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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:54:30 +0000

Date: 1972 Location: Kathmandu, Kathmandu Description: A Pilatus PC-6 Porter, a Swiss short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft based in Nepal and used for high-priority transportation by various parties including Peace Corps.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:54:25 +0000

Date: 1971-11 Location: Kathmandu, Kathmandu Description: Shanker Hotel, a former Rana palace.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:54:20 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Bhadrapur, Jhapa Description: A DC-3 of Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation on the field at the Bhadrapur airport. This aircraft was the mainstay of air transportation in Nepal until, in 1970, the airline acquired its first Hawker Siddley HS-748 followed by Twin Otters in 1971. Its first jet aircraft, Boeing 727s, were acquired in 1972.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:54:15 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Kathmandu, Kathmandu Description: Modern shaman demonstrates the beneficial effects of his blood medicine to passersby on the street.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:54:10 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Kathmandu, Kathmandu Description: Woman at a temple complex.

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Date: 1972 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: Typical sal wood house on outskirts of village.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:54:00 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Bhadrapur, Jhapa Description: The airport terminal at Bhadrapuyr airport, the most southeasterly stop of the Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation. The airport was served at least once per week by an RNAC DC-3

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:53:54 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Sanischare, Jhapa Description: A transaction at the haat bazaar. It was carefully watched as the buyer was a Westerner.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:53:49 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: A cart driver strikes his bullocks with a stick to begin an uphill portion of his journey.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:53:44 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: Ganja vendors were regular at the weekly haat bazaar.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:53:39 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: The base of a sal tree showing the extent of its roots, a large one running toward the camera.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:53:33 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: A basic shelter is home for a jamindar's (landowner's) worker and watchman.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:53:28 +0000

Date: 1972 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: Road leading from jungle east into Budhabare.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:53:23 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: Rice seedlings are transplanted on the outskirts of town as the Hadiya River has overflowed its banks, flooding the paddies.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:53:18 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: Harnessed bullocks are sent round and round a pole to thresh the rice from the stalks.

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Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: A young laborer takes a breather from his arduous work of breaking up the soil.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:53:07 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: What is left of the Hadiya River during dry season. With the monsoon, the nearby paddies will once again be productive.

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Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: A noble sal tree studs the rice fields near the town. Greater adjutant cranes often could be seen in its higher branches.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:52:55 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: Workers are breaking up the clumps left by plowing the reclaimed jungle land prior to planting rice. The many trees in the background are evidence of how recently this area was deforested and brought into production agriculture. The soil was quite fertile.

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Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:52:50 +0000

Date: 1971 Location: Budhabare, Jhapa Description: The main street of the town, facing the hills to the north. The town's name is, in effect, Wednesdayville, since that was the day of the weekly haat bazaar. Nepalis from the hills had settled on the reclaimed jungle land and farmed mainly rice. Just to the east and to the north there was still forest.