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- Yemeni Shepherd Girls
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Taken in the highlands of Yemen, somewhere between Amran and Thula, in Fall of 1977. My husband and I had arrived in Yemen about a week before and were hiking toward the highest mountain on the Arabian peninsula, and wondering how we would be... - Volunteer Photos
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- Winneba Ghana Welcoming Ceremony for Peace Corps Trainees August 1977
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Peace Corps Volunteers on the left are welcomed to Winneba Ghana for the start of their in-country training by a local Chief and his elders on the right. In the center with the tie on in a Ghanian Peace Corps employee, Will E. Last (or Willie... - Volunteer Photos
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- White Sunday in Western Samoa
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This photograph was taken on the island of Manono in Western Samoa in 1975, during my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer (1974-1977) in that country. My host family lived on Manono and I would try to visit them whenever I was able to get away, and... - Volunteer Photos
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- Visiting Tuareg Camp after a Rain in Niger
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While backpacking around the village of Illela, where I lived, I met a Tuareg extended family living in the wadi. We became good friends, and I frequently spent my Sunday's with them, playing with the children, telling stories, and drinking camel's... - Volunteer Photos
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- Two Generational Miles of Peace Corps Volunteers
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The left side of the photo shows Bill Miles as a Peace Corps teacher in Niger between 1977 and 1979. The right side depicts his daughter Arielle Miles, currently a Peace Corps teacher in Kenya. The picture of Bill was snapped at the CEG (middle... - Volunteer Photos
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- Twice Daily Bus from Cahuasqui to Ibarra,, Imbabura Province, Ecuador (1975)
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This was one of the buses that left twice daily from the central plaza in Cahuasqui at 5:30AM and 5:30PM (my assigned site) and traversed the old Inca Road to the town of Ibarra - a 50 km journey along one-way roads with steep drop-offs that... - Volunteer Photos
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- Traditional Ceremony - Bryan & Nene Aminata's Wedding
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This photo was taken at the traditional Peulh wedding ceremony of a fellow Peace Corps Response Volunteer, on June 2, 2011 in Mamou, Guinea. The bride changes costumes several times throughout her wedding ceremonies - this is the second of three,... - Volunteer Photos
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- The Peace Corps in Chile, 1961 - 1968
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A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC... - Historical Papers and Articles
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- The Bap Chip
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This picture was taken in Chung Mu City in July 1976. This is the "boarding house" house restaurant where the city and county workers who were living away from home came for their meals. It was run by a woman, her mother, three daughters and... - Volunteer Photos
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- Sunet on the beach
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I took this phot in the capital city of Boac, on the island province of Marinduque, Republic of the Philippines. 1976. 5 volunteers were assigned to the 6 towns on the island of Marinduque. We were having beach R & R with some of our neighbbor... - Volunteer Photos
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- Sipi Falls in the Morning Mist
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Sipi Falls is considered the most beautiful of the many waterfalls in Uganda. I took the photo early in the morning in October 2007. Peace Corps Uganda has a special tradition called Goatstock, where all of the volunteers gather at a national park... - Volunteer Photos
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- Shopping at the Mall in Mokha, Yemen in 1975
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I spent 3 hours negotiating to buy that basket that is in my arms in 1975. I went to Yemen that year as Associate PC Director. It was a great experience. After we finally made a deal, and a great friendship, the shopkeeper and some other... - Volunteer Photos
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- September 18, 1977 Ghana Swearing In Ceremony with newly installed Winneba Chief
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The newly installed Chief of Winneba in the Western Region of Ghanainitiates teh swearing in ceremony in Winneba on September 18, 1977. Approximately 200 volunteers were sworn in on that day. For those male volunteers wearing a traditional cloth,... - Volunteer Photos
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- School Library
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This was the school library at Mohamed Ali Othman School in Taiz, in 1979, at the end of my service. I'd acquired the books (by various methods), typed catalog cards for each one, made the signs, assembled the shelves, and trained older kids to... - Volunteer Photos
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- School Girls in Bugiri District, Uganda
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In Uganda, all schoolchildren wear uniforms. The color & pattern of the uniform identifies the school. Both girls' & boys' heads are shaved, usually until they have completed school. Half of Uganda's population in under the age of 15 & despite the... - Volunteer Photos
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- Samburu Women DC 4th July Parade
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Samburu women from a Volunteer's site in Kenya were selected to participate in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC, where they demonstrated the traditional art of weaving camel's milk baskets. While there, they watched a 4th of July... - Volunteer Photos
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- Saemaeul Picnic
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This photo was taken in Tongyeong County in the spring of 1976. Government workers were encouraged to spend a day planting rice as part of the "New Village Movement" or Saemaeul. The program was designed to boost the economic developement of... - Volunteer Photos
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- Riding in a banka
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Another volunteer an dI riding in a banka (small boat) in a rice fireld during our orientation as Nutrition/Community Development volunteers in the Philippines Sept. 1975. - Volunteer Photos
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- Pony Ride
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This photo was taken in the winter of 1976 in Chung Mu City Korea. The city is now called Tongyeong. - Volunteer Photos
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- Planting rice with neighbors
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A picture of myself planting rice with neighbors at my site, Boac, MArinduque, Philippines. 1975. - Volunteer Photos
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