"Von links nach rechts: Frau Ritzi, Miss. Tong (Blindenheim), Herr Ritzi, englische Missionarin, Rev. Ferry (U.S.A.), Bub Ferry, Mrs. Ferry, Bub Jakson, Präses Götz mit Waldemar, Albrecht Goetz, Rev. Jakson (U.S.A.), Frl. Moritz (Blindenheim), Mädchen Jakson, Frl. Hacker (Blindenheim), Frau Fischle (Lilong), Mrs Jakson, Kirchenältester Tsog En gan [Entzifferung unklar] (Hongkong), Herr Bitzer (früher Generalkassier). "
Item Details
Title:
"Von links nach rechts: Frau Ritzi, Miss. Tong (Blindenheim), Herr Ritzi, englische Missionarin, Rev. Ferry (U.S.A.), Bub Ferry, Mrs. Ferry, Bub Jakson, Präses Götz mit Waldemar, Albrecht Goetz, Rev. Jakson (U.S.A.), Frl. Moritz (Blindenheim), Mädchen Jakson, Frl. Hacker (Blindenheim), Frau Fischle (Lilong), Mrs Jakson, Kirchenältester Tsog En gan [Entzifferung unklar] (Hongkong), Herr Bitzer (früher Generalkassier). "
Alternate title:
"From left to right: Mrs Ritzi, Rev Tong (Home for the Blind), Mr Ritzi, an English lady missionary, Rev. Ferry (USA), the little Ferry boy, Mrs Ferry, the little Jakson boy, Rev. Götz, Field Secretary, with Waldemar, Albrecht Goetz, Rev. Jakson (USA), Miss Moritz (Home for the Blind), the little Jakson girl, Miss Hacker (Home for the Blind), Mrs Fischle (Lilong), Mrs Jakson, the Church Elder Tsog En gan [reading uncertain] from Hong Kong, Mr Bitzer (former Basel Mission treasurer)."
Description
Names
Dates
Date early:
01.01.1934
Date late:
31.12.1937
Proper date:
01.01.1934-31.12.1937
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Asia {continent}: China {modern state}: Guangdong {province}: Heyuan {district}: Heyuan {place}People:
Subject
Keywords:
wedding, bride, bridegroom, child, children's wear, religion and philosophy (general), Christianity, congregation, elder m, flower, communication, group, men's wear, missionary f, missionary m, woman, women's wear Individuals:
Bitzer, Friedrich (Mr)Name: Bitzer, Friedrich (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 1874
Date of Birth: 06.12.1889
Date of Death: 27.11.1955
Biography: BV ("List of the Brethren") gives no the exact date for Bitzer's return from Ghana but mentions that he was interned until 1918. After that he went to Argentina before moving to Australia, where he lived until his death.
Profession: commercial clerk (Kaufmann)
Relationships: Bruder/Schwester von: Bitzer, Conrad (Mr)
Geographic references: Mission area: Australia {mission area}, Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Götz, August Gotthilf (Mr)Name: Götz, August Gotthilf (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1979
Date of Birth: 26.02.1892
Date of Death: 22.02.1963
Biography: After his return from China Goetz was a travelling secretary of the Basel Mission in Germany until 1954.
Profession: baker (Bäcker)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Götz-Schmid, Elisabeth Luise (Mrs)
Need more information?, Moritz (Ms), Ritzi, Arthur (Mr)Name: Ritzi, Arthur (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2097
Date of Birth: 28.03.1890
Date of Death: 22.04.1958
Biography: Ritzi went to Ghana as a commercial clerk for the Basler Missions-Handelsgesellschaft / Basel Mission Trading Company. Internment from 1914 to 1919. He went to China as a missionary for the Basel Mission from 1931 to 1937.
Profession: commercial clerk (Kaufmann)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}, Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Ritzi-Kramer, Mary Louisa (Mrs)Name: Ritzi-Kramer, Mary Louisa (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 05.07.1882
Date of Death: 17.03.1951
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Ritzi, Arthur (Mr)
Need more information?, Hacker, Marie (Ms)Name: Hacker, Marie (Ms)
Basel mission membership number: SV 0139
Need more information?, Fischle-Sauberschwarz, Gertrud (Mrs)Name: Fischle-Sauberschwarz, Gertrud (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 05.06.1904
Biography: BV ("List of the Brethren") does not give the date of Mrs Fischle's death.
