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Pencil drawing of a soldier sitting at a desk with a typewriter. Another facing away sits at a desk in the background.
Maurice explained that after he finished clerical school, he was kept with the unit but was assigned to prepare the payrolls and records of all the soldiers in the anti-aircraft units in the South Pacific. The crew worked 24 hours; his was the 11 pm-7 am shift.
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A photograph from the 'Campus Snaps' collage in the 1937 Norm, the college yearbook. No names provided in the caption.
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Mascot sits at table in between seniors at the Senior Send off for Class of 1998.
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Full View of the front entrance on the west side of the Administration Building with view of trees and a car parked in front. Telephone poles to the right.
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An early 20th century threshing machine powered by a 19th century steam engine offered to thresh Caburgua residents' grain for a percentage of the harvest.
Daniel Nahuel, a Mapuche native in Caburgua, plows his field with oxen preparing to plant potatoes. Unfortunately pigs often broke down fences for a feast before harvest time.
This sawmill uses a circular blade and is driven by a 19th century steam engine. In the 1960s this was the typical system used in much of rural Chile. Enrique Luengo ran this mill in 1967 and produced largely Tepa lumber, which he had difficulty selling.
Pepe Grammer owned one of the few chainsaws in Caburgua. Here he is bucking logs in the forest of Namuncai, Caburgua along with Enrique Luengo and José Espinoza.
Nat and Gail were Peace Corps Volunteers stationed in Cunco. With some help from other volunteers they built their own house. Most volunteers, however, preferred to rent a room from a family.
A bus traveling on a gravel road from Pucón, Chile to San Martin, Argentina crossed Lago Tromen on a ferry. The lake is located near the Andean summit . Peace Corps Volunteer Bruce Weber is standing next the Chilean National Flag and the ferry operator.
All of the school materials came pre-cut so the builders only had to assemble them correctly. Here, Don José, Hugo, and Mario Nahuel pour the foundation.
The initial construction went fast until some parents recognized that the walls weren't straight. A visit from the government architect fortunately was sufficient to rectify the problem.
In a high saddle separating Caburgua from the Huife Valley the rural community of Paillaco built a school. The first teacher, Teodoro Mättig, expanded the school to include the sixth grade. Professor Mattig, likewise, was a strong proponent for the Caburgua school, improved roads, and innocative forestry and farming.
Horse races in rural Chile are straightaway sprints. Often a horseman will challenge another, betting on the outcome. This race occurred on the Day of San Sebastián, January 20, 1967.
