Ethiopia III Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

Volunteers Favorite Photos Of Ethiopia


This photo was taken at the American Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with Bobby and Ethel Kennedy and was mailed to some PCVs after they returned home. This is from a copy sent to Janet Marcks and forwarded to Tom Hankins in 2011. Identified PCV's: Janet Marcks, Jane Hankins, and Jerry Kleffman . From a copy given to Janet Marcks and Tom Hankins. Source: U.S. Embassy, Ethiopia. Taken About 1965.

 

Nelson Stahlman with a Dik-Dik in Harar,  Ethiopia, 1965.

 

The Hyena Man of Harar, Ethiopia, 1965. (Nelson Stahlman Photo Collection)

 

Nelson Stahlman in front of the  Ras Makonnan Statue in Harar, 1966. The statue was of Haile Selassie's father and he was Governor of Hara Province.

 

Young Galla Women in Harar, Ethiopia on January 23, 1966.  (Photo by Berhanu Terefe)

 

Priest and School Director with 12th Graders at Opening Exercise at the Medhane Alem Secondary School in Harar, Ethiopia in 1966. (Nelson Stahlman Photo Collection)

 

Nelson Stahlman's 9th Grade History Class at the Medhane Alem Secondary School in Harar, Ethiopia in 1966.

 

On Labor Day, the Staff and Students are cleaning school at the Medhane Alem Secondary School in Harar, Ethiopia in 1966.

(Nelson Stahlman Photo Collection)

 

Medhan Alem School, Harar, Ethiopia, 1964

Abdul Moheiman Abdul Nasser, died recently (about 2016) in Harar.  As he had become the historian of Harar, a room will be dedicated to him in a new cultural center in Amarissa, in the Harar area. Shown are half a dozen of the Indian teachers and, of course, Ato Berhanu, the headmaster, but here are the PCVs (Ethie group III except where noted) in order from the top row.

Top Row:  Steve Johnson, Nelson Stahlman

Seated Middle Row:  Thurman Ragar, Ralph Newman (I), Burr Angle (II), Claude Common (French National Service)

Seated Front Row:  Mary Matthews, Carol Mauritsen, Hedy Harris, Maura Hurley, Pat Eagan (II), Wilma Maue, Linda Lewin Moody

(The photo was taken by Claude Common and submitted by Alice Gosak.)

 

 


 

Click below for more Ethiopia Web Site features

Map of Ethiopia and Eritrea (circa 1964)
Ethiopia III Trainees Book
In Country Assignments, 1964-1966
Photo Memories of Ethiopia
Ethiopian Art and Culture
Ethiopia III's Attending the 50th Reunion
Books on Ethiopia
Ethiopian Artifact Exhibition
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