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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:25:13 +0000

Caption: Date: 1971 Location: Hile, Dhankuta Description: Villagers, with baskets and leaving Hile, on the trail toward Dhankuta. Coming up the trail from Dhankuta, the house was on the left, on the rise just before the trail turned right (northeast) into Hile. For those coming from the Tamur River and Dhankuta, this was the point that the Himalaya range could be seen, just visible in this picture. The house had a tea shop on the rear floor and was owned by a Tibetan or Sherpa family. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, footpath, transportation

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:25:06 +0000

Caption: Date: 1967 Location: Parsa Description: Gaul Singh. He owned a large farm in Parsa District, just west of Jitpur. He was a well-to-do, progressive farmer who received an agriculture award from the district panchayat. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, named person, portrait

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:59 +0000

Caption: Date: 1966-1968 Location: Biruwa Guthi, Parsa Description: Man supervising water buffalo breeding. He may have been a “specialist” who was hired specifically to supervise the breeding process. He was totally focused. The male water buffalo is on the right. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, agriculture, animal

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:54 +0000

Caption: Date: 1966-1968 Location: Biruwa Guthi, Parsa Description: Muslim brothers sitting in their hut. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, home life, house interior

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:49 +0000

Caption: Date: 1966-1968 Location: Biruwa Guthi, Parsa Description: Boy (dried mud on legs, cheek and hair) watching an older boy doing a somersault. The boy doing the somersault may be Saligial. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, child, home life, play time

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:44 +0000

Caption: Date: 1968-04 Location: Khumjung, Solukhumbu Description: Porter or guide (?) on a trek to Everest base camp. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, porter, transportation

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:39 +0000

Caption: Date: 1968-04 Location: Khumjung, Solukhumbu Description: Porter and his son at a rock shelter at Everest base camp. The shelter is just off the Khumbu Glacier; firewood, left, front, was carried up to base camp by the porter and his son. At the time this picture was taken (late April), base camp was empty. Peace Corps Volunteer Bill Borsa, right. It was very cold. The porter and his son, who had the same clothing on as they had when they left Lukla, said nothing about the cold. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, porter, transportation

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:34 +0000

Caption: Date: 1968-04 Location: Khumjung, Solukhumbu Description: Porter and his son at a rock shelter at Everest base camp. The shelter is just off the Khumbu Glacier; firewood, center, front, was carried up to base camp by the porter and his son. It was very cold. The porter and his son, who had the same clothing on as they had when they left Lukla, said nothing about the cold. At the time this picture was taken (late April), base camp was empty. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, porter, transportation

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:29 +0000

Caption: Date: 1968-04 Location: Solukhumbu Description: Children, smiling. The picture may have been taken at Lukla; the children may be a porter’s family. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, child

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:24 +0000

Caption: Date: 1966-1967 Location: Biruwa Guthi, Parsa Description: The long, extensive Terai jungle as seen from the road leading into Biruwa Guthi. Picture is taken toward the north. Two layers of foothills and Himalayas (hidden by clouds) behind. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, countryside, landscape

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:19 +0000

Caption: Date: 1966-1967 Location: Biruwa Guthi, Parsa Description: Children sitting on a field divider, with goats behind. The green fields may be rice. Picture taken toward the north. In the rear, is the long, extensive Terai jungle as seen from the road leading into Biruwa Guthi. Two layers of foothills and Himalayas (hidden by clouds) behind. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, agriculture, child, field

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:12 +0000

Caption: Date: 1968-04 Location: Solukhumbu Description: Porter's son, in front of rock fences; may be shepherd huts behind. The boy was from Lukla; he helped his father with porter duties. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, countryside, landscape, porter, transportation

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:24:07 +0000

Caption: Date: 1968-04 Location: Solukhumbu Description: Yak or dzo (yak hybrid) on the trail to Everest base camp. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, agriculture, animal

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:23:59 +0000

Caption: Date: 1968-04 Location: Solukhumbu Description: Yak or yak hybrids in front of a shepherd's hut. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, agriculture, animal, landscape, shepherd's hut

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:23:54 +0000

Caption: Date: 1967-10 Location: Kaski Description: Woman with earring, necklaces and keys (?), on the Pokhara to Jomsom trail. Terraced, valley and ledge farm land behind. Annapurna South (left), Hiun Chuli (center), and Annapurna I (right) in the background. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, countryside, landscape, named mountain

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:23:48 +0000

Caption: Date: 1967-10 Location: Kaski Description: Woman in (barley?) field. Village and Himalayas behind. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, countryside, landscape, town, village

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:23:42 +0000

Caption: Date: 1967-10 Location: Myagdi. Description: People on the trail, possibly near Tatopani. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, footpath, transportation

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:23:37 +0000

Caption: Date: 1967-10 Location: Kaski Description: Man standing on rock wall. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:23:31 +0000

Caption: Date: 1967-10 Location: Baglung Description: Man with knife and slaughtered goat. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, agriculture, butchering

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Mon, 13 May 2019 02:23:26 +0000

Caption: Date: 1967-10 Location: Mustang Description: Traders from the north (Tibet?) preparing and eating a meal along the trail. Keywords: Bob Nichols, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, cooking, home life, meals, porter, transportation