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Athi River, 4949 ft. In the midst of the grassland, a few taller acacias along the river. River - cattle and tall acacias. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 20, 1920]

Out across grass plains (wires above). A lower portion from the hill. Shows row of acacia along the river. This is almost typical of our high plains. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 20, 1920]

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

Another papyrus photo - only a short distance out of Nairobi. [Shantz travel journal, May 1, 1920]

Two cars (T Brown, Nairobi) and I and papyrus swamp. [Shantz travel journal, May 1, 1920]

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

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

Shows type of grassland with ant hills and trees, Themeda, red bean, Combretum and the vigna like bean with the huge roots. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]

A house made of Themeda. Outer cover. Cement base. Roof of coarse river grass, probably a Pennisetum. Inner wall of papyrus. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]

Falls at Blue Post, shows vegetation along bank, and a planting of Eucalyptus on the hill and top left. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]

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

A stream with Potamogeton papyrus and the river Ficus at Punta Malia. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]

A stream with Potamogeton papyrus and the river Ficus at Punta Malia - up stream - and shows type of tree grass savanna. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]

A photograph of a group of indigenous people outside, working on sisal fiber.

A photograph of a group of indigenous people outside, working on sisal fiber.

Cattle near Ft. Hall. The small horn - hump back cattle are used here. I have seen no large horn types. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]

Detail of Themeda grass flat. Stuck in mud on a flat (cotton soil Themeda grass) just beyond Ft. Hall. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]

Up the river - stony and euphorbia, acacia and epiphytic veg[etation] to edge of river. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]

Down same stream [as previous image]. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]

Down same stream [as previous image], shows grassland just above. [Shantz travel journal, May 2, 1920]