1961 Press Photo Peace Corpsmen trainees at Rutgers University, New Jersey

Two of the Peace Corpsmen, Neil Hansen, 21, of Fresno, California (left) and Al Wahrhaftig, 25, of Piedmont, California, listen intently during a course in Colombian history at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. They are part of the Corps group which will go to Colombia equipped with ideas and ideals but also with readiness to do hard practical work like digging.

Photo is dated 1961.

Photo measures 9.25 x 7 inches.