cover image: Procession of newly baptised people, Elim, Limpopo, South Africa, 1908

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Procession of newly baptised people, Elim, Limpopo, South Africa, 1908

1908

"Cortèges des baptisés, 1908. M. Eberhardt" ("Processions of the newly baptised, 1908. Mr Eberhardt") Photograph of a procession of newly baptised people. On the right, Aristide Eberhardt leading the procession. He wears a dark colored suit and a hat. He carries books and looks at the camera. Behind him, about twenty African women wearing light colored dresses and six men wearing dark colored suits. In the background, on the left, a building with a thatched roof. Photographie d'un cortège d'hommes et de femmes baptisés peu de temps auparavant. Sur la droite, Aristide Eberhardt qui mène le cortège. Il porte un costume de couleur sombre et un chapeau. Il tient des livres et regarde en direction du photographe. Derrière lui, une vingtaine de femmes africaine portant des robes de couleur claire et six hommes portant des costumes de couleurs sombres. À l'arrière plan, sur la gauche, un bâtiment à toit de chaume.
buildings clergy indigenous populations religious activities group portraits eberhardt, aristide

Authors

Dentan, Jules

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m65454
Dates
1908
Format
Glass photonegatives, b&w
Pages
12 x 16.5 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Elim Limpopo South Africa
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
South Africa
Reference
impa-m65454 [Legacy record ID]; impa-a-CHL-nv013-075-016
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/41aabdca81bb0a3ee74a1cf45e98d855

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