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Fischle, Ernst Wilhelm (Mr)
Need more information?, Tsog En gan (Mr), Jakson (Mr), Jakson (Mrs), Jakson* (child)Name: Jakson* (child)
Relationships: Tochter/Sohn von: Jakson (Mr)
Need more information?, Ferry (Mr), Ferry (Mrs), Götz, Waldemar (child)Name: Götz, Waldemar (child)
Date of Birth: 06.01.1934
Relationships: Tochter/Sohn von: Götz, August Gotthilf (Mr)
Need more information?, Goetz, Albrecht (child)Name: Goetz, Albrecht (child)
Date of Birth: 17.11.1930
Relationships: Tochter/Sohn von: Götz, August Gotthilf (Mr)
Need more information?, Ferry* (child), Tong [Honyen] (Mrs)
Relationships
Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 9cm x 14.3cm
[Condition]: good - medium
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: good - medium
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
QA-30.004.0040
Citation:
Reference: BMA QA-30.004.0040
Title: "Von links nach rechts: Frau Ritzi, Miss. Tong (Blindenheim), Herr Ritzi, englische Missionarin, Rev. Ferry (U.S.A.), Bub Ferry, Mrs. Ferry, Bub Jakson, Präses Götz mit Waldemar, Albrecht Goetz, Rev. Jakson (U.S.A.), Frl. Moritz (Blindenheim), Mädchen Jakson, Frl. Hacker (Blindenheim), Frau Fischle (Lilong), Mrs Jakson, Kirchenältester Tsog En gan [Entzifferung unklar] (Hongkong), Herr Bitzer (früher Generalkassier). "
Creator: unknown
Date: 01.01.1934-31.12.1937
“Von links nach rechts: Frau Ritzi, Miss. Tong (Blindenheim), Herr Ritzi, englische Missionarin, Rev. Ferry (U.S.A.), Bub Ferry, Mrs. Ferry, Bub Jakson, Präses Götz mit Waldemar, Albrecht Goetz, Rev. Jakson (U.S.A.), Frl. Moritz (Blindenheim), Mädchen Jakson, Frl. Hacker (Blindenheim), Frau Fischle (Lilong), Mrs Jakson, Kirchenältester Tsog En gan [Entzifferung unklar] (Hongkong), Herr Bitzer (früher Generalkassier). ,” BMArchives, accessed April 29, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/63209.
Title: "Von links nach rechts: Frau Ritzi, Miss. Tong (Blindenheim), Herr Ritzi, englische Missionarin, Rev. Ferry (U.S.A.), Bub Ferry, Mrs. Ferry, Bub Jakson, Präses Götz mit Waldemar, Albrecht Goetz, Rev. Jakson (U.S.A.), Frl. Moritz (Blindenheim), Mädchen Jakson, Frl. Hacker (Blindenheim), Frau Fischle (Lilong), Mrs Jakson, Kirchenältester Tsog En gan [Entzifferung unklar] (Hongkong), Herr Bitzer (früher Generalkassier). "
Creator: unknown
Date: 01.01.1934-31.12.1937
“Von links nach rechts: Frau Ritzi, Miss. Tong (Blindenheim), Herr Ritzi, englische Missionarin, Rev. Ferry (U.S.A.), Bub Ferry, Mrs. Ferry, Bub Jakson, Präses Götz mit Waldemar, Albrecht Goetz, Rev. Jakson (U.S.A.), Frl. Moritz (Blindenheim), Mädchen Jakson, Frl. Hacker (Blindenheim), Frau Fischle (Lilong), Mrs Jakson, Kirchenältester Tsog En gan [Entzifferung unklar] (Hongkong), Herr Bitzer (früher Generalkassier). ,” BMArchives, accessed April 29, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/63209.
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