cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5918
title: Water place at River Lupa, Nyasa, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Wasserstelle des in der Trockenzeit austrocknenden Lupa-Flusses im Hochland." ("A watering place on the River Lupa in the mountains. The river dries out during the dry season."). Imprinted on the image: "Lupafluss. D.O.A.  No. 1024". ("River Lupa. German East Africa No. 1024.").; Included from the box of duplicates. -- Blue ink spot on the imprinted "D". A thick line has been drawn with a pencil from top to bottom on the left.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m6596
title: Landscape view of the Bundali mountains, Tanzania, ca.1929-1930

description: "Gebirgslandschaft des Bundali." ("Mountainous landscape of Bundali."). View of many small treeless hilltops and valleys.; Photo taken during the visitation of Brother Samuel Baudert 1929/1930.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5943
title: A herd of cattle belonging to missionaries, Ipyana, Tanzania, ca. 1897

description: "Ipyana. Missionsvieh. Geschwister Richard kontrollieren." ("Ipyana. A cattle herd of the missionaries,  directed by Brother and Sister Richard."). In the foreground is a herd of cattle; in the background are four people, directing the herd.; Théophile Richard, 1866-1944, started work as a missionary in East Africa in 1891. In 1897 he was living in Ipiana. In 1905 Missionary Richard went back to Europe.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m7912
title: Oxen pulling a tree-trunk, Nyasa, Tanzania, ca. 1910

description: "Ochsen werden zum Pflügen eingebrochen und ziehen eines Baumstammes. Der Versuch kam nie zur praktischen Verwertung." ("Oxen are yoked for plowing and for pulling a tree-trunk. It was an experiment. Later this method was abandoned.").
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m7958
title: Special service at Utengule Church, Utengule, Tanzania, ca. 1902-1906

description: "Festfeier in der palmengeschmückten Kirche in Utengule. Schw. Kruppa, Br. Kootz. Br. Stolz, Br. Kruppa." ("Special service in the church of Utengule, which is decorated with palm fronds. Sis[ter] Kruppa, Br[other] Kootz. Br[other] Stolz, Br[other] Kruppa."). View towards the altar with Missionary Kootz behind it, Sister Kruppa on the left and Missionaries Stolz and Kruppa sitting on the right facing the congregation. Women are sitting on benches on the left-hand side whereas men are sitting on benches on the right-hand side. Palm leaves decorate the walls. Imprinted on the image: "Kirche Utengule D.O.A. No. 1320b" ("Utengule church G[erman] E[ast] A[frica] No. 1320b").; One photo included from the box of duplicates. -- The imprinted "D" has been crossed out with blue ink. -- Johannes Kootz (1869 -1918) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. As a young recruit with Meyer he built up  1894 Rutenganio and Ipyana station, 1895 Utengule station. Here he served as an assistant to Missionary Richard in Utengule from 1895 to 1897. In 1897 till 1915, with a vacation from 1903-1906, he was head (Vorsteher) of  the station. In 1894 he married Elise, née Kretschmer (1870 -1946). Together with his wife Elise Kootz-Kretschmer and Msaturwa Mwachitete he assembled much material concerning the Safwa. She continued the academic work concerning the Safwa after returning to Germany. See her publications: "Die Safwa. Ein ostafrikanischer Volksstamm in seinem Leben und Denken", Berlin 1926, 1929; "Großmutter Narwimba. Was sie erlebte und was sie erlitt", Herrnhut 1925; "Abriß einer Landesgeschichte von Usafwa in Ostafrika", in: Koloniale Rundschau 1929; "Tatu, das geraubte Muwembakind", Herrnhut 1933; "Sichyajunga. Ein Leben in Unruhe", Herrnhut 1938. -- Karl Alfred Kruppa (1874-1945) was a joiner before he became a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine in 1902 after he had gotten married to Marie Elisabeth (1874-unknown), née Binder. He stayed in Utengule from 1902 to 1906 and in Ileya (Mwanda) from 1906 to 1910 where he was in charge of the foundation of a new mission station. In 1916 he was made prisoner of war by the British until 1919 after which he returned to Germany together with his wife. -- Adolf Ferdinand Stolz (1871-1917) was a mission trader of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine in Ipanya from 1898 to 1902 and in Kyimbila from 1903 to 1914. He was responsible for the plantations in Kyimbila and Rutenganio. In 1898 he married Helene Elisabeth, née Kootz (1872-1899), in 1903 Anna, née Schulze.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m7959
title: Rest house on the Igale pass, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Ein Rasthaus für Euopäer an der Straße über den Igale." ("Rest house for Europeans on the road across the Igale pass."). View of a thatched hut made from straw or bamboo with five men standing at the entrance. Trees in the foreground and in the background. Imprinted on the image: "Rasthaus. D.O.A. No. 1322a" ("Rest house. German East Africa no. 1322a").; The imprinted "D" has been crossed out with blue ink.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m8065
title: Missionary Kretschmer in the rain forest, Rungwe, Tanzania, ca. 1892-1916

description: "Urwald-Vegetation am Rungwe. Br. Kretschmer." ("Rainforest vegetation near Rungwe [Mountain]. Br[other] Kretschmer."). Missionary Kretschmer in tropical rainforest; taken near Rungwe. Imprinted on the image: "Vegetation bei Rungwe. D.O.A. No. 1323a." ("Vegetation near Rungwe.-- German East Africa no. 1323a.").; Johannes Kretschmer (1867-unknown) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. He served in Rungwe from November 1892 to 1894, in Rutenganio from 1894 to 1902 and from 1904 to May 1916. In 1894 he married Anna, née Wicke.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57988
title: Singing and dancing (2), South Africa East, 1933

description: „Tinana. Gesang und Tanz der Gruppen von Bräutigam und Braut (abwechselnd), vor dem Studierzimmer des Missionars. Der eine Chorführer hat als Schwanz ein Hasenfell“ („Tinana. Singing and dancing of the bridegroom’s and bride’s groups (by turns), in front of the missionary’s study. One of the choir leader is having a hare fur as tail”). A man, standing with his back to the photographer next to a building. He is wearing a light coloured jacket and cap, dark trousers and a fur as tail. Left to him two women only half visible, wearing draperies and caps.; Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).; c.f. picture no. IMP-HRN-BOX-SAO-5-09373.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m6597
title: Landscape view of the Bundali mountains, Tanzania, ca.1929-1930

description: "Gebirgslandschaft des Bundali." ("Mountainous landscape of Bundali."). View of treeless hilltops and valleys.; Photo taken during the visitation of Brother Samuel Baudert 1929/1930, against the light.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5904
title: A group of Bungu villagers near Lake Rukwa, Nyasa, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Gruppe von Ba-Bungu nahe dem Rukwa-See" ("A rgoup of Babungu near Lake Rukwa"). A group of Bungu villagers in front of  round huts. An old man with a drum in front, two other men with special haircuts and women in the background. Imprinted on the image: "Bungu-Leute D.O.A. No. 1018." ("Bungu people German East Africa no. 1018.").; Cf. photo no. 1017 and 6839.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5917
title: Tembe people building a new village, Nyasa, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Ein Tembedorf bei Mwendo, nördlich vom Rukwa-See, im Bau." ("Tembe people building a new village near Mwendo, north of Lake Rukwa."). The houses seen on the picture are rectangular and made of wood. Imprinted on the image: "Tembe im Bau: Mwendo. Nord v. Ruckwa See. D.O.A.  No. 1022". ("Tembe people building: Mwendo. North of Lake Rukwa. German East Africa No. 1022.").
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57942
title: Children after the Christmas church, Baziya, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Baziya. Besucher der Weihnachtskirche. Schulkinder nach der Versammlung“ („Baziya. Visitors of the Christmas church. Schoolchildren after the gathering“). A group of about fourteen children standing near to the photographer, looking at him. Some of them are smiling, others are looking curiously.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5941
title: Chiefs of the Kimbu ethnic group, Nyasa, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Vier Häuptlinge der Ba-chimbu. Links eine Frau." ("Four Ba-chimbu chiefs. A woman on the left."). A group of four Kimbu ['Bachimbu'] chiefs. Two men are sitting; one man and a woman stand. Imprinted on the image: "Vier Bachimbu-Häuptlinge. (eine Frau.) D.O.A. No. 1026." ("Four Kimbu ['Bachimbu'] chiefs. (one woman.) German East Africa No. 1026.").
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5942
title: Camp site in the forest, Nyasa, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Waldlager auf einer Reise in Buchimbu." ("Camp site on a journey in Buchimbu."). Missionary group resting in the African forest during a journey through Kimbu ['Bachimbu']. The picture shows on the right a tent, in the middle a horse, one African man sitting, one African man standing. Imprinted on the image: "Lagerplatz im afrik. Wald. D.O.A. No. 1027." ("Camp site in the African forest. German East Africa. No. 1027.").; The photo is heavily yellowed.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57982
title: Dance after the marriage ceremony, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Zincuka. Neben der Kirche (links Glocke). Tanz der Hochzeitsgäste nach der Trauung“ („Zincuka. Beside the church (left bell). Dance of the wedding guests after the marriage ceremony“). A group of people standing next to a building. Some of them are dancing. In the middle a bridal couple. The bride is wearing a white wedding dress and a veil, holding an umbrella in her left hand. The bridegroom is wearing a dark suit, a necktie and a hat, holding a stick in his right hand. Both are wearing white gloves. Trees in the background.; Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).; c.f. picture no. IMP-HRN-BOX-SAO-5-09361.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57973
title: Before the marriage ceremony, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Tinana. Neben der Kirche, vor einer Trauung: oben die Braut mit ihrer Gruppe, unten die Gruppe des Bräutigams“ („Tinana. Beside the church, before a marriage ceremony: above the bride with her group, below the group of the bridegroom“). About thirty people standing next to a building. One group is standing on the right side a bit lower than the other group further left. The people of the right group are predominantly wrapped in draperies. One of them is holding an umbrella. They are standing with their back to the photographer, watching the other group further left. The bride in this group is wearing a long white dress and a veil. Someone is holding an umbrella over her head. At the entrance of the building a man standing, wearing a suit. Two other women on the left side, standing with their back to the photographer, wearing dresses or skirts and draperies on their shoulders.; Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57968
title: Churchgoers, Mvenyane, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Mvenyane. Kirchgänger auf dem Kirchweg; links Täufling“ („Mvenyane. Churchgoers on the church path; left baptizand“). Several groups of people, either standing on a road or sitting at the roadside. Women are wearing draperies and headdresses, young girls are dressed in short skirts and blouses. In the foreground on the left side a woman, wearing a white dress and headdress, standing with her back to the photographer. Trees at the roadside and hills in the background.; Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57987
title: Singing and dancing (1), South Africa East, 1933

description: „Tinana. Gesang und Tanz der Gruppen von Bräutigam und Braut (abwechselnd), vor dem Studierzimmer des Missionars“ („Tinana. Singing and dancing of the bridegroom’s and bride’s groups (by turns), in front of the missionary’s study”). A group of people standing in rows next to a house. A man beside the group, wearing a suit and a hat, is moving, apparently dancing. Plants are growing at the wall of the house.; Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).; c.f. picture no. IMP-HRN-BOX-SAO-5-09374.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57907
title: A married couple, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Ein Ehepaar“ („A married couple“). A woman, wearing a long dark dress, a light coloured blouse and a headdress, is sitting on a chair. Next to her a man standing, wearing a suit and a necktie. Behind them a tree and a building.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57984
title: After church service (1), South Africa East, 1933

description: „Zincuka. Nach dem Gottesdienst im Schulhaus (wegen Kirchreparatur)“ („Zincuka. After the church service in the school house (due to repairing of the church)“). In the front a group of seven young men, wearing suits and hats, standing in a circle, talking to each other. Further left behind a building with the inscription on it: “Zibi Meyer School”. Next to the school building a group of girls, standing in a line, leaning at the house wall. On the right side of the picture in the back other people sitting.; Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).; c.f. picture no. IMP-HRN-BOX-SAO-5-09365.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57201
title: Female players of the 10th women play, Baziya, South Africa East, 1948

