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Title: Afghan Provincial Directors in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, c. 1971-1973
Date: 1971-1973
Creator: Dizon, Ron
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Two men, seated next to each other, pose for a portrait in Tarin Kot, province of Uruzgan, Afghanistan.
Subject: Men -- Afghanistan; Local government -- Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan
Local Identifier: PCCA_Dizon_0082
Type: black-and-white photographs
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Title: Afghanistan Black & White: Slideshow
Date: 1971-1973
Creator: Dizon, Ron
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Slide show of black and white photograhs taken in Afghanistan.
Subject: Volunteers -- Afghanistan; Humanitarian assistance -- Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan
Local Identifier: PCCA_Dizon_0009
Type: presentations (communicative events)
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Title: Ag Fair 2
Date: 1971
Creator: Rude, Ronald
Description: Teaching was an important element of the ag fair. Here J.T.A. Baidya Nath Jha describes and demonstrates the use of new farm implements.
Subject: Agriculture
Country: Nepal
Local Identifier: PCCA_Rude_0025
Type: photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2937
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Title: Ag Fair 3
Date: 1971
Creator: Rude, Ronald
Description: In addition to food grains (rice and wheat), several varieties of vegetables were exhibited. Vegetable seeds were available through local collection as well as from the Janakpur Agricultural Station and Kathmandu.
Subject: Agriculture
Country: Nepal
Local Identifier: PCCA_Rude_0026
Type: photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2938
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Title: Ag Fair 4
Date: 1971
Creator: Rude, Ronald
Description: Here we see several entries of eggs. Other animal husbandry related exhibits included fish, hogs, rabbits, and cattle. The Pardan Panches (elected leaders) of the four involved panchayats (similar to townships and the lowest elected leadership position in Nepal) helped with the judging. Cash prizes were awarded.
Subject: Agriculture
Country: Nepal
Local Identifier: PCCA_Rude_0027
Type: photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2939
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Title: Ag Fair I
Date: 1971
Creator: Rude, Ronald
Description: Here a Nepalese Agricultural Technician, Ram Chandra Sinha, who had temporarily joined our team, registers entries into several categories of competition. The Ag Fair was held in conjunction with the Megha Nath Mela (community celebration in Meghraul) and was attended by hundreds of people. There were 99 entries in 34 competitive classes, plus a few for display only.
Subject: Agriculture
Country: Nepal
Local Identifier: PCCA_Rude_0024
Type: photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2936
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Title: Aircraft carrier, USS Independence, during the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia
Date: 1990
Creator: Gentile, Bill
Description: USS Independence; Photo: Trippett; Sipa Press
Subject: Aircraft carriers; Persian Gulf War, 1991; United States -- Armed Forces
Country: Saudi Arabia
Local Identifier: SC_Gentile_0910
Type: color slides
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:66012
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Title: Aji River bridge/ 安治川ばし (Ajikawa-bashi)
Creator: Utagawa Kunikazu/ 歌川国員 (Signature: Kunikazu ga/ 国員画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Towering in the foreground is the back of a large junk ship in the harbor, in the lower right-hand corner to women on a small boat can be seen giving the Junk ship and even more monumental feeling. Behind the foreground ship are several other Junks leading to the bridge mention in the title. The silhouettes of various people can be scene crossing it.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Ships -- Japan -- Art; Harbors -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0016
Type: woodcuts (prints)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100867

Title: Ajihara Pond at the Ubuyu Shrine
Creator: Nansuitei Yoshiyuki/ 南粋亭芳雪 (Signature: Yoshiyuki ga/ 芳雪画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. In the foreground is a young woman festively dressed in a pink and red kimono with flower hairpiece on her head. Behind her is a view of Ajihara pond surrounded by a viewing pavilion decorated with lanterns and multiple flowering trees. In the distance is the castle and the mountains peeking through a layer of yellow mist.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Young women -- Japan -- Art; Ponds -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0103
Type: woodcuts (prints)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100954

Title: Akasaka: Inn with serving maids/ 赤坂旅舎招婦ノ図 (Akasaka, ryosha shofu no zu)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. The interior of an inn shows an inner courtyard and the rooms adjoining it. In the courtyard are a stone lantern and a tree growing to the height of the roof. In the room to the right, three geisha get ready in their toilette to entertain guests. On the left side, a guest reclines while the inn staff serves food. Further to the left, another guest is walking on the outer walkway, likely coming from a bath.
Series: The Sequel to the Scenes of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/東海道五十三驛風景續畫 (Tokaido gojusantsugi Fukei Tsuzukie)
Subject: Taverns (Inns) -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T65_0049
Type: woodcuts (prints)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100719

