An image of Påle’ Jose Torres Palomo from 1913.
An image of Påle’ Jose Torres Palomo from 1913. Palomo was born on Guam in 1836 and later went on to attend seminary in the… Read More »An image of Påle’ Jose Torres Palomo from 1913.
Photography
Images of CHamorus on Guam from 1917
Images of CHamorus on Guam from 1917 taken by a German sailor who was part of the crew of the SMS Cormoran. There are unfortunately… Read More »Images of CHamorus on Guam from 1917
Image from the collection of Gustav Riemar
In response to the requests of so many who follow the Guam Museum on social media, here is another image from the collection of Gustav… Read More »Image from the collection of Gustav Riemar
Bunzo Minagawa & Gov Guerrero
Bunzo Minagawa & Gov Guerrero Following the end of the Japanese occupation of Guam in 1944, a number of Japanese soldiers refused to surrender and… Read More »Bunzo Minagawa & Gov Guerrero
Guam has a week of uchan or rain ahead of it.
Marine Drive 1950 flood Guam has a week of uchan or rain ahead of it. Adahi hao gi chalan på’go put fåbot. Na’såfo’ hao gi… Read More »Guam has a week of uchan or rain ahead of it.
Photo of a Guam landscape taken in 1917.
Photo of a Guam landscape taken in 1917. Note the galaide or outrigger canoes that are stored on the beach. Please help us identify this… Read More »Photo of a Guam landscape taken in 1917.
In February 1981 – Pope John Paul II visited Guam as part of a trip that took him across Asia
In February 1981, Pope John Paul II visited Guam as part of a trip that took him across Asia, including the first time a Pope… Read More »In February 1981 – Pope John Paul II visited Guam as part of a trip that took him across Asia
On August 21, 1969 Greg Duenas Perez set the world record for Pacific Blue Marlin, for catching this fish off the coast of Litekyan (Ritidian).
On August 21, 1969 Greg Duenas Perez set the world record for Pacific Blue Marlin, for catching this fish off the coast of Litekyan (Ritidian).… Read More »On August 21, 1969 Greg Duenas Perez set the world record for Pacific Blue Marlin, for catching this fish off the coast of Litekyan (Ritidian).
A 1930 photograph of the front of the Governor’s Palace.
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… Read More »A 1930 photograph of the front of the Governor’s Palace.
Women in pre-World War II Hagåtña wash clothes in the river.
Women in pre-World War II Hagåtña wash clothes in the river. This image was taken by a German sailor who was part of the crew… Read More »Women in pre-World War II Hagåtña wash clothes in the river.