I took these images in Lahore, Pakistan in 1961. The man started in the morning restringing his Charpai (rope bed). He finished about dusk. The children just appeared.
Tonga on the street in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan back in 1962 - this was the equivalent of a cab and what we used when we left the train station. They were highly and brightly decorated and carried up to six people at once. See also the picture of...
Shriver, Sargent; Master's International (MI); Universities; State-side training;
Full text of Sargent Shriver's February 9, 1962 statement prepared for the Student Editor's Conference on International Affairs held at the Overseas Press Club in New York City. The statement focuses on efforts by Peace Corps and its partner...
Full-text of the February 1, 1961 draft of Warren Wiggins' essay 'The Towering Task.' This essay discusses the early history of the concept of the Peace Corps and outlines Wiggins' suggestions for implementing Peace Corps at a starting level of...
Shriver, Sargent; International service organizations;
Full text of Sargent Shriver's speech entitled "The Peace Corps Speaks for Itself," delivered to the New York Herald Tribune Youth Forum on March 24, 1961.