Kolmanskuppe Tree and Church!

[Clint Ebstein]

Good to see the Ebstein topic is closed, There was no church at Kolmanskuppe

[Clint Ebstein]

Old pic of Luderitz

[Clint Ebstein]

Check the pic above

[georg ruf jr.]

Fantastic look on town. Thanks Clint!

[Clint Ebstein]

This was the doctors house at Pomona. These photo`s were taken 91 years apart, the top one in 1917 and the bottom one I took recently

[georg ruf jr.]

Very simple kind of housing. Nobody would build anything of the kind nowadays. At least not a doc with lot's of money.
nice of you to document the town scenery. I'm always enjoying your post Clint.

[Clint Ebstein]

Dianne you posted the top image ,I give you  +- the same position and angle in 2007

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Clint,this dpi thing means absolutely nothing to me.I will ask Richard to help me sort something for you when I see him.

Its the dots per inch DIP on a picture, general we do 72 Dpi to post pics in the net since the monitor is limited to that, but to make a print pic , the higher the DPI the better

[georg ruf jr.]

I like the comparison. Thanks Clint.

[henniek]

Kolmanskop
Some memories as it was told by Mrs.Coleman
Kolmanskuppe had a very splendid hospital , and some wonderfull doctors. One of the best loved was the late dr Kraenzle who believed that all recuperating patients should have a small bottle of wine every night together with nice sandwiches . It must have been the only hospital in the world to have had wine cellars built beneath it .
The other doctor was dr von Lossow .A unique personality who believed that eating a raw onion each day would ensure good health .never mind public relations .
It was a common sight to see him walking along , balanced on a railway line , eating raw onions and whisteling madly in between bites . he was a bachelor until late in life , and died on his honeymoon. I don't know if there is a lesson here or not !
Somewher some one must have the originals of the photos. What I have is photocopies that Martiens Schoeman- office equip tech  at the time -  made for me on the best photocpier that was available

[Alfred Boehme]

@ Alfred that is your Oupa on the right in the top picture

Diana can you resent the top pic of our oupa I mite heve a photo of the house that I took and I want to compare

[Leon Sumter]

Hi Alfred.
This is the photo you are looking for.

[Alfred Boehme]

Thanks Leon
Got lots of photo's and if they are not of the correct angle I will go again and try to get the same
angle

Leon there are 3 houses next to the rec club do you have any idea if the photo of my oupap is see side, middle or east

Alfred

[Leon Sumter]

Hi Alfred

The houses are positioned in an "L" shape arrangement. Looking at the Rec club and the loco shed to the right of the house I would say that your Grandpa's house must have been the one on the "corner" of the "L", i.e the house closest to the coast line.Look at a "Google" earth picture of E-Bay and take a line from the right hand edge of the house cutting through the rec club and loco shed to follow my reasoning.

[Leon Sumter]

"Kolmanskop
Some memories as it was told by Mrs.Coleman......."
Hennie pray tell us who this Mrs Coleman lady is and where are you getting this information from. I am intensely interested in this.