SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau yuko kwenye picha hii kwa boni, kabila ambalo limesauliwa. Ni waislamu ingawa hawajui sana kuhusu dini. Ustadh alikwenda kuwatembelea huko madrasani kwao. Picha inaonyesha alipowaletea wanafunzi wa madrasa zawadi kama vitabu kalamu na paramendi kwa kusoma. Wakati huo walikuwa jamaa ya elfu tatu , wanaishi kwenye vijiji vitano: Bargoni, Mangai, Dede wa rede, Mlimani, Basuba (baina Mokowe na Kiunga, Lamu island West). Siku hizi kuna operesheni inayoitwa Operation Boni Forest kupambana na al-Shabab ambao wanafikiriwa kwamba wako Boni Forest.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau is amid the Boni people, an ethnic group that has been forgotten. As he puts it, "they are Muslims but they do not know enough about Islam" . Ustadh Mau went to visit them at their madrasa. The picture shows him bringing to them books, pens and candies. Back then the Boni group counted 3000 people. Boni people live in five villages: Bargoni, Mangai, Dede wa rede, Mlimani, Basuba (between Mokowe and Kiunga, Lamu island West). Currently an operation called Operation Boni Forest against al-Shabab is on.
4 young women in bathing suits on dock, 3 standing holding canoe paddles, 1 seated on paddle handle waving, with lake, canoes, and lakeshore with trees in background
Fourteen young women seated on the sand. They sit back-to-back with legs outstretched as they look up towards the camera. Most wear bathing suits, some with blouses, and one wears a sweater. Photographed on a beach in Santa Monica.
View of a young woman seated at the cliff edge in Palisades Park with the California Incline, Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica Beach with beach houses below.
Wright Prickett plays with Richard Shaw in Victory Park, in the Arroyo Seco area. Both of them are in motion and slightly blurred. Other people are visible at the left of the photograph. There are trees, cars, and picnic tables in the background.
View of women in push carts, each guided by a young man in a cap, on a road at the California Pacific International Exposition in Balboa Park on the opening day
Woman in dark dress, standing, pointing, and girl in light skirt and blouse and knit cap, seated on edge of path, overlooking lake with miniature Pagoda of Nara on small island, with foliage and other people on path in background
View facing southeast towards Santa Monica Pier from Palisades Park. People enjoy the park, including a young woman standing among palm trees a couple seated on a bench and a couple at the cliff-edge rustic eucalyptus branch fence.
Young actress Ada Williams Ince, 21, divorces her husband of 5 years, William "W.T." Ince, on claims of abuse due to her husband's violent temper. Williams was granted the divorce in Superior Judge Edmond's court, and attributed it to the date of Friday the 13th, her "lucky number", contrary to popular convention.
William Edward Hickman, third from left, poses for a photograph with police officers and prison officials. On the far right is Los Angeles County Jailer Frank Dewar and second from right is Undersheriff Eugene Biscailuz.
H. H. West's mother, Wilhelmina, in front of his brother, Wilson's home at 4262 Walton Avenue. The house number is above the porch. Wilhelmina wears a hat that appears to have a feather sticking out of it. Another woman is in the doorway of the house. The neighboring his is visible at the right.
W. H. Bowers and Olive Orr Brugen-Schmidt Bowers, married three just months, seated together at a court proceeding. Olive Bowers was accused of plotting with Elmer M. Archer to poison her husband. The plot was discovered when their conversations were overheard on a 2-party telephone line.
View of a tow truck connected to an automobile with a rope at the flooded intersection at West First Street and Juanita Avenue. A man next to the car has the hood up and is looking at the engine. Signs on the truck read "Transfer" and "Express."
Color photograph of American wind multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and composer Vinny Golia playing a bass clarinet. Double bass player Michael Elizondo is in the background. A baritone saxophone is also partially visible.
View down a dirt road towards the town of Avenal which appears as a narrow band of buildings and power poles along the main road through town, with the Santa Lucia mountain range in the background. The buildings appear to be mostly houses, a few businesses and a church on the far right. There is also an oil rig on the center-right side of town. Legible signage in the photograph includes: Golden Rule Shoe Shop, The Republic Supply Co. of California, and H. C. Smith MFG Co.
