Ken Mahon
'64-'67 Co. B Stonehouse

• The Shell station at the bottom of the hill.
• The 85' dish under construction with a 100 ton crane in the background.
• If I remember correctly, there was a single switchback out of Asmara that changed the direction of the road from eastward to southwestern bound. The road then proceeded for several miles to the escarpment above Nefasit. This is that switchback.
• Looking toward Asmara from a few clicks out on a 'cloudy' day.
• A click or 2 before reaching the escarpment. looking down on Nefasit with one of the switchbacks to the right.
• Don't remember which intersection this is.
• Looking down the road toward Massawa from above Nefasit.
• Road as it approaches halfway house.
• Curve in road close to Decamere - on the way toward Asmara (I think).
• On the road between Nefasit and Decamere, close to outskirts of Decamere.
• On post with the chapel on the left. '58 Ford with standard GI vehicle parked next to it.
• Somewhere between Nefasit and the halfway house, I think.
• Familiar shot of the road between Asmara and Nefasit.
• Remember going around that curve where there were, I think 3 huts between the road and the dropoff? It was only maybe 5 or 6 km from Asmara. This was taken from the window of a '52 Studebaker - can't remember who's.
• Another shot of the gate we (most) knew and loved.
• Remember that large village down on the flats? Here's a building just off the road - I believe viewing south.
• Another shot at town from close to wall in the neighborhood of the officer's club.
• Don't know which street this is.
• This is the boat that 4 of us hired for a day to go about 12 miles out in the Red Sea. We snorkeled at a reef out there and fished on the way back.
• This is the 85' with apex service tower on the right.
• When Stonehouse was originally built - there was (I guess) 25 to 50 local laborers working the job. This gentleman who kindly allowed this photo seemed to be in charge. I guess he was the local equivalent of a job foreman or union steward. Incidentally, the license plate number might be readable on the original slide.
• This is of a trip some of us took from Asmara-Nefasit-Decamere-Asmara. This was taken between Nefasit and Decamere. >From Left to right - I don't remember his name but he worked at tract C, Jim Katzung and his 500cc 1929? Moto Guzzi, Richard Belenica who sold me the '49 Land rover when he took off for helicopter flight school and Jerry Senter.
• This on the flats looking toward the trip up the mountain in the '52 Studebaker.
• This is looking down on buildings between Asmara and Nefasit - I think!
• Me on the 350cc Matchless between Nefasit and Decamere. Put 2 pistons in the *#@@%!!$ thing over a period of time(a few months). Worn out oil pump cam was at fault.
• Richard Belenica climbed the 200' tower at the SE corner of The Stonehouse site one day. He took several cameras topside with him. Mine was one of them.
• Here's another one.
• This is from west about halfway to the 400' bore sight tower.
• 150' before construction is complete on site. Notice the old derrick (I guess it must be from when the race track was there).
• A closeup of the 150'
• Me getting ready for my date with 'The Silver Chicken'. Had many mixed feelings that day!!
• Asmara Airport. Seems like every photo I took with that Kodak Instamatic was offset to the right a little bit. Still wish I hadn't lost it on that trip to Keren.