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Shoes for Sale

Date: 12 1937
Description: Fascinated by the street life in the market at Misurata, Libya, journalist Cecil brown took this photograph of handmade shoes for sale.
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Bomb Throwers

Date: 05 09 1939
Description: Italian gas bomb throwers, wearing their gas masks, riding in a truck during a parade for the anniversary of the founding of the Italian Empire in Rome. Th...
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Market View in Libya

Date: 01 1938
Description: View of the marketplace in Misurata, Libya.
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Market at Homs, Libya

Date: 12 1937
Description: View of street market with American journalist Cecil Brown in the center right.
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Arab Laundry

Date: 12 1937
Description: In the market at Misurata, Libya, a desert Bedouin washing clothes.
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Moslem Refuge from Hindu, India

Date: 09 1951
Description: A Moslem refugee from Hindu India in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Man Creating Earthenware Vessel

Date: 09 1951
Description: Man squatting on ground while making a large, earthenware pot in Jaipur, India.
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Hong Kong Harbor Scene

Date: 09 1951
Description: The large, ornamental office building of Thomas Cook and Sons on the waterfront in Hong Kong. The firm was one of the oldest and largest travel companies i...
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Sampan Boat in Hong Kong Harbor

Date: 09 1951
Description: A sampan boat in Hong Kong harbor. Perhaps what caught the photographer's eye was the laundry on the boat hanging out to dry.
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Soldier and Civilian

Date: 09 1951
Description: A British soldier or police officer and a civilian on the bridge between the British area of Hong Kong and Communist China.
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Cold War Boundary

Date: 09 1951
Description: A hill in the countryside near Hong Kong, showing the fence that marked the border with Communist China. Two children are on a path on the side of the hill...
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Saigon Street Scene

Date: 06 1968
Description: A busy street in wartime Vietnam with bicycles, motorbikes, and automobiles.
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Recording History

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Description: Journalist Cecil Brown, then with the Mutual Broadcasting Network, carrying the portable recorder that he used for interviewing while he was reporting on o...
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Khruschev Speaks

Date: 1960
Description: Nikita Khruschev of the Soviet Union speaks to a crowd at the airport in Indonesia. President Sukarno stands at his side, while Indonesian troops stand at ...
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Tibetan Refugee

Date: 1959
Description: A refugee from Tibet, photographed by journalist Cecil Brown in Sikkim, India, shortly after the Dalai Lama and his followers fled from their country.
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Jack Paar in Japan

Date: 1960
Description: Jack Paar, comedian and host of NBC's "Tonight Show," and his wife during a visit to Japan. During their visit Paar was hosted by journalist Cecil Brown, h...
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Dean Rusk

Date: 11 1961
Description: Secretary of State Dean Rusk being greeted at the Tokyo airport during a goodwill tour.

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