Indentured “Coolies” Mining Guano (1800s)
Indentured “coolies” mining guano. Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Thomas Waters Jr. would've observed this process from his ship, Wealth of Nations, which made more than one trip to…
Guano Chute at Chinchera Islands
A guano chute or “manguera” on the Chincha Islands. Guano loaded by hand from indentured workers on the islands would be sent down the chute into the holds of waiting…