Upper photo: view of the Pacific Coast Highway looking west towards a lighthouse. The road runs along the shore at right between the calm ocean at left and the steep cliffs at right. The lighthouse consists of a long rectangular building with a tall tower at left. The Santa Monica Mountains are visible in the background.
View of the Venice oil field, a landscape of derricks, with steam pipes and buildings made of wood and corrugated metal at their bases, with the beach on the far left. The foreground center building has signs reading "Flynn Bros." and "No Smoking, Keep Out." Signs on the derricks read "Bergman Albright No. 3," "Pan Gulf Pet. Co. LTD, Hattie Weber Mabel [..]orner, Well No [...]," "S.L.R. Pet. Prop's LTD., J. T. Russell No. 1," "Pan Gulf Petroleum Co. Ltd., Venice No. 1," "[...] Powell-Stockton, W. G. Davis No. 1," and "Know Powell Stockton, W. G. Davis No. 4."
View from Blicknell Ave. towards the beachfront pergola (located in Crescent Bay Park) (left), a small cliff and the Hotel Casa Del Mar (right) and Santa Monica Pier and La Monica Ballroom in the background
SWAHILI: Katika picha hii tunamuona Ustadh Mau akiwa amesimama mbele ya bakery ya familia yake.<br>ENGLISH: In this picture Ustadh is seen standing in front of his family's bakery.
SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau anaonekana kwenye mkusanyiko wa watu katika eneo la shanga ndani ya kisiwa cha Pate. Ustadh alialikwa kueka jiwe la msingi kwa minajili ya kujengwa mskiti mpya.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau is depicted at a gathering in Shanga, a village on Pate islandIsland. Ustadh was invited to lay down the foundation stone (jiwe la msingi) for a new mosque there.
SWAHILI: Kwenye picha hii tunamuona Ustadh Mau akisoma Texas Review alichozawadiwa na jirani yake kutoka Uamerika akiwa nje ya nyumba yake.<br>ENGLISH: In this picture Ustadh is reading the Texas Review given to him by his American neighbour. Ustadh was standing outside of his house in the picture.
SWAHILI: Kwenye picha hii tunaona Ustadh Mau anazawadiwa na kamishna kwa kua na mchango bora katika jamii ya Lamu island.<br>ENGLISH: In this picture Ustadh is seen receiving a Badge of Honour from a government official for his contributions to the community of Lamu island.
SWAHILI: Kwenye picha hii tunaona Ustadh Mau anazawadiwa na kamishna kwa kua na mchango bora katika jamii ya Lamu island.<br>ENGLISH: In this picture Ustadh is seen receiving a Badge of Honour from a government official for his contributions to the community of Lamu island.
SWAHILI: Katika picha hii Ustadh Mau anaonekana akizungumzisha kundi la watu katika eneo la Mkunguni, iliyoko katikati ya mji wa Lamu island. Mkutano huu uliandaliwa juu ya kuelimisha watu kuhusu afya na chanjo, ili kujenga watu imani ju ya umuhimu wa afya. Mmoja wa wa aliyesimama nyuma ya ustadh ni afisa wa afya.<br>ENGLISH: On this picture Ustadh Mau is seen speaking to a crowd on Mkunguni, Lamu island's town square. The gathering was held to raise awareness on health issues and vaccines, in order to motivate people to take care of one's own and eachother's health. The man behind Ustadh was a health officer.
An unknown man applying false eyelashes to Elsie the Borden Cow, the unofficial mascott for Borden dairy products. After appearing at the New York World's Fair, Elsie was chosen by R.K.O. producer Gene Towne to star in the 1940 film "Little Men," based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Elsie arrived in Los Angeles on July 12, 1940
Men and women seated and standing behind a banquet table at University High School event. The table is decorated with flowers and a doll in a graduation gown
Walter Gordon could not remember the name of the woman on the far left, but he represented her when she was arrested by federal authorities for drug possession. He won her case.