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Acacia at left, Themeda and Stipa grassland. [Shantz travel journal, May 27, 1920]

T. Brown, Ed. Heller, Shantz at Meru. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Dracaena, large trees, with a wide angle lens. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Threshing Pennisetum, one of the most important elements of the agriculture here. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

A photograph of indigenous people threshing wheat.

Shows implements which shows gourd, basket and bag. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Threshing Pennisetum, called mullele. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Bananas, typical of native cultivation. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Bananas, yams, and dasheen etc. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Bananas on the hill opposite - vine trees and stream in the fore. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Stream, banana, fig. Banana and corn in the back. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Kikuyu grass growing over the side of the road. Kikuyu, the curse of coffee and sisal plantations. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Detail of flowering kikuyu grass. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Detail of flowering kikuyu grass. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

General view toward the Tana river. Cleome in fore - great grass - and acacia & inselberg. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Fig, Dracaena, grassland, toward Meru. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Fig, Dracaena, grassland, toward Meru. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Fig on forest tree - bank and banana in back. Musa ensete at left. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Fig on Dracaena, Musa ensete and banana in back. [Shantz travel journal, May 30, 1920]

Shows the bridge as I went across it in a Ford. Off early alone in a Ford for Nairobi for supplies. Passed through the wonderful mountain country. ... At a short distance out a bridge out. Natives hastily made one - of logs across the stream and…