"Elementarschule Hoschuwan auf einem Spaziergang vor dem Haus eines Aeltesten in Wongfa. Damals (1909) war die Schule noch klein, heute hat sie 60 Schüler. Sie hatten damals noch Zöpfe & den Vorderkopf rasiert. Miss. Kaufmann. "
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Title:
"Elementarschule Hoschuwan auf einem Spaziergang vor dem Haus eines Aeltesten in Wongfa. Damals (1909) war die Schule noch klein, heute hat sie 60 Schüler. Sie hatten damals noch Zöpfe & den Vorderkopf rasiert. Miss. Kaufmann. "
Alternate title:
"The elementary school from Hoschuwan out for a walk - here in front of the house of the elder of the congregation in Wongfa. In those days (1909) the school was small. Now it has 60 pupils. In those days they still wore plaits and had the front of their heads shaved. The missionary Kaufmann."
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Names
Creator:
Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr)Name: Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1507
Date of Birth: 13.01.1878
Date of Death: 25.06.1924
Biography: There is a 35 p. manuscript written by Maisch in the Basel Mission archive giving advice on the use of his negatives as coloured slides and descriptions of the contents of the pictures.
Profession: carpenter (Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
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Basel mission membership number: 1507
Date of Birth: 13.01.1878
Date of Death: 25.06.1924
Biography: There is a 35 p. manuscript written by Maisch in the Basel Mission archive giving advice on the use of his negatives as coloured slides and descriptions of the contents of the pictures.
Profession: carpenter (Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
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Dates
Date early:
1909
Proper date:
1909
Acquisition year:
<1925
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Asia {continent}: China {modern state}: Guangdong {province}: Meilin {district}: Heshuwan {place}People:
Subject
Keywords:
elder m, elementary school, excursion, fan, firewood, communication, group, hairstyle, religion and philosophy (general), Christianity, mission school, missionary m, pupil m Individuals:
Kaufmann, Georg Heinrich (Mr)Name: Kaufmann, Georg Heinrich (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 1654
Date of Birth: 08.08.1883
Date of Death: 08.03.1945
Biography: After 1924 Kaufmann was a travelling secretary of the Basel Mission. BV ("List of the Brethren") doesn't mention for how long.
Profession: commercial clerk (Kaufmann)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
Need more information?, Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr)Name: Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1507
Date of Birth: 13.01.1878
Date of Death: 25.06.1924
Biography: There is a 35 p. manuscript written by Maisch in the Basel Mission archive giving advice on the use of his negatives as coloured slides and descriptions of the contents of the pictures.
Profession: carpenter (Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 8.3cm x 10.8cm
[Condition]: medium
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: medium
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
A-30.54.009
Citation:
Reference: BMA A-30.54.009
Title: "Elementarschule Hoschuwan auf einem Spaziergang vor dem Haus eines Aeltesten in Wongfa. Damals (1909) war die Schule noch klein, heute hat sie 60 Schüler. Sie hatten damals noch Zöpfe & den Vorderkopf rasiert. Miss. Kaufmann. "
Creator: Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr)
Date: <1925
Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr), “Elementarschule Hoschuwan auf einem Spaziergang vor dem Haus eines Aeltesten in Wongfa. Damals (1909) war die Schule noch klein, heute hat sie 60 Schüler. Sie hatten damals noch Zöpfe & den Vorderkopf rasiert. Miss. Kaufmann. ,” BMArchives, accessed June 22, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/50936.
Title: "Elementarschule Hoschuwan auf einem Spaziergang vor dem Haus eines Aeltesten in Wongfa. Damals (1909) war die Schule noch klein, heute hat sie 60 Schüler. Sie hatten damals noch Zöpfe & den Vorderkopf rasiert. Miss. Kaufmann. "
Creator: Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr)
Date: <1925
Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr), “Elementarschule Hoschuwan auf einem Spaziergang vor dem Haus eines Aeltesten in Wongfa. Damals (1909) war die Schule noch klein, heute hat sie 60 Schüler. Sie hatten damals noch Zöpfe & den Vorderkopf rasiert. Miss. Kaufmann. ,” BMArchives, accessed June 22, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/50936.
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