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AnimalsBeesPupils Making Beehives
AnimalsBeesBeehives and Apiarists on Saipan
AnimalsBeesTeaching Apiary on Saipan
AnimalsBeesA lesson in bee-keeping. School boys with bee hives in the garden of the government teacher Dr. Dwucet, who introduced bees to Saipan in 1907.
AnimalsBeesPupils making beehives. Assitant teacher Josef Taitano can be seen in the background
AnimalsCattleOx Cart
AnimalsCattleHospital on Saipan and 'ambulance'
AnimalsCattleOx and cart
AnimalsChickenCockfight
AnimalsFowlBrother Sebald feeding fowl
AnimalsHorsesArno Senfft on horse
AnimalsOxenTagalog boy with a lasso on his oxen
AnimalsOxenTheKareta(ox cart), the sole mode of transport on Saipan
AnimalsWater BuffaloWater buffalo and cart
ArchaeologyLatte sitesLatte on Tinian
ArchaeologyLatte sitesMochong, Rota
ArchaeologyLatte sitesHouse of Taga, Tinian
ArchitectureCarolineanKids at Tanapag playing ball
ArchitectureCarolineanHouse of the Carolineans
ArchitectureCarolineanCarolinean House on Saipan
ArchitectureCarolineanHouse of the Carolineans
ArchitectureCarolineanKids playing ball at Tanapag (Saipan)
ArchitectureCarolineanA Carolinean House with walls and roof woven from coconut fronds. The owner's family can be seen at front.
ArchitectureCarolineanA Carolinean Family. Carolinean huts can be seen in the background
ArchitectureChamorroCatholic Missionaries on Saipan
ArchitectureChamorroHouses on Saipan
ArchitectureChamorroGarapan (Saipan) Street Scene
ArchitectureChamorroChamorro Family on Saipan
ArchitectureChamorroCopra Drying on Saipan
ArchitectureChamorroThatching a house on Saipan
ArchitectureChamorroChamorro Houses
ArchitectureChamorroCockfight
ArchitectureChamorroSaipan, Marianas. Street scene. The houses are resting on posts (piles).
ArchitectureChamorroSaipan, Marianas. Street scene
ArchitectureChamorroChamorro Residence made of Wood
ArchitectureChamorroChamorro Residence made of Stone
ArchitectureChamorroThatched house under construction
ArchitectureChamorroChamorro Family
ArchitectureChamorroChamorro Residence made of Stone
ArchitectureChamorroChamorro House with thatched walls
ArchitectureChamorroChamorro house with woven sides
ArchitectureChamorroAgana, Guam, Street Scene
ArchitectureChamorroHouse, Tinian
ArchitectureChamorroHouse, Tinian
ArchitectureChamorroA house owned by a Chamorro. The walls consist of wood and the roof of corrugated iron. The owner's family is seen at front.
ArchitectureChamorroA Chamorro House made from woven materials. The walls and roof consist of of woven coconut fronds. The space below serves as storage area.
ArchitectureChamorroA Chamorro House made from stone with a corrugated iron roof. In the foreground the woman owner and her children. The big boy has been employed since May 1908 as assistant teacher at the government school.
