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Down stream at same place [as previous image] showing many bananas. Seed were picked up - no opportunity to get fresh ones. [Shantz travel journal, May 3, 1920]

Fiber mallow at water's edge - banana and forest back. [Shantz travel journal, May 3, 1920]

Across bridge at cars and forest. [Shantz travel journal, May 3, 1920]

[From] bridge ... at forest. [Shantz travel journal, May 3, 1920]

Forest. We pushed on - much of the time in a rather brushy country with a great deal of bracken. [Shantz travel journal, May 3, 1920]

We reached Meru at night and returned to near Embu - where one of cars was smashed (from wheel). It was repaired and drove back to Nairobi. 36 hours of continuous driving, arrived Nairobi at 7:00 P.M. May 4. [Shantz travel journal, May 3-4, 1920]

Sisal field - shows young plants not yet cut. Just beyond Blue Post. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

Sisal field - shows young plants not yet cut. Just beyond Blue Post. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

On an old breaking - Tricholaena rosea almost the only grass - a beautiful field of it. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

On an old breaking - Tricholaena rosea almost the only grass - a beautiful field of it. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

En route Brown has a blowout. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

Young women (Kikuyu) going to market at Embu. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

Young women (Kikuyu) going to market at Embu - shows load of bananas. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

Young woman (Kikuyu) going to market at Embu - with load of bananas. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

Typical 2 wheeled ox cart. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

Women going to market. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

Women going to market. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

Tricholaena rosea. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]

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]

Bad road. Ox wagon in mud - there are now 2 span on the wagon, 4 span were needed to pull it out. [Shantz travel journal, May 6, 1920]