Spemann Family Collection
Apia architect Mr Albert Schaaffhausen ( 3rd from right holding wreath ) had spent several months of voluntary labour renewing the foundation , fence and monument before the ceremony . He was the architect for many of Samoa ’ s most notable colonial buildings during the German administration of 1900-1914 . The accomplished builder of many of Schaaffhausen ’ s landmarks , Mr Friedrich ‘ Fritz ’ Stünzner , is also in the picture ( 3rd from left with white beard ). Others that can be identified ( leftto-right ): Boy in shorts Max Grapengiesser Jnr ; 4th from left with glasses Mr Max Grapengiesser Snr , a plantation manager from Tuanaimato ; Mrs Hedwig Grapengiesser ( nee Gebauer ) dark hat , partly obscured ; Mr Arno Max Gurau ; Mrs Else Klinkmüller behind ; Mr Rudolf Gebauer , a planter at Aleisa ; Miss Gertrude ‘ Trude ’ Stünzner behind ; Mr Augustus Betham , dark jacket .
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