"Lansdowne: Br. Fisher (links Br. Hettasch), ein farbiger Maurermeister, Anfänger der regelmäßigen Gottesdienste in L. ihm ist die Gründung dieser Außenstation letztlich zu verdanken." ("Landsdowne: Br[other] Fisher (left Br[other] Hettasch), a colored master builder, founder of the regular sermons in L[ansdowne] ultimately, the foundation of the outstation is due to him."). The picture shows a man of mixed origin who wears a light colored vest, light colored trousers and a white shirt. Next to him on the left side a man of European origin. He wears a dark suit and glasses. The chain of a pocket watch hangs outside his vest. Behind them a wheelbarrow and in the background a white house. Written on the card board: 14.2.34. P. Theile." Otto Gerhard Hettasch was born in 1871 in Clarkson, South Africa. He was of European origin and worked as a missionary in West Himalaya from 1900 to 1911 and then in South Africa West from 1920 to 1964. Hettasch was a teacher at the teachers training school in Genadendal and later worked in Moravian Hill and Elim. He died in 1964 in Belleville, South Africa.
Authors
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m12487
- Dates
- 1934-02-14
- Format
- Photographs
- Pages
- 2 copies photographic prints, 6.8 x 11.1 cm.
- Place Discussed
- Africa Cape Town South Africa
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- South Africa
- Reference
- impa-m12487 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-2-09638
- 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/849f05fde0995264bafb50e9635d5f95