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Children trampling sweet potato vines into the rice paddies' soil, August 10, 1947

 Item — Box: 1, item: G-106

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The trampling of sweet potato vines into the soil of the rice paddies. Just south of Akamaru Misaki and north of the village of Bama, Okinawa. The children have carried the organic matter to the paddies before tramping it in. The uplands in the distance consist of Bed Podzolic soils from terrace sediments supported by limestone."

Dates

  • Creation: August 10, 1947

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Language of Materials

English