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- Taruyea and Her Daughter, Fatima
- Host community friends
- Assigned to each Peace Corps Volunteer, by the school principal, was a cook and housekeeper. This woman and her child were also my companions and became my family after our time together. Dedicated work, wonderful food and always a good...
- Volunteer Photos
- My Bedroom While Living in Haik, Ethiopia
- Housing
- The town of Haik was in a very rural part of Wolo Province, in Ethiopia. Teachers in Ethiopia are revered and given much. The house I lived in was considered grand, by Ethiopian standards. I had three rooms: a living area, a bedroom (in this ...
- Volunteer Photos
- A Traveler on the Road to Haik
- Transportation; Terrain
- The roads leading into Haik, Ethiopia were made of dirt and rock. The rains would come and often wash them away. The winds would often blow them away. Yet the views were spectacular and the people traveling on them were charming and warm. ...
- Volunteer Photos
- Camel Ride, Anyone?
- Transportation; Animals
- Every Thursday was Market Day in Zinder, Niger. This photo was taken in 1973 after one year. I took my first and only ride on a sunny day!
- Volunteer Photos
- Hotel Haik and the Town Center
- Host community friends
- Here I am standing in front of the Hotel Haik, the center of town. I have cut my hair short to blend in with the people, yet I always seem to stand out. I enjoyed having coffee and hearing the latest gossip, here at the hotel. I also enjoyed...
- Volunteer Photos
- Ina Uni? Lahia-loh...
- Children; Markets
- How was your morning? Fine, thank you. These little ones are so cute. The town of Zinder was known for its leatherwork. I carried that purse to many places around the world.
- Volunteer Photos
- Steve and Carol Cook
- Volunteers
- We lived on an estate in a converted carriage house. I had this orange VW which I rebuilt up in the hills all by myself. Our cat in the picture is named Teef because he always was teefing tings. I was a p.e. teacher and Carol was a 4H officer. ...
- Volunteer Photos
- Front Porch of Our House
- Housing
- We were transferred down to St. Mary's parish and I became the parish sports officer. This photo was of us on our front porch.... with our unborn child still in Carol's belly. Little Bay, Port Maria.
- Volunteer Photos
- Yazd
- Architecture
- This is a picture of the rooftops of Yazd, where I lived, in central Iran - looking north, taken from a mosque in the Bazaar, Circa 1975.
- Volunteer Photos
- Nepal 45 Math Science Teachers
- This is a group photo taken at Das Photo (just off New Road, Kathmandu) upon arrival in Nepal in October 1974.
- Volunteer Photos
- Summer Days
- Youth; Health
- Partnering with a school in Agadir, located on the ocean, the boys were able to spend a month during the summer on the beach. Being in the ocean gave them a freedom of movement they had not experienced since contracting polio.
- Volunteer Photos
- Henna Application
- Art; Traditional dress
- A Moroccan woman spends several hours applying intricate designs with henna in preparation for a wedding celebration.
- Volunteer Photos
- Michener Letter
- A letter from James A. Michener to Volunteer Dennis McAdams.
- Volunteer Photos
- A Good Catch
- Fishing; Food and meals
- My brother in-law, Wickham, is holding up a shark. We had just visited a Japanese owned fishing boat that dumped about 1000 fish, all by catch, into our wooden dugout. The whole village ate well that night.
- Volunteer Photos
- Paramount Chief John Z. Kari
- Elders; Kennedy, John F.
- Paramount Chief, John Z. Kari, with the shell money that is the symbol of his chieftanship. He was a friend of President John F. Kennedy during WWII.
- Volunteer Photos
- Volunteers Together
- Volunteers
- Mostly Volunteers, taken in 1974.
- Volunteer Photos
- New Trade Store
- Religion
- Dennis McAdams, Peace Corps Business Advisor, outside of a new trade store at Madou Villiage in the Solomon Islands, with church officials and the church brass band at the opening in May, 1974.
- Volunteer Photos
- Paramount Chief John Z. Kari
- Volunteers
- Paramount Chief John Z. Kari in Munda 1975.
- Volunteer Photos
- Peace Corps Business Advisor
- Counterparts
- Dennis McAdams (kneeling), a business advisor attached to the Agricultural and Industrial Loans Board with the Loans Board Staff. Honiara, Solomon Islands. 1975
- Volunteer Photos
- Friends in Munda
- Host community friends
- Dennis McAdams with friends in Munda, 1976.
- Volunteer Photos