ArchitectureEuropeanMission Station on Koror
ArchitectureEuropeanMission Pupils on Pohnpei engaged in gardening
ArchitectureEuropeanMission Station on Pohnpei on occasion of the Emperor's Birthday
ArchitectureEuropeanMission Station on Pohnpei after the Typhoon of 1905
ArchitectureEuropeanInterior of the Church at Garapan
ArchitectureEuropeanMission Residence at Garapan
ArchitectureEuropeanThe old mission house on Palau
ArchitectureEuropeanThe new Mission House on Palau
ArchitectureEuropeanChapel M Dufenbach at Param (Pohnpei)
ArchitectureEuropeanChurch of Tanapag on Saipan
ArchitectureEuropeanNew Mission House on Pohnpei
ArchitectureEuropeanMission Church on Auak (Pohnpei)
ArchitectureEuropeanThe restored church on Garapan (Saipan)
ArchitectureEuropeanHouse 'Madrid",
Residence of the Catholic Sisters on Yap
ArchitectureEuropeanHouse of Catholic Sisters on Jaluit after the typhoon of 1905
ArchitectureEuropeanMission Station on Melegeok (Palau)
ArchitectureEuropeanMission House on Lukunor, Mortlocks
ArchitectureEuropeanCatholic Cathedral at Kolonia (Pohnpei)
ArchitectureEuropeanHouse of the Catholic Sisters on Yap
ArchitectureEuropeanMission house at Porajap (Pohnpei)
ArchitectureEuropeanThe church in Garapan (Saipan)
ArchitectureEuropeanCatholic Cathedral on Pohnpei
ArchitectureEuropeanOffices of the District Administration at Garapan, Saipan
ArchitectureEuropeanCarolinean men in dance attire
ArchitectureEuropeanChurch on Saipan
ArchitectureEuropeanHouse of the German teacher on Saipan
ArchitectureEuropeanGerman government school on Saipan after 1905
ArchitectureEuropeanCatholic Church at Garapan
ArchitectureEuropeanOffices of the Pagan Gesellschaft, Garapan, Saipan
ArchitectureEuropeanOffices of the Pagan Gesellschaft, Garapan, Saipan
ArchitectureEuropeanThe Government School
on Saipan
ArchitectureEuropeanAdministration Building US Administration, Agana, Guam
ArchitectureEuropeanPlan of the Hospital Complex on Saipan
ArchitectureEuropeanHospital on Saipan and 'ambulance'
ArchitectureEuropeanGerman School on Saipan with latte imitations
ArchitectureEuropeanCatholic Church in Garapan
ArchitectureEuropeanGerman Administration, Garapan. Destruction by Typhoon of 1905
ArchitectureEuropeanGerman Administration, Garapan. Destruction by Typhoon of 1905
ArchitectureEuropeanImperial District Offices in Garapan
ArchitectureEuropeanThe School on Saipan
ArchitectureEuropeanAdministration Building of the Imperial District Office on Saipan, built in 1906. Now (1908) Station
ArchitectureEuropeanGovernment School on Saipan, erected in 1906. Government teacher Dr. Dwucet and his pupils are in the fore ground
ArchitectureEuropeanResidence of Government teacher Dr. Dwucet. The photograph was taken four weeks after the typhoon of November 1905
ArchitectureJapaneseJapanese-style House, Saipan
ArchitectureMortlocksThatched Houses on Lukunor, Mortlocks
ArchitecturePalauan Haus on Koror, Palau
ArchitecturePalauan Mission School on Palau
ArchitectureYapeseCommunal House on Yap under Construction
ArchitectureYapeseArno Senfft on horse
CustomsCarolineanCarolinean men in dance attire
CustomsCarolineanCarolinean women in dance attire
CustomsCarolineanCarolinean dancers
CustomsCarolineanCarolineans in Dance Dress
CustomsDressCarolinean men in dance attire
CustomsDressCarolinean Police Soldier
CustomsDressCarolinean Police Soldier
CustomsDressCarolinean dancers
CustomsDressCarolineans in Dance Dress
CustomsDressA Sunday afternoon coffee in the garden of the government teacher (Dr. and Mrs Dwucet). In attendance are a Chamorro girl in normal dress and a Carolinean girl in festive dress
DressCarolineanCarolinean women in dance attire
DressChamorroChamorro Residence made of Wood
DressChamorroChamorro Residence made of Stone
EconomyCompaniesOffices of the Pagan Gesellschaft, Garapan, Saipan
EconomyCompaniesOffices of the Pagan Gesellschaft, Garapan, Saipan
EconomyCopraCopra Drying on Saipan
EconomyCopraAdvertisment for coconut fat
EconomyGardeningHarvesting Breadfruit
EnvironmentCreeksTraversing Pohnpei in 1910
EnvironmentSettingJapanese-style House, Saipan
EnvironmentTyphoonsMission Station on Pohnpei after the Typhoon of 1905
EnvironmentTyphoonsHouse of Catholic Sisters on Jaluit after the typhoon of 1905
EnvironmentTyphoonsGerman Administration, Garapan. Destruction by Typhoon of 1905
EnvironmentTyphoonsGerman Administration, Garapan. Destruction by Typhoon of 1905
EnvironmentTyphoonsResidence of Government teacher Dr. Dwucet. The photograph was taken four weeks after the typhoon of November 1905
EnvironmentYapHouse 'Madrid",
Residence of the Catholic Sisters on Yap
GeographyMarianasMap of the Marianas
GeographyMaugIsland of Maug. Pencil sketch (most likely after an original unshaded sketch by Georg Fritz
GeographyRotaMap of Rota
GeographyRotaRota
GermansLife StylesMission Station on Pohnpei on occasion of the Emperor's Birthday
