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- The Village Craftmen's Pride
- This walking suspension bridge near Macenta, Guinea, was made of rope, hand woven from local fibers. The photo dates from 1964. The villagers used the bridge, and travelers in vehicles used a ferry. In the late 1990, the RPCVs of Guinea were...
- Volunteer Photos
- Leave It Behind!
- Art
- As a Volunteer I felt a need to provide business to the street vendor, and I needed a haircut. I looked at the BOENG 707 and the PARLIAMENT, but I have straight hair, so I opted for the MODELLE CURENCY. It became clear that he had never cut a...
- Volunteer Photos
- Bicycle Repair at Ntlafatso
- Children; Transportation
- A Peace Corps Volunteer, with Japi and Keke, school staff children, repairing a bike wheel.
- Volunteer Photos
- Waiting to Cross the Ganges
- Transportation
- Volunteer BIl Backer and Peace Corps driver Lal Mohammed Khan waiting for the ferry to carry the Peace Corps Jeep to the northern shore.
- Volunteer Photos
- Another Social at Lena's
- Volunteers; Celebrations
- Volunteers Bill, Sandra, Dave and Judy get together.
- Volunteer Photos
- Off to the Field
- Agriculture; Counterparts
- Photograph of Eleanora (Norrie Iberall) Robbins in 1965 preparing to leave for geological field work in Kondoa from the Tanganyika Geological Survey office in Dodoma. The men in the photo are her field chief, animal tracker, field assistants,...
- Volunteer Photos
- The Skinny Volunteer!
- Volunteers; Nutrition
- The male volunteers in Guinea I all seemed to loose weight. But all said and done, what does one do with photos of skinny volunteers? Here, a photo is used to identify the booklet on his overseas experiences.
- Volunteer Photos
- Guinean Agricultural Students
- Teachers and students; Animals
- The students are standing in front of their recently completed construction of a chicken barn. The barn is built of local materials, primarily split bamboo and palm tree leaves for roofing.
- Volunteer Photos
- A Volunteer Working with Agricultural Students
- Environment
- A Guinea Volunteer is working directly with agricultural students to provide guidance on proper planting and care of a root crop.
- Volunteer Photos
- Sarge and Me
- Shriver, Sargent; Anniversaries
- Pictured are Sargent Shriver (l), the first Peace Corps Director, and Paul Arfin (Colombia 1963-1965) in Washington DC to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Peace Corps
- Volunteer Photos
- Heifer Animal Recipient and Me
- Animals
- Taken in the Cochabamba, Bolivia area in late 1964, where I worked as field agent with Heifer Project and was charged with distribution of imported animals.
- Volunteer Photos
- Unloading Animal Shipment in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Animals
- Animals were flown in from the USA to St. Cruz where they were acclimated, inoculated, and distributed in cooperation with a ten agency Comite Heifer to area residents. 1965
- Volunteer Photos
- My Peace Corps ID
- Old ID Card
- Volunteer Photos
- Young Friend
- Children
- This photo was taken in 1964 in Danané, Ivory Coast, where I taught English and physical education at a secondary school. The little boy, the son of the town photographer, was quite brave. Many of the other kids would run away when I approached.
- Volunteer Photos
- Campesina with Water Jug
- Water and sanitation
- I took this photo in the campo near the town of La Cruz, Narino, Colombia in 1966. Until we constructed a modest waterline down from the mountains, women would have to go down 300' of steep trails to the Rio Mayo to fetch water.
- Volunteer Photos
- Indian Woman in San Martin de Porres, barriada
- host community friends
- It was common practice for people to put a blanket on their back and go through garbage/litter for anything useable. The dress is typical of a Quechua woman recently arriving in the barriada outside Lima from high in the Andes. Photo taken in 1963...
- Volunteer Photos
- Children on Trumble's rooftop
- host community friends; children
- The only ventilation in the home was through an open hole in the roof, covered by an iron grate. The neighborhood children loved to climb up the one story to the roof and see what the Trumbles were doing in their home in Barriada San Martin de...
- Volunteer Photos
- Jeanne Trumble Hejduk overlooking Plaza de Armas, Lima, Peru
- architecture
- The spires are the main cathedral at the Plaza de Armas in Lima Peru, 1963.
- Volunteer Photos
- Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 1)
- Construction
- Inauguration Day, August 15, 1965 of the Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador. The 407- ft pedestrian suspension bridge over the Zamora River in the Amazonian rain forest was completed in 11 months with local volunteer labor, steel cable funded by the...
- Volunteer Photos
- Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 2)
- Construction
- PCVs Walter (volunteer stationed at Zumbi), Jim (Civil Engineer & bridge designer), and Dick (Mechanical Engineer) with some of the local people, who built the Alliance Bridge, on Inauguration Day, August 15, 1965. The 407-ft pedestrian suspension...
- Volunteer Photos