Skip to main content
Use the right side menu to identify relevant boxes and place requests.

Ralph McCracken standing in cleared land, March 19, 1948

 Item — Box: 1, item: I-84

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Area cleared by burning on Angaur Island in preparing land for a crop or two in the "fang agriculture" commonly practiced, with Ralph McCracken to show scale. The area is one of stony land, Brown Forest soil materials from limestone with some big limestone blocks on the surface."

Dates

  • Creation: March 19, 1948

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections reading room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

Language of Materials

English

Collapse All

Library Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives

Contact:
University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
4130 Campus Drive
College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212