GermansLife StylesA Sunday afternoon coffee in the garden of the government teacher (Dr. and Mrs Dwucet). In attendance are a Chamorro girl in normal dress and a Carolinean girl in festive dress
GovernmentAdministrationOffices of the District Administration at Garapan, Saipan
GovernmentAdministrationImperial District Offices in Garapan
GovernmentAdministrationAdministration Building of the Imperial District Office on Saipan, built in 1906. Now (1908) Station
GovernmentEducationThe School at Garapan
GovernmentEducationPupils Making Beehives
GovernmentEducationOffices of the District Administration at Garapan, Saipan
GovernmentEducationHouse of the German teacher on Saipan
GovernmentEducationGerman government school on Saipan after 1905
GovernmentEducationSchool on Garapan
GovernmentEducationBeehives and Apiarists on Saipan
GovernmentEducationTeaching Apiary on Saipan
GovernmentEducationThe Government School
on Saipan
GovernmentEducationThe School on Saipan
GovernmentEducationGovernment School on Saipan, erected in 1906. Government teacher Dr. Dwucet and his pupils are in the fore ground
GovernmentEducationA lesson in bee-keeping. School boys with bee hives in the garden of the government teacher Dr. Dwucet, who introduced bees to Saipan in 1907.
GovernmentEducationPupils making beehives. Assitant teacher Josef Taitano can be seen in the background
GovernmentEducationA Sunday afternoon coffee in the garden of the government teacher (Dr. and Mrs Dwucet). In attendance are a Chamorro girl in normal dress and a Carolinean girl in festive dress
GovernmentEducationResidence of Government teacher Dr. Dwucet. The photograph was taken four weeks after the typhoon of November 1905
GovernmentEducationA Chamorro House made from stone with a corrugated iron roof. In the foreground the woman owner and her children. The big boy has been employed since May 1908 as assistant teacher at the government school.
GovernmentLaw enforcementPalauan and Yapese Prisoners on Saipan
GovernmentPoliceCarolinean Police Soldier
GovernmentPoliceChamorro Police Soldier
GovernmentPoliceCarolinean Police Soldier
GovernmentShipsSMSBussard
GovernmentShipsSMSSeeadler
GovernmentTransportBoat Harbour and Pier, Saipan, erected in 1906
GovernmentUSAAdministration Building US Administration, Agana, Guam
HealthHospitalsPlan of the Hospital Complex on Saipan
HealthHospitalsHospital on Saipan and 'ambulance'
HealthSyphilisSyphilis lesions
InfrastructureBridgesBridge between Kolonia and Sokehs (Pohnpei)
MissionsEducationMission Pupils on Pohnpei engaged in gardening
MissionsEducationMission School on Palau
MissionsEducationBrother Gereon and school boys (Pohnpei)
MissionsEducationCatholic Boarding school for girls on Pohnpei
MissionsEducationCatholic Mission Carpenter's Shop on Pohnpei
MissionsEducationCatholic School Children on Saipan
PeopleAlbert HahlPortrait of Albert Hahl
PeopleArno SenfftArno Senfft on horse
PeopleBartolaBartola on Yap
PeopleBrother DonulusPortrait of Brother Donulus (Palau)
PeopleBrother EutachiusCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother FridolinGroup Photo of German Capuchin Missionaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother GeorgPortrait of Brother Georg (Yap)
PeopleBrother GereonCapuchin Misisonaries despatched for Micronesia
PeopleBrother GereonCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother GereonBrother Gereon and school boys (Pohnpei)
PeopleBrother IvoGroup Photo of German Capuchin Missionaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother IvoCatholic Missionaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother KleophasCapuchin Misisonaries despatched for Micronesia
PeopleBrother KolomanCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother KolonatCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother KonradCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother MelchiorCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother MennaCapuchin Misisonaries despatched for Micronesia
PeopleBrother OthmarCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother OttmarBrother Ottmar at work
PeopleBrother SebaldGroup Photo of German Capuchin Missionaries in Micronesia
PeopleBrother SeebaldBrother Sebald feeding fowl
PeopleCarolineanCarolinean Police Soldier
PeopleCarolineanCarolinean Woman
PeopleCarolineanA Carolinean Family. Carolinean huts can be seen in the background
PeopleChamorroChamorro Family on Yap
PeopleChamorroChamorro Family on Palau
PeopleChamorroChamorro Family on Saipan
PeopleChamorroGroup of Chamorro Men
PeopleChamorroChamorro Police Soldier
PeopleChamorroChamorro Family
PeopleChamorroChamorro family on Yap
PeopleChamorroChamorro family on Yap
PeopleChamorroChamorro Family
PeopleChamorroA lesson in bee-keeping. School boys with bee hives in the garden of the government teacher Dr. Dwucet, who introduced bees to Saipan in 1907.
PeopleChamorroPupils making beehives. Assitant teacher Josef Taitano can be seen in the background
PeopleChamorroA Chamorro Family
PeopleGeorg FritzOffices of the District Administration at Garapan, Saipan
PeopleGeorg VolkensPortrait of Georg Volkens
PeopleJose of TirapuPortrait of Jose of Tirapu
PeopleLucius KellerBrother Lucius Keller (Rota)
PeopleMissionariesCatholic Missionaries in Micronesia
PeoplePalauan Chiefs of Brekolona
PeoplePalauansPalauan and Yapese Prisoners on Saipan
PeopleP. BasiliusCapuchin Misisonaries despatched for Micronesia
PeopleP. B. de AlborayaPortrait of P. Bonaventura de Alboraya
PeopleP. Callistus LopinotPortrait of P. Callistus Lopinot
PeopleP. CallistusCatholic Missionaries on Saipan
PeopleP. CorbinianP. Paulus and P. Corbinian
PeopleP. CornelioCatholic Missionaries on Saipan
PeopleP. CreszenzCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleP. Daniel de ArbazeguiP. Daniel de Arbazegui
PeopleP. FidelisCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleP. GallusCapuchin Misisonaries despatched for Micronesia
PeopleP. GallusCatholic School Children on Saipan
PeopleP. GebhardGroup Photo of German Capuchin Missionaries in Micronesia
PeopleP. GebhardCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleP. GebhardCatholic Missionaries in Micronesia
PeopleP. HeribertPortrait of P. Heribert
PeopleP. IgnatiusCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleP. Laurentius BolligP. Laurentius Bollig
PeopleP. OdiloGroup Photo of German Capuchin Missionaries in Micronesia
PeopleP. OdiloCatholic Missionaries on Saipan
PeopleP. OdoricusPortrait of P. Odoricus
PeopleP. PaulusP. Paulus and P. Corbinian
PeopleP. Placidus Müller P. Placidus Müller
PeopleP. SalvatorGroup Photo of German Capuchin Missionaries in Micronesia
PeopleP. SalvatorCatholic Missionaries in Micronesia
PeopleP. SalvatorPortrait of P. Salvator
PeopleP. Severin OppermannP. Severin Oppermann
PeopleP. Siegebert Gasser Portrait of P. Siegebert Gasser
PeopleP. SixtusPortrait of P. Sixtus (Yap)
PeopleP. VenantiusPortrait of P. Venantius
PeopleP. VenantiusCapuchin Misisonaries in Micronesia
PeopleP. VenantiusNew Mission House on Pohnpei
PeopleP. WunibaldPortrait of P. Wunibald
PeoplePeter CrezenzTraversing Pohnpei in 1910
PeopleSister AdelinaPortrait of Sister Adelina (Yap)
PeopleSister BernardaGroup Photo of German Sisters in Micronesia
PeopleSister BernhardGroup Photo of German Sisters in Micronesia
PeopleSister BuanaventuraGroup Photo of German Sisters in Micronesia
PeopleSister ClementineGroup Photo of German Sisters in Micronesia
PeopleSister Dona HafnerSister Dona Hafner
PeopleSister FridolinaGroup Photo of German Sisters in Micronesia
PeopleSister Josepha LehmannPortrait of Sister Josepha Lehmann (Palau)
PeopleSister KatharinaGroup Photo of German Sisters in Micronesia
PeopleSister KatharinaPortrait of Sister Katharina (Pohnpei)
PeopleSister Lotharia MüllerSister Lotharia Müller (Palau)
PeopleSister M. AloysiaPortrait of Sister M. Aloysia
PeopleSister M. ColumbaPortrait of Sister M. Columba
PeopleSister M. PaulaPortrait of Sister M. Paula
PeopleSister NataliaPortrait of Sister Natalia (Pohnpei)
PeopleSister TheresiaGroup Photo of German Sisters in Micronesia
