cover image: Swiss missionary pulling out a tooth, Pretoria, South Africa, ca. 1896-1911

Swiss missionary pulling out a tooth, Pretoria, South Africa, ca. 1896-1911

"Arrachage de dent" ("Pulling out a tooth") Photograph of a Swiss missionary preparing to pull out a tooth of an African man. In the bottom right corner of the picture, newspaper headlines with the words "THE WAR" and "JACK THE RIPPER". Photographie d'un missionnaire suisse romand s'apprêtant à arracher une dent à un homme d'origine africaine. Dans le coin inférieur droit de l'image, une manchette de journal avec les mots "THE WAR" ("LA GUERRE") et "JACK THE RIPPER" ("JACK L'EVENTREUR").
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Authors

Borel, Arnold, 1871-1911

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m64255
Date published
1896/1911
Dates
1896/1911
Format
Glass photonegatives, b&w
Pages
8.2 x 10.7 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Pretoria South Africa
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
South Africa
Reference
impa-m64255 [Legacy record ID]; impa-a-CHL-nv110-054-760
Rights
DM-échange et mission chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland info@dmr.ch
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/f385989a46eb565c962a930780f48c86

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