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A photograph of a view with coarse grass in the foreground with rest houses for indigenous soldiers on the far left , a river in the middle, and a hill on the far right.

Coarse grass, large Andropogon in fore and in patches on hill in back. Bananas on hills and Binga chief's country on the hill in the back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 17, 1920]

A photograph of the coarse grass of the bottom land. When it's not cut, it grows tall when flooded but when clipped close, it forms into an even turf.

Similar to [previous image] but native - fore and a little nearer the pine plantations with alleys between. Apparently these pines are the result of scattered seed. [Shantz travel journal, Aug. 18, 1919]

Three hand-written documents related to the payment of 1,105 pesos to Don Juan Burghichani for the manufacture of uniforms for the Public Security Corps (Cuerpo de Seguridad Pública) also referred to as the Public Security Battalion (Batallón de…

Showing cabbage with coconut grove in back. Sugar cane and bananas also shown in back, and the small trees of guava, mango ... and lemon.... [Shantz travel journal, July 28, 1919]

Cocoanut and indigenous houses with cocoanut roofs, fences and sides in some cases, usually poles and mud for the sides. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 2, 1920]

Cocoanut grove with notches in the sides of the trees to enable the natives to climb the trees. House in back made of leaves and petioles. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 31, 1920]

Cocoanut husks under a mango tree. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 5, 1920]

Cocoanut leaf roof repaired with gasoline tins. Wall - rain - street, cocoanut, well and mangoes at the right. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 31, 1920; this image forms a panorama with the following one]

Leaves of cocoanut for use as firewood. Old woman at right and dry moto [?] in back. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 5, 1920]

Cocoanut leaves used as fencing. Braided and form a tight fence 8 ft. high. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 31, 1920]

Mangoes, pumpkin, corn, beans. Date palm with weavers' nests. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

Cocoanut palms in Dar es Salam. Houses of whites and houses of natives. Great mango trees in the back. Grass closely grazed by Indian humpbacked cattle. These palms are old - natural groves - not in rows. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 2, 1920]

Cocoanut palms in Dar es Salam. Houses of whites and houses of natives. Great mango trees in the back. Grass closely grazed by Indian humpbacked cattle. These palms are old - natural groves - not in rows. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 2, 1920]

Cocoanut palms in Dar es Salam. Houses of whites and houses of natives. Great mango trees in the back. Grass closely grazed by Indian humpbacked cattle. These palms are old - natural groves - not in rows. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 2, 1920]

Cocoanut palms in Dar es Salam. Houses of whites and houses of natives. Great mango trees in the back. Grass closely grazed by Indian humpbacked cattle. These palms are old - natural groves - not in rows. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 2, 1920]

Cocoanut palms in Dar es Salam. Houses of whites and houses of natives. Great mango trees in the back. Grass closely grazed by Indian humpbacked cattle. These palms are old - natural groves - not in rows. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 2, 1920]