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A silk cotton tree, which had to be cleared off the building site in Kumba. The trunk was so thick and spongy, that it had to be hacked instead of sawed to pieces.

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Title	A silk cotton tree, which had to be cleared off the building site in Kumba. The trunk was so thick and spongy, that it had to be hacked instead of sawed to pieces.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Baumwollbaum, der auf dem Bauplatz i. Kumba weggeräumt werden musste. Der Stamm ist zu dick u. schwammig, als dass eine Säge gebraucht werden könnte, deshalb muss er durchgehackt werden.
Description	Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Subject (bmpixs)	building site clearing forest scene silk-cotton tree timber worker m
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Kumba {place}
Coverage date	1933/1946
Photographer (bmpixn)	Scheibler, Paul Ernst (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1933/1946
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 6.6 x 9.3 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m30743
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of official series	Cameroon. Land. Trade. Occupations. 8a.
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	E-30.88.117
Rights	All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images -- both individuals and organisations -- to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Access conditions	Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
Repository name	mission21
Repository address	mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+4161 260 23 09), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Repository email	info@bmpix.org
Filename	impa-abmpix-20367
Archival file	impa_Volume66/impa-abmpix-20367.tiff

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