PeopleYapesePalauan and Yapese Prisoners on Saipan
PlantsBreadfruitHarvesting Breadfruit
PlantsHedgesGarapan (Saipan) Street Scene
PlantsHedgesChamorro Residence made of Wood
PlantsHedgesChamorro Residence made of Stone
PlantsHedgesStreet in Garapan
PlantsHedgesStreet in Garapan
PlantsHedgesChamorro Residence made of Stone
PlantsHedgesRoad on Saipan, planted at both sides with 'Kamatchil' hedges
SanitationEuropeanMission Station on Melegeok (Palau)
SportChildren'sKids at Tanapag playing ball
SportChildren'sKids playing ball at Tanapag (Saipan)
SportCockfightCockfight
TradesCarpentryBrother Ottmar at work
TradesCarpentryHouses on Saipan
TradesCarpentryCatholic Mission Carpenter's Shop on Pohnpei
TransportBoatsCommunal House on Yap under Construction
TransportCanoeOutrigger Canoe off Saipan
TransportHarboursBoat Harbour and Pier, Saipan, erected in 1906
TransportLand TransportWater buffalo and cart
TransportLand TransportTagalog boy with a lasso on his oxen
TransportLand TransportOx Cart
TransportLand TransportHospital on Saipan and 'ambulance'
TransportLand TransportOx and cart
TransportLand TransportTheKareta(ox cart), the sole mode of transport on Saipan
TransportRoadsGarapan (Saipan) Street Scene
TransportRoadsTraversing Pohnpei in 1910
TransportRoadsStreet in Garapan
TransportRoadsAgana, Guam, Street Scene
TransportRoadsRoad on Saipan, planted at both sides with 'Kamatchil' hedges
TransportShipsPostal steamer 'Germania'
TransportWheelbarrowMission Pupils on Pohnpei engaged in gardening
VillagesAganaAgana, Guam, Street Scene
VillagesGarapanGarapan (Saipan) Street Scene
VillagesGarapanChamorro Houses
VillagesGarapanSaipan, Marianas. Street scene. The houses are resting on posts (piles).
VillagesGarapanSaipan, Marianas. Street scene
VillagesGarapanStreet in Garapan
VillagesGarapanRoad on Saipan, planted at both sides with 'Kamatchil' hedges
YapStone MoneyArno Senfft on horse

 

Maps

Map Source
Marianas 1897   Langhans, Paul (1897) Deutscher Kolonial-atlas. 30 Karten mit 300 Nebenkarten. Gotha: Justus Perthes.
Marianas 1899   Anon. (1899) Denkschrift betreffend die Inselgruppen der Karolinen, Palau und Marianen. [Berlin: Dietrich Reimer]
Marianas 1901/02   Kirchhoff, Alfred. 1902. Die Schutzgebiete des Deutschen Reiches zum Gebrauch beim Schulunterricht. Halle: Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses
Marianas 1901/02   Sprigade, Paul & Moisel, Max (1902) Grosser Deutscher Kolonialatlas. Herausgegeben von der Kolonial-Abtheilung des Auswärtigen Amtes. Lieferung 2. Die deutschen Besitzungen im Stillen Ozean und Kiautschou.Berlin : Dietrich Reimer.
German Micronesia 1905   Anon. 1905. Deutscher Kolonialatlas.Berlin: Dietrich Reimer
Marianas 1905   Anon. 1905. Deutscher Kolonialatlas.Berlin: Dietrich Reimer
German Colonies in the Pacific 1910   Sprigade, P and Moisel, M. 1912. Deutscher Kolonialatlas.Berlin: Dietrich Reimer
Marianas 1910   Sprigade, P and Moisel, M. 1912. Deutscher Kolonialatlas.Berlin: Dietrich Reimer
German Micronesia   Deutsche Verwaltungsbezirke der Karolinen, Palau und Marianen.Gotha: Julius Perthes
Marianas and Marshall Islands   Loose map, no source
Compilation © Dirk H.H. Spennemann 2003-2005