Description: This map shows the " possessions of the United States not on the American continent." — Foster, 1921The outlying possessions include the Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico, Virgin Islands, Samoa, Guam, and Philippine Islands. Source: Ellsworth D. Foster ed., The American Educator Vol. 8 (Chicago, IL: Ralph Durham Company, 1921) 3694 Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman.