Digital Library - Selected African Holdings

"Negerhütte" ("Negro hut"). A traditional Chagga hut. The hut is elliptical and has a peaked top. It is covered with grass. Behind the hut banana plants. In front of the …

“Erste Missionarswohnung und Nebengebäude in Masama” (“First Missionary dwelling and outbuilding in Masama”). 3 houses, 2 of them with stonewalls and plant fiber roof, planks leant in front of a …

Familie Fokken vorm ersten Wohnhaus der Makumira-Rodung ("Family Albert Fokken in front of the first house of the Makumira clearing"). Photograph of Albert Fokken, Erna Fokken and a child (Hanna) …

"Hoch-Safwa. Der Häuptling Maschinga u. seine Unterhäuptlinge. -> Maschinga" ("High-Safwa. Chief Maschinga and his sub chiefs. -> Maschinga"). In the background a mountain and a grass-roofed house. In the foreground …

"Blick auf die Station und das Dorf Gnadenthal." ("View of the station and the village of Genadendal."). In the center to the left are the mission station, gardens and parts …

“Hütte in Moschi” (“Hut in Moshi”). Chagga house (East Kilimanjaro construction method): round, tapered, made of grass, in banana grove in front of the entrance 3 children (dressed in draperies) …

"Shilouvane Départ Thomas" ("Shilouvane Thomas departure"). "Départ de Shilouvane de la famille Thomas. La maison de Monéri (Maison missionnaire de Shilouvane)" ("Thomas family's departure from Shilouvane. The house of Monéri …

"Fra stuen" ("From the living room"). The deaconesses' living room has beautiful furniture. Pictures on the walls, many full book shelves, a round table with a tablecloth on and they …

"Bomullsdukveving, Maroua". ("Cotton cloth weaving, Maroua".) Men, one weaving. In the sand by a some houses.

"Antanànarìvo from N" View of city in background with cannons and trees, possibly of battery of Ambodinandohalo, in foreground. John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society …