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Title	Sewing class in Abetifi with Mrs. Ramseyer.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Frau Missionar Ramseyer in der Flickstunde.
Description	Annotation translation: "In Abetifi."; Annotation: "In Abetifi."; Note: Als Nr. 69 publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. (RI). - Bildlegende im Album: "Die Flickstunde in Abetifi. - Unsere Anstaltsschüler haben jeden Samstag morgens ihre Kleider am Bache selbst zu waschen. Nachdem sie trocken geworden, begeben sie sich um zwei Uhr zu Frau R., unter deren Aufsicht sie auf der Veranda wenn nothwendig ihr Kleider ausbessern. Anfangs fällt es den Knaben schwer; doch da unsere Neger eine gewisse Anlage für die Schneiderarbeit besitzen, wissen sie sich bald zu helfen." - Veröffentlicht (La Messagère du Monde Païen, Feb. 1893).; Note translation: Published as no 69 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuchâtel 1895. (RI). - Caption in the album: "Mending clothes in Abetifi. Our pupils have to do their own washing in the river every Saturday morning. After the clothes have dried they go to Mrs. Ramseyer at two o'clock and mend them on the veranda under her supervision. In the beginning work is difficult for the boys but our Africans have a certain talent for sewing and they soon manage quite well." - The French caption reads: "Le samedi matin les ainés de nos écoliers vont à la rivière, et avec quelques boules de savon indigène lavent leur habits. L'après-midi, ceux qui ont des déchirures viennent auprès de Mme R. qui les initie à l'art de mettre une pièce où cela est nécessaire; comme nos nègres ont un don particulier pour la couture, ils savent bien vite se tirer d'affaire." (PJ 07.1998). - Published (La Messagère du Monde Païen, Feb. 1893).
Subject (bmpixs)	cloth mission school missionary f pupil m sewing sewing school veranda
Subject (bmpixn personal name)	Ramseyer-Bontems, Rosa Luise (Mrs)
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Abetifi {place}
Coverage date	1888/1893
Photographer (bmpixn)	Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1888/1893
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, collodion; 12.0 x 16.7 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m25589
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-30.14.042
Same image reference number	QD-30.041.0031; QD-30.042.0076; QD-30.043.0076; QD-32.024.0349
References	impa-m38207; impa-m38373; impa-m38481; impa-m53211
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-6368
Archival file	impa_Volume44/impa-abmpix-6368.tiff

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