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A photograph showing detailed view of the porch of the newly erected trading station. It highlights the grass roof and fiber bound rafters, beams and posts.

A photograph of dwellings in Bukama, five in the foreground while there more in the background. The roofs are made of grass while bamboo and clay are used for side walls.

A photograph of dwellings in Bukama, with a few in the foreground and many in the background. The roofs are made of grass while bamboo and clay are used for side walls.

A photograph of tall grass and bush. There is open coarse spikelet grass, andropogon, hairy mint, combretum and trees.

A photograph of tall grass and bush. This is typical of the bush savanna in Bukama and the grass is about 4 feet high.

A photograph of bush grass and a river in background. There is also trees and wooded hills in the far background.

A photograph of typical brush, including bush and trees. There is a rock in the foreground as well as a tree with lichen on small trunk on the right.

A photograph of rocks in foreground with grass and other plants around them. There is landolphia on the left and the grass is possibly andropogon sorghum. In the far background, there are tree covered hills.

A photograph of a grass flat, mostly echinochloa, acacia and brush savanna on the hill in the background.

A photograph of a view of Lualaba, seen from the bank of a river in Bukama.

A photograph of yellow gladiolus, about 1/3 of its natural size. The flower is pure yellow and grows in very wet soil.

A photograph of yellow gladiolus .about 1/3 of its natural size.

A photograph of pennisetum with cattle hair snare set over the head to catch small birds and to protect the seed.

A photograph highlighting an abundant amount of andropogon sorghum.

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.

A photograph of tall grass that's very abundant along with Homer Shantz standing in it.

A photograph of a typical growth of tall grass (andropogon sorghum) with Homer Shantz standing in it.

A photograph of an andropogon sorghum bunch aloong with Homer Shantz standing in the middle of it.

A photograph of a hotel location for white travelers in Bukama. The area is full of a lot of the finer grass.

A photograph of andropogon sorghum. These plants are ripening now but seem to be the same as the others of this section.