cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11580
title: Men sieving gold dust, Nyasa, Tanzania, 1937

description: "Goldstaub sieben. (Lupa)" ("Sieving gold dust. (Lupa River)") Four African men are sitting on the ground and sieving gold dust. In the background: a forest.; Photograph is a reproduction.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11507
title: View of Mbeya, Mbeya, Tanzania, 1936

description: "Unser Bezirksort Mbeya." ("Our district capital Mbeya."). Round thatched huts. The huts are regularly arranged. In the background a mountain. In the foreground a group of people standing on a pathway.; Theodor Tietzen (1893-1973) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. Having married Hildegard Marie Lenz in 1921 and served in South Africa (West) from 1922 to 1927, he moved to East Africa, where he served in Mbozi till 1929 and in Utengule till 1939. In the 1950s he returned to South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11518
title: Sisters Anna and Tietzen sitting on a bush cart, Mbozi, Tanzania, 1936

description: "Mbozi. Schwester Anna und Schw. Tietzen auf der Buschkarre." ("Mbozi. Sisters Anna and Tietzen on a bush cart."). On the left: Sister Anna holding a bag. On the right: Sister Tietzen. They both are sitting on bush carts that are pulled and pushed by four African men: two for each cart. They are wearing fezes. In the background: a dense forest.; Theodor Tietzen (1893-1973) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. Having married Hildegard Marie Lenz in 1921 and served in South Africa (West) from 1922 to 1927, he moved to East Africa, where he served in Mbozi till 1929 and in Utengule till 1939. In the 1950s he returned to South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11488
title: Building a missionary dwelling in Lusubilo, Nyasa, Tanzania, 1936

description: "Lusubilo 1936. Am Bau. Vorderfront. (Wohnhaus)" ("Lusubilo in 1936. Building a dwelling. Front side."). A house surrounded by scaffolding. On the roof: workmen. In the foreground piles of bricks.; Ernst Waldner (1898-?) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine and served in East Africa. He married Julie Friederike Ebinger.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11447
title: Brass band, Genadendal, South Africa, [s.d.]

description: "Der Bläserchor der Gehilfenschule in Gnadenthal." ("The wind player group of the assistants' school in Genadendal."). The picture shows 14 men, most of them quite young. Everyone has an instrument, trombones, drums, etc. The oldest man, probably the leader of the group, is wearing a dark suit. The others are wearing white jackets. Everyone has a hat. Imprinted on the image: "2169.".
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1284
title: Missionary Guth with a group of teachers, Pare, Tanzania, ca.1927-1938

description: "Missionar Guth im Kreise seiner Pare-Lehrer" ("Missionary Guth among the circle of his Pare teachers"). Nine African men standing/sitting in two rows. Guth in the front middle. Most of the men dressed in suits with their hats doffed. One of them holding a file.; Wilhelm Guth (1888-1980), from Zeiskam in the Rhineland Palatinate, studied commerce before joining the Leipzig Mission as a pastor. He served in Gonja (southern Pare) from 1913 to 1917 and from 1927 to 1938. He left a large number of photographs, mostly taken by himself but including some by members of his family or fellow missionaries.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1317
title: Chapel, Arusha, Tanzania, ca.1910-1914

description: "Alte Kapelle in Arusha" ("Old chapel in Arusha"). Building with loamed walls and thatched roof. In front of it missionary Blumer and three dogs. Inside the chapel in the window frames the rest of the Blumer family. On the left side in front of another building a group of African people.; Cf. photo no. 190, album no. 19. -- Leonhard Blumer (1878-1938), from Kida in Estonia, served the Leipzig Mission as pastor and teacher in Arusha from 1907 to 1930 (apart from home leave in 1912-1913 and 1924-1926).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11776
title: The evangelist Wuwelanye and his family, Nyasa, Tanzania, 1938

description: "Wuwelanye, der Evangelist von Umambre (mit Bart.)" ("Wuwelanye, the evangelist of Umambre (with a beard.)"). Wuwelanye, his wife and two children standing in an open space. Behind them: huts. On the left: another man is sitting on the ground next to a hut. Wuwelanye is folding his arms and averting his eyes.; "Umambre" possibly refers to "Umambwe" or today's "Mambwe", a populated place. -- Kurt Küchler (1908-?) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. He served in Kyimbila from 1936 to 1939. In 1938 he married Marianne Geisler.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3674
title: Smelting furnace, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Ein Schmelzofen der Ba-nika. -&gt; Schmelzofen -&gt; Eisenklotz aus einem großen Schmelzofen, der zu weiterem Gebrauch zerkleinert wird. -&gt; Blasebalg aus Tierhaut[.] Erhalten von Br. Giersch 1929." ("A smelting furnace of the 'Ba-nyika'. -&gt; smelting furnace -&gt; block of iron coming out of a large smelting furnace, which will be crushed for further use. -&gt; a pair of bellows made from hide[.] Received from Br[other] Giersch 1929."). In front of four seated workers there are a smelting furnace, a block of iron and a pair of bellows.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11796
title: Teacher Davidi Ntaka and his family, Nyasa, Tanzania, 1938

description: "Lehrer Davidi Ntaka mit Familie." ("Teacher Davidi Ntaka and family."). On the left: Davidi Ntaka. On the right: his wife. Both are holding a baby in their arms, twins.; Davidi Ntaka was a teacher in Tabora. He was to have become chief in 1936, but he rejected this in order to continue to work for the Mission. -- August Seibt (1875-1943) was a teacher and a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. He served in Unyamwezi (1904-1916) and Usoke (1930-1937). In 1905 he married Frieda Scholz. They returned to Germany in 1937.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11782
title: A new church, Msangano, Tanzania, 1937

description: "Neue Kirche in Musangano (Ebene) erste Trockenziegelkirche." ("A new church in Msangano (plain): the first church built of adobes."). A thatched rectangular building with two entrances. African men, women and children are gathering outside.; Kurt Küchler (1908-?) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. He served in Kyimbila from 1936 to 1939. In 1938 he married Marianne Geisler.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11811
title: An outdoor meeting, Nyasa, Tanzania, 1938

description: "Eingeborenenversammlung im Freien. In Kidugala." ("Meeting of Africans outdoors. In Kidugala."). A crowd of people sitting on the ground in front of the church. One African man wearing a white suit is holding a speech. On the left: European missionaries are sitting on benches.; Theodor Tietzen (1893-1973) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. Having married Hildegard Marie Lenz in 1921 and after having served in South Africa (West) from 1922 to 1927, he moved to East Africa, where he served in Mbozi until 1929 and in Utengule until 1939. In the 1950s he returned to South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3655
title: Donations for harvest thanksgiving, Mbozi, Tanzania, ca.1928

description: "Mbozi: Erntedankfest-Gaben in der Kirche aufgebaut. Erhalten von Br. Giersch 1929." ("Mbozi: Donations for harvest thanksgiving piled up in the church. Received from Br[other] Giersch 1929."). Behind some stone pews and in front of a harmonium ca. 50 baskets and buckets with maize etc. are piled up in a row.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11694
title: Head of a shot buffalo, Nyasa, Tanzania, 1937

description: "Kopf eines erlegten Büffels in Inamwanga." ("Head of a shot buffalo in Inamwanga."). A dead buffalo is lying on the ground.; Werner Hauffe (1909-1982) was a carpenter and later a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. From 1933 to 1939, he served in Rungwe, Utengule and Isoko. In Utengule, he was an assistant to Brother Gemuseus. In 1937 he married Irmgard Wolff.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11901
title: An African health assistant medicating, Nyasa, Tanzania, ca. 1938

description: "Die Kranken warten auf Behandlung, meist werden Zähne gezogen." ("Sick persons waiting for treatment, mostly teeth are pulled out"). An African health assistant is pulling a tooth. Next to him: another health assistant sitting on a chair. In the background: a table full of phials and medical objects. A group of people is watching the scene.; Elise Schärf (1892-?) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. She was a deaconess and received training not only as a nurse but also in the care of mothers and lepers. She served from 1928 for many years at the leprosy hospital in Isoko.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11881
title: Village at the foot of a mountain, Genadendal , South Africa, 1930

description: "Der Gnadenthaler Berg und das Dorf." ("The mountain of Genadendal and the village."). In the background on the right are many dwellings of Genadendal. Further back is the big mountain of Genadendal. A Tree in the foreground.; The picture was probably taken by Samuel Baudert (1879-1956), born as son of the missionary Samuel Baudert in South Africa. He was the mission director of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine from 1924 to 1927 and since 1929 their bishop. It might also be possible that the picture was taken by Eugen Theodor Baudert (1876-1953) who worked as a lecturer at the theological seminar in Mvenyane.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11902
title: Two African health assistants writing letters, Nyasa, Tanzania, ca. 1938

description: "In der Pause schreiben die Heilgehilfen an ihre Frauen." ("The health assistants are writing [letters] to their wives during a break."). Two African health assistants sitting on a mat are writing. In the background: a table full of phials and medical objects.; Elise Schärf (1892-?) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. She was a deaconess and received training not only as a nurse but also in the care of mothers and lepers. She served from 1928 for many years at the leprosy hospital in Isoko.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m14582
title: Sikonge. The first plough. Tabora, Unyamwezi, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Sikonge. Der erste Pflug". ("Sikonge. The first plough.") The plough is drawn by two oxen, two men are accompanying the animals, one man is holding the plough.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m14584
title: A group of Wanyamwezi, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Eine Gruppe von Wanyamwezi. Einige ihrer Gerätschaften" ("A group of Wanyamwezi. Some of their tools"). The Wanyamwezi are standing in front of a hut. Some tools are placed in front of them.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m541
title: Libation at the place of ancestral skulls, Tanzania, ca.1913-1938

description: "Beim Trankopfer an der Schädelstätte der Ahnen" ("Libation at the place of ancestral skulls"). Skulls in partly broken bowls at the foot of a small rock. An old man pouring some liquid out before them. A European man in the background. Surrounded by trees and bushes.; Wilhelm Guth (1888-1980), from Zeiskam in the Rhineland Palatinate, studied commerce before joining the Leipzig Mission as a pastor. He served in Gonja (southern Pare) from 1913 to 1917 and from 1927 to 1938. He left a large number of photographs, mostly taken by himself but including some by members of his family or fellow missionaries.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m516
title: Waterfall between Moshi and Marangu, Tanzania, ca.1913-1938

description: "Dasselbe wie 757, vom Flusse aus aufgenommen" ("As in Photo 757, taken from the river"). In the center the waterfall as seen from the river looking up towards it. On the left and right vegetation on the rocks around the waterfall. At the bottom the river.; In correlation with photo no. 757, album no. 3.; Wilhelm Guth (1888-1980), from Zeiskam in the Rhineland Palatinate, studied commerce before joining the Leipzig Mission as a pastor. He served in Gonja (southern Pare) from 1913 to 1917 and from 1927 to 1938. He left a large number of photographs, mostly taken by himself but including some by members of his family or fellow missionaries.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m522
title: Shigatini mission station, Tanzania, ca.1913-1938

description: "Schigatini von Süden" ("Shigatini, seen from the South"). Landscape with mission station.; Wilhelm Guth (1888-1980), from Zeiskam in the Rhineland Palatinate, studied commerce before joining the Leipzig Mission as a pastor. He served in Gonja (southern Pare) from 1913 to 1917 and from 1927 to 1938. He left a large number of photographs, mostly taken by himself but including some by members of his family or fellow missionaries.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72500
title: Bamileke children, in Cameroon

description: Portrait of Bamileke children in Balessing.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72393
title: King Ngando, in Cameroon

description: Portrait of the king Ngando, son of Kwa Kuo, born around 1777 and dead in July 1845. He welcomed the british baptist mission and Alfred Saker when he arrived in Cameroon.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72398
title: King Dika Mpondo Theodore, in Cameroon

description: Portrait of the king Dika Mpondo Théodore, born in 1836, dead the 6th of December 1916. He had reigned since 1860.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72369
title: Church of Nkongsamba, in Cameroon

description: View of the church of Nkongsamba, in Cameroon.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72542
title: Pupils of Libamba, in Cameroon

description: Portrait of two girls who are pupils in the secondary school of Libamba.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72544
title: School of Libamba, in Cameroon

description: Pupils in the dormitory of the secondary school of Libamba, in Cameroon.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72383
title: Mount Cameroon, in Cameroon

description: View of the mount Cameroon with a river in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72543
title: School of Libamba, in Cameroon

description: Pupils of the secondary school of Libamba drawing a harmonic beam on a board.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72357
title: Benedictine house, in Cameroon

description: View of the Benedictine house of Otele.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72571
title: Libamba, in Cameroon

description: View of a path in the forest around Libamba.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72515
title: School of Deido-Douala, in Cameroon

description: Playtime in the school of Deido, in Douala. The church of Deido is in the background. The school of Deido is runned by the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical missionary society).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72397
title: Funeral of the king Ndumb'a Lobe, in Cameroon

description: Ceremony for the funeral of the king Ndumb'a Lobe, in Douala.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72314
title: School of Deido-Douala, in Cameroon

description: School of Deido-Douala, in Bonebela, neighbourhood of Douala.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m72536
title: Church of Libamba, in Cameroon

description: View of the church of Libamba, in Cameroon.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m614
title: House of a parish elder, Moshi, Tanzania, ca.1913-1938

description: "Haus eines Gemeindeältesten in Moschi" ("House of a parish elder in Moshi"). Traditional round grass house with a cross on top. On the left side a small grass hut. Hedgerow with cross marking the entrance. Five adults and three children on the compound in frontof the house.; Wilhelm Guth (1888-1980), from Zeiskam in the Rhineland Palatinate, studied commerce before joining the Leipzig Mission as a pastor. He served in Gonja (southern Pare) from 1913 to 1917 and from 1927 to 1938. He left a large number of photographs, mostly taken by himself but including some by members of his family or fellow missionaries.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m593
title: The new Machame church, Tanzania, 1927-38

description: "Die neue Machame-Kirche; 3000 Personen fassend" ("The new Machame church; accommodates 3,000 persons"). Stone building with corrugated iron roof. In front a crowd, partly in European dresses.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m4814
title: Pagoda, Suzhou, China, ca.1923

description: "The Eight Fairies Pagoda can be climbed for a view of the city. Soochow."; Margaret Hart Barbour, the photographer, was an American Episcopal missionary in Shanghai from 1916 to 1923.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5814
title: Prisoners about to be executed following Kucheng massacre, Fujian, China, ca.1895

description: "Prisoners"  The prisoners are on their knees with their guards or executioners standing behind them.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3227
title: Faculty and graduates of the Union Medical College for Women, Beijing, China, 1914

description: Faculty and First Class graduates from The Union Medical College for Women.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3477
title: Unit of hospital at base of General Feng Yuxiang,  Beijing, China, 1926

description: "A Unit in Feng Yu Hsiang's Base Hospital, cared for by alumnae of Women's Union Med. College." Exterior view of low brick building.; Feng Yu Hsiang held various military positions under the Ch'ing dynasty. He was called the "Christian General" following his conversion to Methodism in 1914 . From 1920 to 1926 he struggled with Wu P'ei-fu and Chang Tso-lin for the control of North China and Manchuria. He supported the Nationalists and  became minister of war and vice chairman of the Executive Yuan at Nanjing in 1928. By 1930 he had broken with Chiang Kai-shek and had launched an unsuccessful military campaign against him.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m60154
title: Waterway scene, Japan, ca. 1932

description: Photograph of a waterway between two rows of buildings. In the foreground on the left hand side of the photo is a small boat carrying three people. In the background are five smokestacks.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3256
title: Graduates of Peking Union Nurses Training School, Beijing, China, 1918

description: "First class from the Peking Union Nurses Training School to receive diplomas from the National Nurses Association, Spring, 1918." Five young women dressed in nurses uniforms.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3219
title: Red Cross doctors during Revolution, Beijing, China, 1911

description: "Red Cross doctors going to the Front." Several Chinese men with Red Cross bands standing in front of a train, with three Western individuals behind, on their way to battles related to the 1911 Revolution.  These doctors may have been associated with the Union Medical College in Peking.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3460
title: Kindergarten class, Beijing, China, ca. 1920

description: "The Jewell Kindergarten playing in the yard." A group of children sitting on wooden chairs in a courtyard.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m4839
title: Chinese catechist, Ming Ho, China, ca.1923