Title: Akasaka: On the Nawate Road, Yajirobei Takes Kitahachi for a Fox and Beats Him/ 赤坂縄手道にて弥次郎北八を狐とおもひててふちゃくする (Akasaka, Nawatemichi ni te Yajirobei Kitahachi o kitsune to omohite chochaku suru)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A road lined with tall pine trees cuts through vast rice fields, a crescent moon hangs overhead hidden slightly by the trees. In the foreground, one man beats the other with a stick, the print title tells us their names are Yajirobei and Kitahachi. Yaji and Kita are the main characters of a popular comical novel titled Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige (abbreviated to Hizakurige) written by Jippenshu Ikku. The book recounts the two men’s misadventures along the Tokaido road. In this scene Yaji has mistaken Kita for a fox spirit or Kitsune, which are known in Japanese folklore to be powerful tricksters.
Series: Famous Sites of the Fifty-Three Stations/五十三次名所図会 (Gojusantsugi Meisho Zue)
Subject: Rural roads -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T64_0037
Type: woodcuts (prints)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100650

Title: Akasaka/ 赤坂
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A bird's eye view of a nighttime street scene. Various travelers pass on the road in front of a story Inn. Female inn attendants try to bring guests inside. On the second floor of the inn, the various rooms have their doors open revealing small vignette scenes of the guests and staff inside.
Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/ 東海道五十三次 (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
Subject: Taverns (Inns) -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T66_0038
Type: woodcuts (prints)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100775

Title: Akasaka/ 赤坂
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Village scene with a road running through the center lined with towering trees and a grassy hill on either side in the foreground. Farther back on the road in the village street with low stone walls marking the beginning of the town. Above the whole scene is the full moon just slightly right of center in the sky.
Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/ 東海道五十三次 (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
Subject: Villages -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T67_0037
Type: woodcuts (prints)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100831

Title: American Airlines menu for Peace Corps Volunteers en route the Philippines, 1961
Date: 1961
Creator: Karon, Janet S.
Description: Janet S. Karon served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines from 1961-1963. She was an education volunteer and taught English in an elementary school.
Subject: Menus; Volunteers
Country: Philippines
Local Identifier: PCCA_Karon_0001
Type: menus
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2991
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Title: An American soldier lies in prone position in the desert during the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia
Date: 1990-08-26
Creator: Gentile, Bill
Description: 26/08/90--192.178; USA Forces in Saudi Arabia; Photo: Bill Gentile; Sipa Press
Subject: Gas masks; Persian Gulf War, 1991; United States -- Armed Forces
Country: Saudi Arabia
Local Identifier: SC_Gentile_1015
Type: color slides
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:65823
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Title: An American soldier mans a gun during the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia
Date: 1990-08-26
Creator: Gentile, Bill
Description: 26/08/90--192.178; USA Forces in Saudi Arabia; Patriot Missile; Photo: Bill Gentile; Sipa Press
Subject: Persian Gulf War, 1991; United States -- Armed Forces; Weapons
Country: Saudi Arabia
Local Identifier: SC_Gentile_1002
Type: color slides
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:65810
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Title: An American soldier mans a gun overlooking a body of water during the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia
Date: 1990-08-26
Creator: Gentile, Bill
Description: 26/08/90--192.178; USA Forces in Saudi Arabia; Photo: Bill Gentile; Sipa Press
Subject: Persian Gulf War, 1991; United States -- Armed Forces; Weapons
Country: Saudi Arabia
Local Identifier: SC_Gentile_1021
Type: color slides
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:65829
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Title: An American soldier poses next to a motor boat during the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia
Date: 1990-08-26
Creator: Gentile, Bill
Description: 26/08/90--192.178; USA Forces in Saudi Arabia; Photo: Bill Gentile; Sipa Press
Subject: Boats; Persian Gulf War, 1991; United States -- Armed Forces
Country: Saudi Arabia
Local Identifier: SC_Gentile_1034
Type: color slides
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:65842
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: An American soldier rides a motorcycle through the desert during the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia
Date: 1990-08-26
Creator: Gentile, Bill
Description: 26/08/90--192.178; USA Forces in Saudi Arabia; Photo: Bill Gentile; Sipa Press
Subject: Motorcycles, Military -- United States; Persian Gulf War, 1991; United States -- Armed Forces
Country: Saudi Arabia
Local Identifier: SC_Gentile_1036
Type: color slides
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:65844
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Title: An American soldier show his decorated helmet during the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia
Date: 1990-08-26
Creator: Gentile, Bill
Description: 26/08/90--192.178; USA Forces in Saudi Arabia; Photo: Bill Gentile; Sipa Press
Subject: Persian Gulf War, 1991; United States -- Armed Forces
Country: Saudi Arabia
Local Identifier: SC_Gentile_1009
Type: color slides
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:65817
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

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