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Original 1954 Dr Frank Laubach Nigeria Literacy Each One Teach One Press Photo
Item Description:Up for sale is an authentic, original vintage press photograph documenting international educational pioneer Dr. Frank C. Laubach during a literacy mission in West Africa.
Subject: Dr. Frank C. Laubach standing on the left in front of an outdoor \"classroom\" beneath a large tree. He points directly to a large vertical instructional wall chart printed with the Hausa language alphabet, syllables, and corresponding illustrative drawings (such as baka, cara, daka). A group of local adults clad in white garments sit gathered on large rocks to follow the lesson, while a young child watches from the lower-left foreground near a traditional thatched-roof structure.
Country of Subject: Nigeria (Zaria)
Date Issued: Circa 1954
Picture Number: WP-170 / (54-4474)
Dimensions: 8\" x 10\"
Historical Context:Dr. Frank C. Laubach was a world-renowned American educator and missionary often referred to as \"The Apostle to the Illiterate.\" He was the founder of the globally influential \"Each One Teach One\" literacy campaign. The attached archival text details that Dr. Laubach developed specialized phonetic lessons like the one shown here across 239 languages and dialects, enabling more than 60 million people in 64 countries to learn to read and write their spoken languages. This specific photograph captures his methods adapted for the Hausa language, widely used across Central and West Africa, during a field campaign in Zaria, Nigeria.
Archival Markings:The reverse features a complete, original purple ink-stamped informational narrative text block block. It explicitly defines the \"Each One Teach One\" framework, detailing the phonetic construction of the chart using key words and simple drawings designed to make learning quicker and easier. It preserves the official reference serial markers: \"WP-170\" and \"(54-4474)\".
Provenance & Authenticity:100% original period press print produced for international administrative and news record-keeping. We do not sell modern reprints or reproductions.
Very good condition. See the photos.
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