Congregants in front of the church, Mbaga, Tanzania, ca. 1911-1914

"Nach dem Gottesdienst in Mbaga. Der Weg ist mit Sisal begrenzt." ("After the service in Mbaga. The road is bounded with sisal."). Church thatched with plant fiber. In front of it and on the road a crowd of people dressed in cloths or 'kanzu' and cap, some of them wearing hats.; 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.