Congregation after a christening ceremony, Kyimbila, Tanzania, ca.1898-1914

"Teilnehmer nach einer Tauffeier in Kyimbila" ("Participants after a christening ceremony in Kyimbila"). A large group of Africans, some of them dressed in white, standing or sitting in front of tall trees. Three missionaries and two white children are standing among them. Imprinted on the image: "3245".; Cf. photo no. 3650. -- Adolf Ferdinand Stolz (1871-1917) was a mission trader of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine in Ipanya from 1898 to 1902 and in Kyimbila from 1903 to 1914. He was responsible for the plantations in Kyimbila and Rutenganio. In 1898 he married Helene Elisabeth, née Kootz (1872-1899), in 1903 Anna, née Schulze