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antique original private real photograph from the early 1900s showing scenes from the historic empandeni catholic mission in matabeleland rhodesia present day zimbabwe
the front features a montage of three photos top left native children top right st francis xavier stone church center local teacher empa nelem with his family outside a thatched hut and bottom the st patricks mission in makokoba bulawayo
the reverse contains a contemporary handwritten description in german by the pastor himself detailing his former stations unposted photo paper rare ethnographic and colonial history
on back is written:
oben: empandeni, wo ich zwei Jahre Pastor war.
v.u.h ein Schilluck = Schüler zu Emandeni geformt
mitte: Ein Empandelen - Lehrer mit Familie
unten: St. Patrick Eingeborene Mission in Bulawayo der gr¨ssten Stadst Rhodesien
unique piece
matte gelatin silver print
conditon: very good...dog ear on bottom left corner...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of photo
real photo, echtfoto, fotografie, mission, religion, africa, colonialism, church, ethnic indigenous, hut
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