African men gathering under a tree, Machame, Tanzania, 1904

"Eine Ratsversammlung in Madschame, Deutsch-Ost-Afrika." ("A council in Machame, German East Africa."). African men are sitting on the ground underneath a tree. They are wearing traditional clothes. In the center: a tree. In the background: dense vegetation.; Cf. "Druckvorlagen Musterbuch 9, 324, Auf. 172". -- Postcard published by the Leipzig Mission. -- The mission station in Machame was founded in 1893