description: „Baziya (Aug. 1948). Spielerinnen aus dem 10. Jungfrauenspiel vor unserer Veranda“ („Baziya (August 1948). Female players of the 10th women play in front of our veranda”). Group portrait of twelve women sitting in front of a veranda, wearing diverse clothes, some with headdresses. Each of them is smiling.; Rudolf Gustav Willi Fabian was born in 1909 and married Eva Elgeti. He worked as a missionary in East Africa and South Africa East. He died in 1968.; c.f. picture no. IMP-HRN-FSM-SAO-2a-00125.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57981
title: Men in Elukolweni, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Elukolweni. Halbrechts Br. Bourquin, halblinks (Hand am Hut) Hauptlehrer Mazwi“ („Elukolweni. Half right brother Bourquin, half left (hand on the hat) main teacher Mazwi“). Six men, wearing suits and five of them hats, are standing in a bleak countryside. Half right a European, brother Bourquin, with beard, smiling. Left to him teacher Mazwi, holding a book in his left hand and raising his right hand up to his hat.; Walther Bourquin, born in 1879 in Nain (Labrador), worked as a missionary in South Africa East from 1908 until 1949. He married Martha Wüstemann in 1908 in Berlin. In 1908 he arrived in Silo. In 1913 he was stationed in Gosen and around 1924 he was in Tinana. In 1925 he became president of the mission province South Africa East. In 1937 he worked in Mvenyane and retired in 1949. He died in 1974 in Durban.--Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57986
title: Sanitary arrangements, Mvenyane, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Mvenyane. Lehrerinnen-Seminar: moderne Hygiene!“ („Mvenyane. Female teachers seminar: modern hygiene!”). Sanitary arrangements. Shower cubicles, with four shower heads. In the front to the left two bowls.; Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m6685
title: Chief Mwakaluka with two of his wives, Mwaya, Tanzania, ca.1929-1930

description: "Mwaja. Der Oberhäuptling Mwakaluka mit zweien seiner hundert Frauen." ("Mwaya. The paramount chief Mwakaluka with two of his hundred wives"). Group of twelve standing Africans and the seated chief. Two women, one old and the other young, are standing behind him beside two men reading a book.; Photo taken during the visitation of Brother Samuel Baudert 1929/1930.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57979
title: The greeting parish, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Elukolweni. Die begrüßende Gemeine“ („Elukolweni. The greeting parish“). A crowd of people standing on a plain. Most of them are women in long or short dresses and headdresses, some of them with draperies on their shoulders. Some objects are put in the middle. On the right side of the picture two men in suits, talking to each other. Trees are standing behind the crowd. Hills in the background.; Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57958
title: Outdoor education, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Engonjaneni bei Tinana. Unterricht im Freien. Br. Kienemann und die Lehrerin stehen“ ("Engonjaneni near Tinana. Outdoor education. Brother Kienemann and the woman teacher are standing”). Nine children next to a hut. Eight children are sitting, one is standing, touching its head with its right hand. Some of the children are holding slates in their hands. They are wearing short dresses or draperies. Left to the children a woman standing, wearing a coat and a long shawl. Leftmost a European man (brother Kienemann), wearing boots, a suit and a tropical hat, holding a Schiefertafel in his hand.; Johann Kienemann (1896-?), born in Rothau, Alsace. Married Anita Kahlhoefer (born in 1903 in Rama-Kay, Nicaragua) in 1926 in Herrnhut. He was a missionary of the Moravian Brethren from 1927-37. From 1927-34 he worked in Tinana, from 1934 onwards in Clarkson. In 1937/38 returned to Germany.--Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).; c.f. picture no. IMP-HRN-BOX-SAO-5-09284.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5912
title: African porters, Ipiana, Tanzania, ca. 1898-1903

description: "Träger werden in Ipyana von Br. Stolz abgefertigt." ("Missionary Adolf Stolz is instructing porters in Ipyana."). African porters carry goods along the "Ipyana Road". Imprinted on the image: "Träger auf d. Ipyana-Strasse (Stolz) D.O.A. No. 1042." ("Porters on Ipyana Road (Stolz) German East Africa No. 1042.").; Adolf Ferdinand Stolz (1871-1917) was a mission trader of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine in Ipanya from 1898 to 1902 and in Kyimbila from 1903 to 1914. He was responsible for the plantations in Kyimbila and Rutenganio. In 1898 he married Helene Elisabeth, née Kootz (1872-1899), in 1903 Anna, née Schulze.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m6595
title: Church building, Mbozi, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Mbozi. Die Kirche hinter Zypressen." ("Mbozi. The church behind cypresses.").; Cf. photo no. 7450.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57969
title: Two children with pot, Mvenyane, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Bei Mvenyane. Zwei Kaffer-Kinder mit Milch- (oder Essens-) Topf“ („Near Mvenyane. Two Kaffir children with milk (or food) pot“). Two children standing on a hillside, wearing draperies. The one on the right is raising his left hand to his mouth. In front of them a pot.; Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57204
title: Wedding in Baziya, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Hochzeit in Baziya“ („Wedding in Baziya“). Group portrait of nineteen persons standing. The men are wearing suits and some of them hats and gloves. The women are wearing light coloured wedding dresses and some of them headdresses. In the background trees.