Missionary Kretschmer and his family, Rutenganio, Tanzania, ca. 1892-1916

"Geschwister Kretschmer auf der Strasse in Rutenganyo. Rechts die Wasserleitung." ("Brethren Kretschmer on the road in Rutenganio. On the right a waterline."). In the foreground Missionary Kretschmer and his family in the middle of a road: his wife, seated on a stool, is sitting in the center with a baby on her lap. Missionary Kretschmer is standing behind his wife carrying a baby on his arms. Rich vegetation on either side of the road. A streamlet on the right. Imprinted on the image: "1633.". The photo was probably taken during Missionary Kretschmer's stay in Nyasa from 1892 to 1916. -- Johannes Kretschmer (1867-unknown) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. He served in Rungwe from November 1892 to 1894, in Rutenganio from 1894 to 1902 and from 1904 to May 1916. In 1894 he married Anna, née Wicke.