was founded in 1806.
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Authors

Theile, P

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m12460
Format
Photographs
Pages
2 copies photographic prints, 7 x 11.4 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Cape Town South Africa
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
South Africa
Reference
impa-m12460 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-2-09431
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/72fbd5d5cfb0dde27f36f8e224e0b41f

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