Find results with:

Add another field

Search by date

to

Searching collections:

International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960

Add or remove collections

Home Mission station Abetifi.

Reference URL

Share

Comment

Save to favorites

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document

To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

Mission station Abetifi.

View Description

Download

small (250x250 max)

medium (500x500 max)

large ( > 500x500)

Full Resolution

Print

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

Submit

Cancel

...

Back to top

Powered by CONTENTdm®

Title	Mission station Abetifi.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Station Abetifi.
Description	Note: "Station Abetifi (auf d. ... [Entzifferung unklar] wird Reigen gespielt)". (D-30-0,1). - Als Nr. 46 publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. - Bildlegende im Album: "Die Station Abetifi. - Abetifi, als Hauptstadt der Provinz Okwawu und in der Mitte derselben gelegen, wurde im Jahre 1876 als Sitz unserer ersten Asante-Missionsstation gewählt. Die Lage der Station, die von den verstorbenen Missionaren Werner und Weimer erbaut wurde, ist eine sehr freundliche und verhältnismässig gesunde. Rechts von dem zweistöckigen Missionshaus steht die Kapelle mit dem Thürmchen, dessen zwei Glocken ein Geschenk von Freunden sind. Auf dem Gras spielen die Kinder der Kleinkinderschule." (RI).; Note translation: "Abetifi mission station. On the [?lawn] children are playing in a circle." (D-30-0,1). - Published as no 46 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuchâtel 1895. (RI). - Caption in the album: "Abetifi mission station. - Abetifi, the capital of the Okwawu province and situated at its centre, was chosen to be the seat of our first Asante mission station in 1876. The station was built by the two missionaries Werner and Weimer in a very friendly and relatively healthy region. To the right of the two-storey mission house is a chapel with a small tower with two bells which were donated by friends. On the grass pupils of the elementary school are at play." - The French caption relates to the preceding image in the album (in our system: D-30.14.063) and begins "A deux pas de ce fétiche Dentè, on entre dans un joli sentier qui, contournant la colline, nous amène en 7 à 8 minutes à la station d'Abetifi ... " (PJ 07.1998). - For same place see D-30.14.007/8/9/10. (PST).
Subject (bmpixs)	church dance flag mission station pupil f pupil m teacher f
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Abetifi {place}
Coverage date	1888/1895
Photographer (bmpixn)	Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1888/1895
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 11.0 x 15.9 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m25553
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of official series	"Gold Coast. Twi District. Abetifi. Main mission station. 14.a. Mission station, mission house and church, b. Mission, people, c. Schools and pupils, d. Sewing classes, e. Non-mission.
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	D-30.14.006
Same image reference number	QD-30.020.0007; QD-30.042.0048; QD-30.043.0048; QD-32.024.0025
References	impa-m37629; impa-m38345; impa-m38453; impa-m52887
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-5993
Archival file	impa_Volume44/impa-abmpix-5993.tiff

USC Libraries

University of Southern California

USC Digital Library

International Mission Photography Archive (IMPA)

Find results with:

Searching collections:

Home Mission station Abetifi.

Mission station Abetifi.

Description

Comments

IMPA Collaborators

IMPA Supporters

USC Digital Library