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
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A CHamoru woman farming in Hagåtña during the Spanish period.
A CHamoru woman farming in Hagåtña during the Spanish period.
In this image, you can see the woman carrying a long bamboo pole and using it to water her plants. This was a common tool at the time for transporting water, and was even used by the fire fighters of the time.
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“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
In the Marianas, there are two seasons, Fañomåkan or the dry season and Fanuchånan or the rainy season
SummaryIn the Marianas, there are two seasons, Fañomåkan or the dry season and Fanuchånan or the rainy season In the Marianas, there are two seasons,
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Yo’ña
SummaryThe Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Yo’ña, Guam was originally constructed in the 1930s and has been rebuilt and rededicated several times over
The hima (giant clam shell)
SummaryIn light of recent discussions about the possibility of hima (giant clam shell) being listed as an endangered species by the US federal government and