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Near Embu, a bad passage through a papyrus swamp on river. Our cars awaiting a chance to cross - about 40 or 50 ox carts here. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

Shows the papyrus swamp at side of road. [Shantz travel journal, May 1, 1920]

A photograph taken from on the river, of a papyrus swamp.

A photograph of the zones on Lualaba river. There is an echinochloa zone and maize plants in the foreground with papyrus, grassland and trees in the back.

A photograph of a papyrus swamp with an echinochloa zone in the foreground.

A photograph taken down stream on the river with a papyrus swamp on the right with mountains faintly seen in the back left.

A photograph taken from the river of a papyrus swamp.

A photograph of papyrus, polygonum, water lettuce, and carex with the Lualaba river in the back.

A papyrus house at the left. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]

A photograph of a papyrus house with two indigenous people standing in front of it and a path leading back to the indigenous village. Next to this is also a narrow waterway surrounded by heavy vegetation.

A photograph of a papyrus swamp across the river.

Shows papyrus at side of road. [Shantz travel journal, May 1, 1920]

ng [no good] of papyrus (took slide out). [Shantz travel journal, May 1, 1920]

An up-close photograph of two types of paprika that are grown in the area.

Photographic image of a papercraft version of the OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Model.

Papaya, large fruit pepper, banana, etc. etc. A fairly typical native culture. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 17, 1920]

A papaya in fore, grasses - two great white stemmed cotton leaf trees - with buttressed base in mid back - and Manihot forest with yellow Cassia (ndjindji) tree in front as a fringe. Also bananas and mts. in the back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar.…

A papaya in fore, grasses - two great white stemmed cotton leaf trees - with buttressed base in mid back - and Manihot forest with yellow Cassia (ndjindji) tree in front as a fringe. Also bananas and mts. in the back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar.…

A photograph of papaya, cabbage, and banana plants being grown. There are buildings in the background.

Papaya tree - much branched with fruit at the ends of the branches. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]