An image of Hagåtña, Guam in 1902.
SummaryAn image of Hagåtña, Guam in 1902. The image and dozens of others were recently donated to the Guam Museum by Mr. John Crandall. The
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A gupot mahigai or balangai, a roof thatching party in 1930s Guam.
A gupot mahigai or balangai, a roof thatching party in 1930s Guam.
This image was featured in the July 1938 issue of National Geographic in the article “Guam – Perch of the China Clippers” written by Margaret M. Higgins.
The article provided a portrait of Guam at the time, including two dozen images featuring CHamorus and their daily lives.
The caption for this image was: “Chamorro Roofers Need Nimble Fingers, Not Hammers and Nails. Fronds from coconut palms are plaited and tied to the framework, beginning at the ridgepole and working down the steep slope. Wooden walls are painted white, with blue slats covering the cracks. Huge hardwood logs like those in the foreground serve as foundation. They are hewn from ifil trees and last for generations.”
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An Amazing Treasure: Walking Stick
Summary’An amazing treasure’: Walking stick gifted to President Roosevelt in 1937 push for Guam citizenship is back on island ‘An amazing treasure’: Walking stick gifted
From 1954-1992, the Guam Museum was housed in the Garden House in the Plaza de Espåña in our island’s capital Hagåtña
SummaryFrom 1954-1992, the Guam Museum was housed in the Garden House in the Plaza de Espåña in our island’s capital Hagåtña. Tens of thousands of