cover image: Petrus Mazwi with family in Elukolweni, South Africa East

Petrus Mazwi with family in Elukolweni, South Africa East

"Petrus Mazwi mit Familie in Elukolweni" ("Petrus Mazwi with family in Elukolweni"). A family of six people in front of a house. One of the women and the two young girls are sitting, the others are standing. The older man is wearing a suit, the young boy a light coloured blouse. The women and the two young girls are wearing dresses or skirts. Petrus Mazwi, son of the teacher and missionary assistant Samuel Mazwi, became pastor in Elukolweni in 1900 and stayed in this position for over 30 years. When he died in 1943 his community had become the biggest in the Eastern Province with 2,329 members.
clergy family group portraits
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m15130
Format
Photographic prints Photographs
Place Discussed
Africa Elukolweni South Africa
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
South Africa
Reference
impa-m15130 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-BOX-SAO-1-03028
Rights
Contact: Moravian Archives at http://www.archiv.ebu.de Moravian Archives, Unitätsarchiv Moravian Archives, Unitätsarchiv, Zittauer Straße 24, 02747, Herrnhut, Germany http://www.archiv.ebu.de unitaetsarchiv@ebu.de
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/da71275f3756ec7c3b37324f700c9efe

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