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Shows waves and spray at side of City of Benares during rather rough weather. [Shantz travel guide, July 24, 1919]

The southwest side of the north island, Santo Antão of the Cape Verde group. Barren, mountainous, with one slightly cultivated valley - apparently terraced (vineyard). [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]

The south side of the north island, Santo Antão of the Cape Verde group. Barren, mountainous, with one slightly cultivated valley - apparently terraced (vineyard). [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]

St. Vincent Isl[and], shows wonderful skyline - isl[and] rocky and barren. [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]

Lighthouse rock in St. Vincent bay, mountains on San Antonio in back. [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]

Ships in St. Vincent harbor - city in back, mts. in distance. [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]

Boats in fore, city in back, [negroes] in boats. [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]

Diving for money at side of ship. [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]

Diving for money at side of ship. [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]

Panorama - the town of St. Vincent and the bay. Barren hills & occasional mesquite (acacia) and Rumex, Mesembryanthemum. Shows city and shipping. This was taken with a mob of children and women around. Terribly desert island. Apparently the north…

Panorama - the town of St. Vincent and the bay. Barren hills & occasional mesquite (acacia) and Rumex, Mesembryanthemum. Shows city and shipping. This was taken with a mob of children and women around. Terribly desert island. Apparently the north…

Panorama - the town of St. Vincent and the bay. Barren hills & occasional mesquite (acacia) and Rumex, Mesembryanthemum. Shows city and shipping. This was taken with a mob of children and women around. Terribly desert island. Apparently the north…

Panorama - the town of St. Vincent and the bay. Barren hills & occasional mesquite (acacia) and Rumex, Mesembryanthemum. Shows city and shipping. This was taken with a mob of children and women around. Terribly desert island. Apparently the north…

Photo of [Tamarindus indica] tree showing large trunk and spreading branches. Capt. Scobie and Mrs. Hodges. Tamarindus indica - the largest tree on the island - ripe pods sent in.... Pods vary from 1 seed to 10 or so or 1/2 to 6 inches in length.…

Crowd of women and kids in front of bank. (before breakfast) [Shantz travel journal, July 28, 1919]

Taken near Big Tree - showing method of irrigating. A basin method in which the basins are often reduced to small ditches. In cultivation there are cabbage, celery, eggplant, beets. With Parkinsonia hedges in back and probably some of the tree…

Parkinsonia aculeata hedge with a calf and boy in back. [Shantz travel journal, July 28, 1919]

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]

Shows dunes with Tamarix, the chief plant on the island in the draws or dunes. There is some alkali in spots but apparently too little water for it to become a harmful factor. [Shantz travel journal, July 28, 1919]

Shows dwarf bananas. A misunderstanding here carried my camera case back to St. Vincent and I had no further opportunity to photograph or collect at this place. [Shantz travel journal, July 28, 1919]