Car breakdown, Ethiopia, 1952

"Panne; Die Wagen waren steckengeblieben." ("Breakdown; the cars have been stuck.") Photograph of two trucks stuck in a muddy road. Between the trucks a small group of people is gathered around camp fire.; Separate note reading: "Mit mehreren Wagen waren wir steckengeblieben. Zum Schutz gegen wilde Tiere hatten wir ein Feuer unterhalten, das nun zum Kaffeekochen benutzt wird. Es soll weiter gehen, wenn der Weg abgetrocknet ist" ("With several trucks we were stuck. As a protection against wild animals we had tended a fire, that is now used for coffee cooking. We shall move on when the road has dried").; Photograph taken during the transport of baggage of the Hornbostel family to Ayra.