Christian settlement, Utengule, Tanzania, 1912

"Das Christendorf von Utengule. Malila-Gebirge, Brettschneide, Stallungen. Das Dorf Mwalyego. Die Nikaberge." ("Christian village of Utengule. Malila Mountains, lumbermill, stables. Village of Mwalyego. The N[y]ika Mountains."). Distant view of about 35 thatched houses lined up along a road and a big tree in the center. Even further back towards the right an indigenous village. The setting is surrounded by bushes, trees and grass. On the horizon an outline of mountains. Imprinted on the image: "Christendorf Utengule. D. O. A. No. 1307." ("Christian village [in] Utengule. G[erman] E[ast] A[frica] No. 1307."). Blue ink stain on the imprinted "D.". -- Adolf Ferdinand Stolz (1871-1917) was a mission trader of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine in Ipanya from 1898 to 1902 and in Kyimbila from 1903 to 1914. He was responsible for the plantations in Kyimbila and Rutenganio. In 1898 he married Helene Elisabeth, née Kootz (1872-1899), in 1903 Anna, née Schulze.