Tug-of-war of young men, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, ca.1927-1938

"Wettspiele in Daressalaam" ("Competitional games in Dar es Salaam"). Young men competing in a tug-of-war on a large open field. Spectators in the background.; Cf. photo no. 73, album no. 18. -- 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