cover image: The mission station, Mamre, South Africa, 1930

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The mission station, Mamre, South Africa, 1930

1930

"Mamre. Die Werf." ("Mamre. The mission premises."). In the center of the picture at some distance are several houses of the mission station surrounded by trees. The word "Werf" is a term taken from Afrikaans meaning "premises" or "yard". -- E. Baudert probably took the picture in 1830. -- The picture might have also been taken by Samuel Baudert (1879-1956). -- Eugen Baudert (1876-1953), born in Silo and died in Bonza Bay near East London, was teacher at and head of the Herrnhuter mission seminar in Mvenyane from 1904-1931. He married Margarethe Maria Baur in 1909.
buildings dwellings vegetation houses topographical views

Authors

Baudert, Eugen(?), 1876-1953, Baudert, Samuel(?), 1879-1956

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m11885
Dates
1930
Format
Photographs
Pages
4 copies photographic prints, 11 x 6.7 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Mamre South Africa
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
South Africa
Reference
impa-m11885 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-2-07013
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/6ae97923b644c46a5fbd9877876d55c7

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