cover image: Men building a new mission station, Nyasa, Tanzania, 1937

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Men building a new mission station, Nyasa, Tanzania, 1937

1937

"Schutzhütte beim Bau der Station Moravia." ("Shelter during the building of the mission station Moravia."). On the right: a shelter built of boards and piles with benches inside. In the background: a group of men laying bricks, including a missionary. In the foreground: boards lying on the ground. On the left beside the new station: a large tree. One copy of the photograph is torn. -- Werner Hauffe (1909-1982) was a carpenter and later a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. From 1933 to 1939, he served in Rungwe, Utengule and Isoko. In Utengule, he was an assistant to Brother Gemuseus. In 1937 he married Irmgard Wolff.
buildings general views

Authors

Hauffe, Werner, 1909-1982

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m11693
Dates
1937-12
Format
Photographs
Pages
2 copies photographic print, 8.5 x 5.5 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Nyasa Tanzania
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Malawi
Reference
impa-m11693 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-BOX-NYA-5-10866
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/9684908f54c13887572aa8f09fb1425d

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