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...
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...
PCVs Dick (Mechanical Engineer), Jim (Civil Engineer & bridge designer), and Walter (volunteer stationed at Zumbi & project organizer) at the inauguration of the Alliance Bridge on August 15, 1965. The 407-ft suspension bridge over the Zamora River...
Photo taken on August 15, 1965 of the commemorative marble plaque mounted on the north tower of the Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador and engraved with the words: Alliance for Progress Bridge, built by the inhabitants of Upper Nanguipa, Lower...
Photo taken on August 15, 1965 right before the inauguration of the Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador and showing PCVs Dick and Walter (sitting on platform) installing sign on south tower which says: ALLIANCE BRIDGE - CROSS WITH CARE - MAXIMUM...
Full text of Who's Who in the Peace Corps--Washington, which includes staff bios of many of the founding staff members of the Peace Corps. Approximate date of publication is 1963.
Location: Ambanja, Madagascar; April 2011; In the evenings in Ambanja- a fairly large city on the coast of Northern Madagascar- people congregate on the bridge over the Sambirano river to watch the sunset and socialize. In the photo, a traditional...
Full text of a brochure aimed at recruiting medical doctors to serve as Peace Corps staff physicians. Discusses ways that Peace Corps doctors provided support to both Volunteers and host communities throughout the world. Although no exact date of...
Marketing campaigns; Education; Teachers and students; Volunteer recruitment
Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps teaching opportunities available to education majors and liberal arts graduates. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from the mid-1960s.