School and schoolchildren, Elim, South Africa, 1934

"Elim: die Schulkinder sind aufgestellt zum geordneten Hineingehen in die Schule." ("Elim: the schoolchildren line up in order to enter the school in an orderly way."). The picture shows a one-storied building with an iron roof. The school seems to have three entrance doors. Rows of children line up in front of the entrance on the left. Each child touches the right shoulder of the child in front of it with its right hand. There are separate rows for boys and girls. On the stairs to the entrance door stands a man. All windows of the building are open. Written on the card board: 16.II.34. P. Theile." Cf. photo no. 7505 and no. 9641. -- Photo no. 7505 shows the building in the background behind the small school building of Elim. Photo no. 9641 show a similar shoot with school children in Maitland, Cape Town.