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Dendrobium atroviolaceum Rolfe, family Orchidaceae, Papua New Guinea, 1916 / Ellis Rowan

Barringtonia sp with larva / Ellis Rowan

Lygodium sp, family Schizaeaceae, Cardiospermum halicacabum L. var. halicacabum, family Sapindaceae and Sophora japonica L., family Fabaceae, Papua New Guinea, 1916 / Ellis Rowan

Atractocarpus benthamianus (F.Muell.) Puttock, family Rubiaceae, Papua New Guinea, 1916 / Ellis Rowan

Aerial view of the volcano, Mt. Lamington, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Kanaka in front of the chief hut, New Caledonia ca. 1878-79

Looking over the hospital ruins at Higataru, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Looking over Higataru from the hospital site, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Portrait of Gevo Kila the senior hospital orderly, the driver Kaindi and two orderlies, Popondetta, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Aerial view of the area on the approach to Embi Lakes following the Mt. Lamington eruption, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Patrol crossing the Amboga River showing deposits of ash and mud from Mt. Lamington, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Aerial view of the effected area on the approach to Embi Lakes following the Mt. Lamington eruption, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer