cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57960
title: Men after the church service, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Tinana. Die Männer nach dem Kirchgang, am Eingang des Missionshofes“ („Tinana. The men after the church going, at the entrance of the mission court“). A group of people, mainly men in jackets and with hats, are standing behind a wall and a fence. 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-m5940
title: Missionary Meyer-Kunick crossing Mbaka River in a dug-out canoe, Nyasa, Tanzania, 1897

description: "Überfahrt über den Mbaka-Fluss in einem Baumboot der Eingebornen in der Nyassa-Ebene. Schwester Meyer-Kunick mit Heini u. Dora." ("Crossing the Mbaka river in a native dug-out canoe in the Nyassa plains. Sister Meyer-Kunick with Heini and Dora."). Missionary Lydia Meyer-Kunick and her children Heini Meyer and Dora Meyer and a large group of indigenous people are crossing the River. Three people are standing in the foreground at the banks of the river waiting for their arrival. Rich vegetation on the other side of the river.; Cf. photo no. 1025. -- Missionary Lydia Meyer-Kunick was the first wife of Missionary Theodor Meyer.  She married in 1893 and lived in Rungwe from 1894 to 1907. She died in September 1907 in Rungwe.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57957
title: Female students in front of their dormitory house, Mvenyane, South Africa East, 1933

description: “Mvenyane. Schülerinnen des Seminars vor ihrem Schlafsaal-Haus” (“Mvenyane. Female students of the seminar in front of their dormitory house”). Group portrait of about fifty young people, apparently all girls, sitting or standing in rows in front of a house. Eight girls in the foreground are sitting, the others are standing beside and behind. Most of them are wearing short dresses. Some are holding books in their hands.; 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-m57975
title: Bell ringer, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Tinana. Glöckner“ („Tinana. Bell ringer"). A stone construction with a bell on the top. A man, wearing trousers, a dark jacket and a hat, standing under it. Four girls in skirts or dresses, one with a headdress, are standing right to the bell construction. Buildings, other people 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-m7951
title: Church in Rutenganio, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Die Kirche in Rutenganyo. Reste des Baumaterials." ("The church of Rutenganio with left over building material in the foreground.").; Included from the box of duplicates. -- Martin Johannes Zickmantel (1866-1922) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. Having married Marie Agnes Hartmann in 1897, he served from 1898 to 1904 in Rutenganio and from 1904 to 1914 in Rungwe, staying also some time between 1912 and 1914 in Isoko. After the death of his first wife in 1903 in Rutenganio he married Elisabeth Louise Hartmann (1882-1963) in 1906. She served again from 1928 for many years in what is now Tanzania.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m8148
title: Construction of a water ditch, Utengule, Tanzania, [s.d.]

description: "Die Wasserleitung von Utengule." ("Water pipeline in Utengule."). Newly constructed drain filled with water. Imprinted on the image: "Wasserleitung von Utengule" ("Water pipeline in Utengule").
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57964
title: Two women and a boy, Mvenyane, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Mvenyane. Zwei Kaffer-Frauen und ein Junge“ („Mvenyane. Two Kaffir women and a boy“). Two women and a boy walking. They are wearing draperies, the women also headdresses. A low wall and a fence behind. Mountains 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-m57908
title: Mother and daughter, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Mutter und Tochter (Volkstum und Zivilisation)“ („Mother and daughter (folklore and civilization)“). A woman, wearing a long dress, a headdress and a ring, is sitting and holding an object, maybe a book, in her hands. Left to her a girl standing, wearing a hat, a light coloured dress, tights and sandals. Behind them huge shrubs and trees.; 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-m57983
title: The bridal couple is leaving the sacristy, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Zincuka. Neben der Kirche. Das Brautpaar tritt aus der Sakristei, Schw. Hartmann in der Tür“ („Zincuka. Beside the church. The bridal couple is leaving the sacristy, S[ister] Hartmann at the door”). A group of people is standing next to the entrance of a building. Apparently, they are dancing. In the middle the bridegroom, wearing a dark suit, a necktie, a hat and white gloves. In the front a woman and a man standing with their back to the photographer. The woman is wearing dark draperies and a headdress, the man a suit with a light coloured jacket. He is leaning forward in the bridegroom’s direction.; 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-5-09360.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57956
title: Mothers after children's baptism, Mvenyane, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Mvenyane. Mütter nach der Kindertaufe (Hintergrund der im Dezember 1933 ordinierte Alfred Mazwi)“ („Mvenyane. Mothers after the children's baptism (background Alfred Mazwi, ordained in December 1933)“). Five women and five children, wearing light coloured clothes and headdresses, next to a building. Each of the women is holding a child in her arms. A man in a suit is standing between the women, holding a book in his hands and looking in it.; Alfred Mazwi, born in 1885, was an indigenous brother of the Moravian Church. He worked as a missionary in South Africa East.--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-m57966
title: Pastor Ntabeni and family, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Elukolweni. Pastor Ntabeni und Familie“ („Elukolweni. Pastor Ntabeni and family“). Group portrait of five persons in front of a house. A woman standing on the left side, wearing a light coloured dress and a cap. Rightmost a man standing, Ntabeni, wearing a suit and under his jacket a plaid cardigan. A bit behind in the middle a girl in a skirt and two shirts standing. Left to her a little boy standing, wearing shorts and a jacket. At the entrance another child sitting, holding something in its left hand.; William Samuel Ntabeni, born in 1879 in Magadla (South Africa), was an indigenous brother of the Moravian Church. In 1915 he worked as a teacher in Enobizeni and Mango and as an evangelist in Caba. In 1919 he was appointed missionary assistant. He married Ethel Mtemba.--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-m57980
title: The school youth in Elukolweni, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Elukolweni. Die Schuljugend“ („Elukolweni. The school youth“). Group portrait of about fifty children or young people standing, respectively. The girls are wearing dresses and the boys are predominantly dressed in shorts, shirts and jackets. On the right side a man in a suit. Apparently, the youngest pupils are standing on the left side and the oldest on the right side.; 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-m57930
title: Elias Mzuku with his family, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Elias Mzuku mit seiner Familie“ („Elias Mzuku with his family“). Group portrait of fifteen persons (five women, one man and seven children) in front of a hut. Three women standing behind the others who are sitting. The children are predominantly wearing short dresses, the women long dresses, headdresses and three of them blankets on their shoulders. Two women are holding two small children in their arms. The man, sitting on the left side, is wearing a suit and holding a book in his right hand.; 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.--Elias Mzuku, coming from Tembuland, was an Evangelist in Xentu (South Africa).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m7905
title: Source, Rungwe, Tanzania, 1902-1904

description: "Blick nach der Quelle in Rungwe. Geschw. Zickmantel, Dora Meyer, Br. Böhme u. Heini Meyer, Schw. Meyer u. Traudel." ("View towards the source in Rungwe.Br[ethren] Zickmantel, Dora Meyer, Br[other] Böhme a[nd] Heini Meyer, Sis[ter] Meyer a[nd] Traudel."). Missionaries at a source in Rungwe: Agnes and Johannes Zickmantel, Dora Meyer (seated), Missionary Emil Böhme and Heini Meyer, Sister Lydia Meyer and Traudel (all from left). Imprinted on the image: "Blick auf Rungwe-Quelle. D.O.A. No. 1034." ("View of Rungwe Source. German East Africa No. 1034.").; Included from the box of duplicates. -- Lydia Maria Meyer (1865 in South Africa -- 1907), née Kunick, was a teacher and a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine having gotten married to Theodor Meyer (1864-1933) in 1893. Until her death she served in Nyasa, East Africa. -- Ernst Emil Böhme (1870-1938) was a mission artisan of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. He served from 1900 to 1903 as head of the joinery, as building foreman from 1903 to 1905 in Kyimbila, from 1905 to 1907 in Isoko and from 1907 to 1909 in Rutenganio. Until being interned in 1916 he was head of the station in Ipanya. In 1907 he married Emma, née Gründel. -- Martin Johannes Zickmantel (1866-1922) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. Having married Marie Agnes Hartmann in 1897, he served from 1898 to 1904 in Rutenganio and from 1904 to 1914 in Rungwe, staying also some time between 1912 and 1914 in Isoko. After the death of his first wife in 1903 in Rutenganio he married Elisabeth Louise Hartmann (1882-1963) in 1906. She served again from 1928 for many years in what is now Tanzania.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57959
title: Outdoor education (2), South Africa East, 1933

description: „Engonjaneni bei Tinana. Unterricht im Freien. Im Hintergrund die Lehrerin. Eine Schülerin zeigt ihr Werk Br. Kienemann (nicht sichtbar)“ („Engonjaneni near Tinana. Outdoor education. In the background the woman teacher. A pupil is showing her work to brother Kienemann (not visible)”). Nine children next to a hut. Eight children are sitting, one is standing on the left side of the picture, wearing a skirt, a shirt and a pinafore, holding her hands in front of her. Some of the children are holding slates and other objects in their hands. They are wearing short dresses or draperies. Left to the children a woman standing, wearing a coat and a long shawl. Stones are put in the window of the hut.; 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-5-09283.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m16070
title: Advent bazaar in the class room, Baziya, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: "Baziya. Im Schulraum. Advents-Bazar. Zum Besten der kirchlichen Arbeit" ("Baziya. In the class room. Advent bazaar. For the best of the parochial work"). Part of a room with three windows and several tables standing next to the walls. On the tables diverse draperies. On the right side a map hanging at the wall. In the corner a globe and a leaf or a feather on a shelf. At the wall in the middle a big paper with letters on it and a smaller paper. Baskets on the left window board.; 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-m16073
title: Homily in front of the church, Baziya, South Africa East, 1935

description: "Baziya. Weihnachten. Helferpredigt vor der Kirche. (Von der Kirchtreppe aus). Nachversammlung vor der Kirche. Gruppe von Heiden. Es konnten nicht alle in die Kirche hinein" ("Baziya. Christmas. Assistant homily in front of the church. (From the church stairs). After assembly in front of the church. Group of heathens. Not all could get into the church."). Two boys in the foreground. Behind them a crowd of people standing next to a church. Some of them are holding umbrellas.; 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-m16099
title: Parishioners after church service, Baziya, South Africa East, 1935

description: "Baziya. Gemeindeglieder nach der Kirche (3 Frauen)" ("Baziya. Parishioners after church service (3 women)"). Three women in dresses and with headscarfs are sitting next to a wall. Two of them are wearing patterned blankets on their shoulders, the third one on the right side is wearing a dark drapery on her left shoulder. She is holding an object in her hands. Beside her a stick is leaning against the wall. The woman in the middle is also wearing a necklace and earrings.; 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-m16072
title: Chief Zwelibangile and chief Mvalubi, Baziya, South Africa East, 1935

description: "Baziya. Weihnachten. Häuptling Zwelibangile mit Unterhäuptling Mvalubi / Mvambi (?) und Gefolge" ("Baziya. Christmas. Chief Zwelibangile with inferior chief Mvalubi / Mvambi (?) and attendance"). A group of men in suits and with hats are sitting on horses. In the background a house and trees.; 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.; c.f. picture no. IMP-HRN-BOX-SAO-8-10700.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m16096
title: Elias Mzuku with daughter and granddaughter, Baziya, South Africa East, 1935

description: "Baziya. Elias Mzuku mit Tochter (links) und Enkeltochter (rechts). Leiter des Außenpostens Xentu" ("Baziya. Elias Mzuku with his daughter (left) and granddaughter (right). Head of the outpost Xentu"). In the middle of the picture a man sitting, wearing a suit, a necktie and a hat. Left and right to him two girls with short hair in light coloured patterned dresses. Behind them plants.; Elias Mzuku, coming from Tembuland, was an Evangelist in Xentu (South Africa).; 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-m16071
title: Thomas Silinga ringing the Christmas bell, Baziya, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: "Baziya. Weihnachtsglocke-Läuter Thomas Silinga" ("Baziya. Christmas bell ringer Thomas Silinga"). A man, wearing trousers, a jacket and a hat, is standing next to a construction with two bells, pulling a rope and so ringing one of the bells. Beside him trees in a row and a building on the right side. On the left side a fence and next to it a group of people.; 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-m16050
title: Woman with beer barrel, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: "Heidnische Kaffer-Frau mit Bierfaß" ("Heathen Kaffir woman with beer barrel"). A woman, wearing draperies, necklaces, bangles, earrings and a headscarf, holding a barrel. (Maybe, she is cleaning it.) Something is bound around her waist. She is standing next to a hut. In the background plants.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57961
title: New construction for the seminary, Mvenyane, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Mvenyane, auf dem Neubau fürs Seminar: Br. Liebich mit seinen Industrieschülern an der Arbeit; vom Dach aus“ („Mvenyane, on the new construction for the seminary: Brother Liebich with his industry students working; from the roof“). Six men next to the construction of a wall. A European man cowering on one wall, wearing a suit, a necktie and a hat. Further behind four young men standing next to another wall, mainly dressed in trousers and shirts, two are wearing hats. They are smiling. Further left another man standing next to the third wall, wearing a shirt, a hat and braces. He is raising his right arm, holding an object (maybe a hammer) in his right hand. Trees and another building around and 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-m57967
title: Children, diversely dressed and styled, Mvenyane, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Bei Mvenyane. Verschieden bekleidete und frisierte Kaffer-Kinder (der zweite von links hat ein Schaffell um)“ („Near Mvenyane. Kaffir children diversely dressed and styled (the second from the left is wearing a sheepskin)“). Five children with diverse hairstyles. Four sitting, one standing, in a plain landscape. The girl on the right side is wearing a light coloured dress. The two children left to her are dressed in draperies and the one left to them is wearing a sheepskin. The one leftmost is only half visible.; 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-m16083
title: The young couple coming out of the church, Baziya, South Africa East, 1935

description: "Baziya. Kraal Hochzeit. Das junge Ehepaar nach der Trauung aus der Kirche kommend. Weg bestreut mit Grün und Tücher hingelegt" ("Baziya. Kraal wedding. The young couple coming out of the church after the marriage ceremony. Way strewed with plants and shawls put down"). A group of people walking up a small hill. In the middle a bride and a bridegroom. A tree in the foreground. In the background mountains.; 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.; c.f. pictures nos. IMP-HRN-BOX-SAO-8-10704, -10706, -10707, -10710, -10711, -10712, -10713, -10714, -10715.