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Road workers in East Africa, 1938

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Road workers in East Africa, 1938

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Road workers in German East Africa. Some have painted their faces with white ash paste. They believe their appearance is getting closer to the European occupiers this way.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

01.01.1938
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31.12.1938

Location:

Tanzania

Image ID:

00291631

Dimensions:

4957px x 3721px

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No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

Copyright Notice:

Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

Collection:

Historical archives

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Indigenous population in German East Africa, 1885-1918
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Keywords:

African Black Colonialism Colony Cosmetics Exploitation German German Colony Historical Local Make-Up Man Misery Native Paint Painted Politics Poor Population Poverty Road Building Society Woman Work Worker
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Headline:

Road workers in East Africa, 1938

Date:

01.01.1938

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00291631