Coconut oil at market
Coconut oil at market
Image by The Field Museum Library
Crowd of men, coconut oil at market. Georgetown. 1922.
Name of Expedition: Stanley Field Expedition to British Guiana
Participants: Bror E. Dahlgren and John R. Millar
Expedition Date: 1922
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