description: "A Chinese catechist in Ming Ho"; Margaret Hart Barbour, the photographer, was an American Episcopal missionary in Shanghai from 1916 to 1923.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3574
title: Medical examination of schoolchildren by Dr. Fischer M.D., Rungwe, Tanzania, 1929

description: "Untersuchung von Schulkindern auf Malaria durch Dr. Fischer in Isoko (1929?)." ("Examination of schoolchildren for malaria by Dr. Fischer, M.D. in Isoko (1929?)"). Group of ca. 40 children, in front Dr. Fischer examining a boy.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m16097
title: Greeting brother Bourquin, Baziya, South Africa East, 1935

description: "Baziya. Die Schulkinder begrüßen den besuchenden Präses (Br. W. Bourquin) mit Gesängen" ("Baziya. The schoolchildren are greeting the visiting president (brother W. Bourquin) with singings"). A group of children standing in front of a building. Next to them a group of men in suits, with hats and some in coats. On the right side of the picture a car and behind it a tree.; 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.; 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-m3331
title: Faculty leaders of Shantung Christian University retreat, Shandong, China, 1936

description: "Dr. E. B. Struthers, Dr. Luan and Mrs. Yui accompany the students on Spring Retreat (Student Religious Life)" "Cheeloo"  One Western man and two Chinese women are shown walking along a high brick wall with a ricksha and individual carrying packages in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3480
title: Patients being cared for at base hospital of General Feng Yuxiang,  Beijing, China, 1926

description: "A section of one of the wards" A Western nurse is caring for a wounded soldier as a Chinese man looks on. Another soldier is awaiting treatment; Feng Yu Hsiang held various military positions under the Ch'ing dynasty. He was called the "Christian General" following his conversion to Methodism in 1914 . From 1920 to 1926 he struggled with Wu P'ei-fu and Chang Tso-lin for the control of North China and Manchuria. He supported the Nationalists and  became minister of war and vice chairman of the Executive Yuan at Nanjing in 1928. By 1930 he had broken with Chiang Kai-shek and had launched an unsuccessful military campaign against him.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3318
title: Student retreat of the Shantung Christian University, Jinan, Shandong, China, 1936

description: "Cheeloo 'Retreaters' alighting at Wan Teh Station for Ling Yen Ssu, Oct. 1936."  A group of people standing, with luggage, to the right of a train.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m16042
title: Prayer group of the girls, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: "Gebetsbund der Mädchen. Die Leiterin, eine junge Frau, mit ihrer kleinen Schar" ("Prayer group of the girls. The female conductor, a young woman, with her little band"). Five women in front of a house, wearing light coloured dresses and caps.; Richard Paul Moths, born in 1872 in Kösen (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1899 he married Helene Ledoux. From 1900 till 1948 he worked as a missionary in South Africa East (Silo, Baziya, Tabase). He died in 1950 in South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m3329
title: Baptismal service at river during Shantung Christian University retreat, Shandong, China, 1936

description: "Cheeloo"  Small group gathered at the shore of a river for a baptismal service.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m60100
title: Maryknoll Sister Rosalia in Wuchow, China, 1947

description: Photograph of Maryknoll Sister Rosalia standing outdoors in front of the entrance to a building. She carries an umbrella and watches a girl working in the yard. The entryway has a terra cotta tile roof and is adorned with two paper lanterns. Piled next to the door are four woven baskets. Straw covers the yard.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2337
title: Children at Easter worship service, at Yenching University, Beijing, China, 1930

description: Sunday School children at Yenching Easter Sunday, 1930, on Scranton-Luce Island.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m14229
title: Group of young Chinese men, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, 1914

description: A group of nine young Chinese men pose together for a group photo. Half of the men are seated while the other half stands behind them. They are all wearing identical white Chinese outfits. One of the boys is holding a book. Three of them are wearing glasses. A number was written on each of the men on the face of this photograph.; This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family. The Smiths were a family of missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m14222
title: Road running through forested hills in Ing Tai, Fujian, China, 1936

description: A road made for automobiles winds through some heavily forested hills at Ing Tai. The Ing Tai River is visible in the distance. Written on the back of this photograph: "View east from your bed room window. The auto road through to the plum orchards and the river to Foochow [Fuzhou]: (where we used to cut Xmas trees). Helen. 1936. Ing Tai."; This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family. The Smiths were a family of missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].