African workers sawing boards, Mamba, Tanzania, ca. 1900-1914

"Arbeiter der Missionsstation Mamba beim Brettersägen, Deutsch-Ost-Afrika." ("Workers of the mission station in Mamba sawing boards, German East Africa."). One worker is standing on a log that is lying on a wooden construction about 1.5 meters high to facilitate the sawing process. He is sawing. Another worker standing on the ground is holding the other end of the saw. On the left: two workers are standing beside the wooden construction. In the background: dense vegetation.; Postcard published by the Leipzig Mission. -- Cf. album 8, photo no. 28(128) "Brettersägen im Walde" ("Sawing boards in the forest"). -- Cf. original photograph "Holzsäge im Urwald am Kilimandscharo" ("Saw in the rainforest of Kilimanjaro"). It can be seen in the Leipzig Mission Archive. -- The mission station in Mamba was founded in 1894.