Mailman, Gonja, Tanzania, ca. 1927-1938

"Der Postbote auf dem Marsch von Gonja nach der 16 Stunden entfernten Poststation" ("The mailman on the march from Gonja to the post station, 16 hours away"). Carrying a burden on his head.; Wilhelm Guth (1888-1980), from Zeiskam in the Rhineland Palatinate, studied commerce before joining the Leipzig Mission as a pastor. He served in Gonja (southern Pare) from 1913 to 1917 and from 1927 to 1938. He left a large number of photographs, mostly taken by himself but including some by members of his family or fellow missionaries