Rev. Jakob Shu, Grassfields, ordained on April 18th 1937 in Kumba. Comes from Bafut and is pastor there. Worked as a teacher before the last war. Was called Fombolingon in Bafut, which means 'pacifier of the country' (an honorary title given to him by the chief).

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Title	Rev. Jakob Shu, Grassfields, ordained on April 18th 1937 in Kumba. Comes from Bafut and is pastor there. Worked as a teacher before the last war. Was called Fombolingon in Bafut, which means 'pacifier of the country' (an honorary title given to him by the chief).
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Pfr. Jakob Shu, Grasland, ord. 18.IV.'37 in Kumba. Pfarrer in Bafut, stammt aus Bafut. War schon vor dem letzten Kriege als Lehrer tätig. In Bafut Fombolingon = 'Besänftiger des Landes' genannt (vom Häuptling als Ehrenname gegeben).
Subject (bmpixs)	pastor m portrait m teacher m
Subject (bmpixn personal name)	Fombolingon (Mr) Shu, Jakob (Mr)
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Bafut {place}; Kumba {place}
Coverage date	1932/1945
Photographer (bmpixn)	Zürcher, Wilhelm (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1932/1945
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 9.9 x 7.3 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m39846
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of miscellaneous collection	QE-30.018: untitled
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	QE-30.018.0051
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-24707
Archival file	impa_Volume104/impa-abmpix-24707.tiff

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Rev. Jakob Shu, Grassfields, ordained on April 18th 1937 in Kumba. Comes from Bafut and is pastor there. Worked as a teacher before the last war. Was called Fombolingon in Bafut, which means 'pacifier of the country' (an honorary title given to him by the chief).

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