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    • Indigenous Youth at Carnival

    • Indigenous Youth at Carnival

    • Traditional dress; Celebrations; Dance

    • In this photo young indigenous men from the high school where I worked are seen dancing together. If you look in the center of the circle you can see several thermoses filled with "chicha," a corn-based, alcoholic beverage which is made during the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Two Old Ladies

    • Two Old Ladies

    • Elders; Children

    • I served as town photographer while teaching secondary school in Kolahun, Lofa County, Liberia, West Africa. This sitting was of an older woman and her grand daughter who were both called "Old Lady." Out of respect for her age, the woman was Old...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Liberian Folklore

    • Liberian Folklore

    • Children

    • These children are half siblings of my next door neighbors where I taught school in Kolahun, Lofa County, Liberia, West Africa. At the time, they were both too young to have names, so they were known as "Little Old Lady" and "Little Old Man." ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young Women in Contrast

    • Young Women in Contrast

    • Maternal and child health

    • This is a picture of a Peace Corps trainee and a Liberian farmer in Zorzor, Lofa County, Liberia, West Africa. The African woman had her son at about the age of 14, is pregnant again, and briskly walks from her farm balancing 50 pounds on her...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Myra Carrying Funeral Feast Leftovers

    • Myra Carrying Funeral Feast Leftovers

    • Funerals; Food and meals

    • After attending a funeral feast during the Month of Flies, my "sister" Myra carried my share of the leftovers home. She carried my food in a coconut fond basket that was made on-the-spot. Myra is the oldest daughter of the couple whose home I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • What you can do for your country

    • What you can do for your country

    • Marketing campaigns; Volunteer recruitment

    • Full text of the earliest known Peace Corps recruiting brochure. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1961. The back page includes a list of members of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council.
    • Brochures

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