Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
Africa-05-048-16 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Collection |
Brethren in Christ Archives |
Photographer |
unknown |
Place |
Matabeleland, in Southern Rhodesia (since 1980, Zimbabwe) |
Year Range from |
1908.0 |
Year Range to |
1909.0 |
Description |
Photograph of two missionaries, two African women, and several children seated at the front of what is thought to be the first church building at Matopo Mission. Later identification by Walter O. Winger in 1965: Adda Engle (left) and Mary E. Heisey (right). See: 1000 0000 2288 -- a journal article by Dwight Thomas entitled "They Brought a Kodak: The Earliest Photographs of Brethren in Christ Missionaries in Africa" |
People |
Engle, Adda Heisey, Mary E. |
Search Terms |
Matabeleland Matopo Mission Matoppo Mission |
Notes |
At the time the Africa photo collection was digitized, this photo was incorrectly identified as having been taken at Macha Mission in Zambia, and had been filed in Box 5, Folder 048. On December 23, 2013, the photo was moved to Box 3, Folder 022, together with other early photographs from Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). |