"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.
Authors
- 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