Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country with an area of 462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi).
Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. There are 851 known languages in the country, of which 11 now have no known speakers. It is known to have numerous groups of uncontacted peoples, and researchers believe there are many undiscovered species of plants and animals in the interior.
These amazing photos were taken by
lindsaybridge that show portraits of Papua New Guineans in the 1970s.
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| Ford Fairlane at Service Station at Boroko ready for the trip, 1975 |
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| Ford Futura 1971 model on the Rigo Road, near Port Moresby, 1974 |
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| Aki and Kewa on the 1971 model Ford Futura, Port Moresby, 1974 |
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| Group near Port Moresby, 1974 |
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| 1971 Ford Futura, Boroko near Port Moresby, 1975 |
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| Boroko near Port Moresby, 1975 |
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| Ford Fairlane ZF on road near Hisiu, 1975 |
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| Idlers Bay near Port Moresby, 1975 |
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| Papuans from village near Kwikila and Ford Fairlane outside tradestore, 1975 |
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| Fairfax Harbour, Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Fairfax Harbour, 1976 |
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| Ford Fairlane Model in Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Ford Futura 1971 Model in Port Moresby, 1976. |
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| Ford Futura 1971 Model in Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Ford Futura, Konedobu, Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Guys at Ela Bach, Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Picnic, Koki, Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby and Bomana War Memorial, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Port Moresby, 1976 |
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| Scouts at Jacksons Airport to see plane off to the Jamboree in Australia, 1976 |
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| Variata National Park near Port Moresby, 1977 |
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| Willie relaxing at Ela Beach, Port Moresby, 1977 |
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| Willie, Webbi, Murphy, Joe on afternoon after work picnic at Taurama Beach, Port Moresby, 1977 |
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| Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, 1978 |
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| Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, 1978 |
Real thrilled to see the oldies of our Port Moresby. Please need more of this as I'm trying to do a reflective stories of past comparing of todays Port Moresby.
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