Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

A group of eight children are standing outside posed together in a field. They are standing on tree trunks that have been cut down. The back of the postcard is …

"Ein geschickter Bogenschütze" ("A skilled archer"). A little boy shooting, shown in profile. Wilhelm Guth (1888-1980), from Zeiskam in the Rhineland Palatinate, studied commerce before joining the Leipzig Mission as …

"Shilouvane. Petits Noirs apportant du bois" ("Shilouvane. Little Blacks bringing wood"). "Noirs apportant du bois. Nora Lenoir distribue des citrons" ("Blacks bringing wood. Nora Lenoir distributing lemons"). "Nora distribuant des …

"Walmer bei Port Elizabeth. Die alte Kirche." ("Walmer near Port Elizabeth. The old church."). The picture shows an old building made of corrugated iron sheets. A cross on its top …

"Papaienbaum" ("Pawpaw tree"). Two of Guth's children under the tree. Wilhelm Guth (1888-1980), from Zeiskam in the Rhineland Palatinate, studied commerce before joining the Leipzig Mission as a pastor. He …

"Hutte, gros rocs suspendus" ("Hut, big overhanging rocks") Photograph of a woman of European origin with two African children. They stand in front of a hut and look at the …

"Schw. E. Schärf mit Annelies auf dem Esel." ("Sister E. Schärf with Annelies on the donkey."). In the center: Elise Schärf, wearing a hat, and her daughter Annelies are sitting …

"Derselbe Altar mit dem Kruzifixus, von Hohenaltheim gestiftet" ("The same altar with crucifix, donated by Hohenaltheim"). Group of children in front of the altar, taken from the side. Cf. photo …

"Lémana [Lemana]. Maison missionnaire, façade. M. Lenoir, Mlle Lebel et Nora, Lucy Rosset" ("Lémana [Lemana]. Mission house, façade. Mr Lenoir, Miss Lebel and Nora, Lucy Rosset"). Photographie de la maison …

"Baziya. Xosa-Frau füttert ihr Kind mit saurer Milch" ("Baziya. Xosa woman is feeding her baby with sour milk"). A woman wearing draperies and a shawl on her shoulder, a headdress, …