Institute of Germanic Languages and Literatures

Prof. Dr. Maitz, Péter

Unserdeutsch (Rabaul Creole German)

Pictures

Vunapope and the Mission back then

  Vunapope, view on the Blanche Bay (undated, source unknown)
View on the Blanche Bay around 1900 (Album der Herz-Jesu-Missionare in der Deutschen Südsee auf Neupommern, p. 22)
The former residence of the first bishop (Louis Couppé MSC) in Vunapope (Rascher 1909: 47)
Orphanage of the girls around 1900 (Album der Herz-Jesu-Missionare in der Deutschen Südsee auf Neupommern, p. 8)
Workshop of the mission brothers and the orphan boys (Album der Herz-Jesu-Missionare in der Deutschen Südsee auf Neupommern, p. 3)
Orphan boy in Vunapope around 1900 (Album der Herz-Jesu-Missionare in der Deutschen Südsee auf Neupommern, p. 6)
School teaching in Vunapope before 1912 (Frings 2000: 112)
Entries in the boarding school register (photo: Péter Maitz)
Two mixed-race children at the Vunapope school (Hüskes 1932: 150)
A mixed-race family in Vunapope (Hüskes 1932: 154)
Mixed-race siblings in Vunapope dressed in European style (undated, source unknown)
Students of the Vunapope Boys' Primary School at the beginning of the 20th century (Hüskes 1932: 152)
Pupils of the Vunapope Girls' Primary School at the beginning of the 20th century (Hüskes 1932: 152)
Girls' Communion in Vunapope (undated, source unknown)
Pupils of the Vunapope Trade School (Hüskes 1932: 154)
Pupils of the Vunapope Housekeeping School (Hüskes 1932: 153)
The Vunapope Cathedral before World War II (undated, source unknown)
The Vunapope Mission after World War II (undated, source unknown)
Sr. Angela´s music band in the post-war era (source unkown)
Girls of the Housekeeping School in the post-war era (source unknown)
Pupils of the Vunapope Boys' School (source unknown)