"Akropong. - Links: Maders Küche, Widmanns, im Hintergrund Langs Haus. Rechts: Maders u. Mohrs Häuser. Mitte: Orangen-Allee. Vordergrund: Platz zur Kapelle. "
Item Details
Title:
"Akropong. - Links: Maders Küche, Widmanns, im Hintergrund Langs Haus. Rechts: Maders u. Mohrs Häuser. Mitte: Orangen-Allee. Vordergrund: Platz zur Kapelle. "
Alternate title:
"Akropong. - On the left Maders' kitchen, Widmanns' [house], in the background Langs' house. On the right the houses of the Mohrs and the Maders. In the centre the orange-tree alley. In the foreground the open space in front of the chapel."
Description
Names
Creator:
Locher, Christoph Wilhelm (Mr)Name: Locher, Christoph Wilhelm (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0308
Date of Birth: 13.06.1819
Date of Death: 06.02.1888
Biography: Left the Basel Mission 1869.
Profession: potter (Töpfer)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}, Mission area: USA {mission area}
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Dates
Date early:
01.01.1860
Date late:
31.12.1873
Proper date:
01.01.1860-31.12.1873
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Africa {continent}: Ghana {modern state}: Ghana {traditional states}: Akwapim {traditional state}: Aburi {place}: Aburi-Akropong {mission district}: Akropong {place}
People:
Subject
Keywords:
religion and philosophy (general), Christianity, mission house, mission station, orange tree, open space
Individuals:
Locher, Christoph Wilhelm (Mr)Name: Locher, Christoph Wilhelm (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0308
Date of Birth: 13.06.1819
Date of Death: 06.02.1888
Biography: Left the Basel Mission 1869.
Profession: potter (Töpfer)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}, Mission area: USA {mission area}
Need more information?, Mohr, Joseph Franz (Mr)Name: Mohr, Joseph Franz (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0236
Date of Birth: 22.06.1814
Date of Death: 16.09.1884
Biography: Father of Adolf Mohr.
Profession: carpenter (Zimmermann und Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Mader, Johann Adam (Mr)Name: Mader, Johann Adam (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0317
Date of Birth: 18.01.1826
Date of Death: 04.09.1882
Profession: farmer (Bauer)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Widmann, Johann Georg (Mr)Name: Widmann, Johann Georg (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0202
Date of Birth: 30.01.1814
Date of Death: 27.11.1876
Profession: weaver (Leinweber)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Lang, Johann Jakob (Mr)Name: Lang, Johann Jakob (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0540
Date of Birth: 12.11.1830
Date of Death: 15.04.1898
Profession: farmer (Bauer)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}, Mission area: USA {mission area}
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 9cm x 13.5cm
[Condition]: bad
[Special format]: corners cut bevelled
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, albumen
Identifier
Reference:
QD-30.011.0051
Citation:
Reference: BMA QD-30.011.0051
Title: "Akropong. - Links: Maders Küche, Widmanns, im Hintergrund Langs Haus. Rechts: Maders u. Mohrs Häuser. Mitte: Orangen-Allee. Vordergrund: Platz zur Kapelle. "
Creator: Locher, Christoph Wilhelm (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1860-31.12.1873

Locher, Christoph Wilhelm (Mr), “Akropong. - Links: Maders Küche, Widmanns, im Hintergrund Langs Haus. Rechts: Maders u. Mohrs Häuser. Mitte: Orangen-Allee. Vordergrund: Platz zur Kapelle. ,” BMArchives, accessed June 19, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/70061.
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