The Wedding of Manuel and Julie Flores in Guam, 1964.
SummaryImage is of the wedding of Manuel and Julie Flores in Guam, 1964. The Guam Museum is planning an exhibit in January 2025 that will
A 1930 photograph of the front of the Governor's Palace.
The Governor’s Palace was the seat of colonial government in Guam under both the Spanish and the US prior to World War II. The original palace was built in 1736. It was rebuilt and expanded into a two-story structure in 1885, with living quarters on the second floor and offices on the first. After 1898, the US would lgo on to expand the Governor’s Palace and surrounding plaza to include a baseball field and badminton court.
Much of the Governor’s Palace, along with the rest of the Capital of Hagåtña, was destroyed in the American re-taking of the island from the Japanese in 1944.
Some portions of the Governor’s Palace survived the war and can still be visited today, including the Chocolate House, the Garden House and the Azotea.
Continuing Exploring:
“Ta fa’nå’gue un henerasion asta i otro nu i tiningo’ i taotao-ta.”
“Ta fa’nå’gue un henerasion asta i otro nu i tiningo’ i taotao-ta.” A family mends a talåya’ fishing net near the shoreline in Malesso’, Guam.
Spondylus shells
SummarySpondylus shells carved to make beads were a very important form of body adornment during the Latte period of CHamoru history (800 AD – 1700