An unnamed CHamoru weaver from Guam prepares items woven using coconut leaves
An unnamed CHamoru weaver from Guam prepares items woven using coconut leaves
Summary
Ha'ånen Pagamento or payday in Hagåtña, Guam in the early 20th century.
Ha'ånen Pagamento or payday in Hagåtña, Guam in the early 20th century.
This photo was taken just a few years after the US had taken Guam from the Spanish. Despite the United States flag flying over the island, the local currency was still Mexican coins as well as US currency and public announcements would still commonly be made in Spanish as well as English.
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