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Washed-out Culvert

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:43:11 +0000

Washed-out Culvert / Caption: Date: 1968-08 Location: Mohattari Description: A once motorable road from Jaleswar west to Sarllahi district is impassable during the monsoon due to washed out culverts such as this. Keywords: bridge, community, flood, landscape, river, stream

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Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:43:04 +0000

Caption: Date: 1970 Location: Kathmandu Description: Aerial view of the Kathmandu Valley with Thecho village on the lower left, and Chapagaun in the middle of the photo. Bajrabarahi Temple is located in the dense forest to the left of Chapagaun. Keywords: aerial view, landscape, town, village

Rams Butt Heads

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:42:55 +0000

Rams Butt Heads / Caption: Date: 1969-03 Location: Jaleswar, Mohattari Description: Two rams demonstrate how thick their foreheads are as they butt heads for the entertainment of onlookers. Keywords: agriculture, animal

Puffed Rice Snack

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:42:49 +0000

Puffed Rice Snack / Caption: Date: 1969-2 Location: Jaleswar, Mohattari Description: A young boy enjoys a puffed rice snack as he watches laborers construct a brick house,. Keywords: People, child, portrait

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Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:42:41 +0000

Caption: Date: 1969-02 Location: Mohattari Description: A young and self-styled progressive pradhan pancha (village chief) stands in front of a library he built for his community east of Jaleswar. It has yet to be stocked with books. Keywords: community, government building

Lete and Yak

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:42:33 +0000

Lete and Yak / Caption: Date: 1968-12 Location: Mustang Description: A yak carries a load of salt toward Pokhara where it will be sold or traded for goods that are scarce in Mustang. Keywords: pack animal, transportation

Kumbhu Glacier

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:42:23 +0000

Kumbhu Glacier / Caption: Date: 1968-03 Location: Solukhumbu Description: The Kumbhu Glacier several miles south of Everest's base camp, before climate change and global warming were facts of life. Keywords: countryside, landscape, named mountain

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Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:42:14 +0000

Caption: Date: 1968-03 Location: Jaleswar, Mohattari Description: Kausiliya Dhanuk, an orphan who did chores for several families in Jaleswar and always had a smile on her face. The Dhanuk caste were historically slaves but are now just considered very low caste or outcaste. Keywords: Jaleswar, People, portrait

Rest Stop

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:42:04 +0000

Rest Stop / Caption: Date: 1968-12 Location: Myagdi Description: A rest stop on the trail between Pokhara and Jomsom, east of Beni. Dhaulagiri is the Himal in the background. Keywords: chautara, community, horse, landscape, named mountain, transportation

Ladders for Everest

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:41:55 +0000

Ladders for Everest / Caption: Date: 1968-04 Location: Solukhumbu Description: A porter carries a load of aluminum ladders for a Japanese ascent of Mount Everest near Thyangboche. Keywords: porter, transportation

Election Day in Jaleswar

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:41:47 +0000

Election Day in Jaleswar / Caption: Date: 1968-08 Location: Jaleswar, Mohattari Description: Downtown Jaleswar on election day. The dark gray vehicle with the canvas top belongs to one of the district's government offices, a product of the Soviet Union's aid program to Nepal's terai region. In the 1960s, Russian aid to Nepal's terai was quite visible. Keywords: bus, car, election, event, political event, transportation

Haat Bazaar

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:41:39 +0000

Haat Bazaar / Caption: Date: 1968-05 Location: Jaleswar, Mohattari Description: A woman and her son selling edible gourds at Jaleswar's haat bazaar (farmers' market). Keywords: commerce, haat, market

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Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:41:31 +0000

Caption: Date: 1967-10 Location: Janakpur, Dhanusha Description: People gather at a pokhari behind Janaki Mandir to celebrate Durga Puja. Keywords: Dashain, Durga Puja, Vijaya Dashami, event, holiday, lake, landscape

River Crossing in Mohattari

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:41:24 +0000

River Crossing in Mohattari / Caption: Date: 1968-09 Location: Mohattari Description: Travelling east and west across the terai in the 1960s and 1970s almost always required fording rivers and streams because bridges along the East-West highway had not yet been built and many culverts had been washed out during the monsoon. Keywords: car, landscape, river, river crossing, stream, transportation

Jaleswar, Nepal

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:41:16 +0000

Jaleswar, Nepal / Caption: Date: 1968-07 Location: Jaleswar, Mohattari Description: Many of the fish collected in local pokharis (ponds) would end up in Jaleswar's haat bazaar. Keywords: People, commerce, fisherman, haat, market

Election Day in Jaleswar

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:41:09 +0000

Election Day in Jaleswar / Caption: Date: 1968-08 Location: Jaleswar, Mohattari Description: Election candidates and their parties are represented on the ballot by different colors., Here the supporters of the "yellow" candidate show their support on election day in Jaleswar. Keywords: election, event, political event

Myagdi Landslide

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:41:00 +0000

Myagdi Landslide / Caption: Date: 1968-12 Location: Myagdi Description: Crossing a landslide on the approacch to Beni on the Pokhara to Jomsom trail. Keywords: porter, transportation

Chopper in Taplejung

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:40:53 +0000

Chopper in Taplejung / Caption: Date: 1971-04 Location: Taplejung Description: An American contract pilot waits for his passenger in Taplejung. Keywords: helicopter, transportation

Camels Ford River

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:40:45 +0000

Camels Ford River / Caption: Date: 1968-03 Location: Dhanusha Description: Camels were frequently used to carry goods in the northern and inner terai regions of eastern Nepal. Keywords: agriculture, animal, horse, river crossing, transportation

Jaleswar, Nepal

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 11:40:38 +0000

Jaleswar, Nepal / Caption: Date: 1968-07 Location: Jaleswar, Mohattari Description: Once or twice a year weather and water conditions would deplete the oxygen in pokharis (ponds) and dead fish would float to the surface, Young boys would scramble to gather what fish they could. Keywords: People, fisherman