Journal of Edwin H. Bryan, Jr. while with the Whitney Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History on the schooner France, February to October 1924
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Roll 45:3 Pago Pago Harbor, looking nearly due E. from the top of a coconut palm near site of old observation station. (11455) Several showers during day made sweeping small specimens impossible. Caught a few large flies, etc., and took a few plant specimens. Saturday, April 19, 1924. All day field trip to ridge North of Pago Pago Harbor. Rowed across bay to Atuu. Walked E. along road to Aua, where I called on Vasai, native who furnished names for plants April 12th. His house is of a semi-modern construction with wooden floor raised about 5 feet above ground. The walls are movable, made of plated coconut leaves and the roof is of sugar cane leaf thatch, laid on a framework of split bamboo supported by tou (kou-cordia) uprights. Floor covered by mats. Only object of interest in the house was a fire drill - laau. 16 Saturday, April 19, 1924. All day field trip to ridge North of Pago Pago Harbor. Rowed across bay to Atuu. Walked E. along road to Aua, where I called on Vasai, native who furnished names for plants Apr. 12th. His home is of a semi-modern construction with wooden floor raised about 5 ft above ground. The walls are movable, made of plated coconut leaves and the roof is of sugar-cane leaf-thatch, laid on a framework of split bamboo supported by four tou (kou-cordia) uprights. Floor covered by mats. Only object of interest in the house was a fire drill - laau.