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Nuclear Bomb Testing

Date: 04 25 1953
Description: A mushroom cloud from possibly Yucca Flats, Nevada where there was a nuclear bomb test.
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Phoenix Proving Ground

Date: 1953
Description: Trucks mounting a steep grade in the testing track at International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was used by Inte...
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Phoenix Proving Ground

Date: 1953
Description: View of International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was used by International Harvester through the 1970's to test...
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Rock with Petroglyphs

Date: 1953
Description: Stone displaying ancient writing. The rock was on the grounds of International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Grounds. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was...
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International Truck Testing at Phoenix Proving Ground

Date: 1953
Description: Cacti frame three International semis and a pickup on a test track at International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground ...
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Phoenix Proving Ground Truck Testing Headquarters

Date: 1953
Description: Headquarters building for truck testing at International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was used by International H...
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International Harvester Earthmover at Phoenix Proving Ground

Date: 1953
Description: International Harvester 27-75 earthmover being demonstrated in front of a grandstand at International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, t...
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Testing International Truck

Date: 1949
Description: Front view of an International Model KB-7 working through a special "Figure 8" wheel and wheel bearing breakdown test, possibly at International Harvester'...
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Arab Plowing Sand

Date: 12 30 1937
Description: An Arab man plowing sand with a plow harnessed to a camel.
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Mount of Olives, Tower of Antonia and Temple #1703

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. In the foreground is a crowd of people, animals, and tents. There is also a group of solders wi...
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Eastern end of Mount Zion of City of David #1705

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. This may be the Eastern end of Mount Zion or the City of David. Text at right: "Wanderings Among...
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Old Cistern, Mts. Mizpeh and Emmans in Distance #1710

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. Mount Mizpeh and Emmaus are in the distance. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Be...
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Taliesin West Drafting Room Exterior

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Description: Exterior of Taliesin West's drafting room. Taliesin West was the winter home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship.
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Allée de Pyramides

Date: 1890
Description: View down road lined with trees in Egypt. A group of Egyptians are standing and sitting between the trees and the river, and travelers on the road are walk...
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Irving Brown with Ouled Nail Tribe

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Description: Irving Brown shown during the time he lived with the Ouled Nail tribe on the high plateau of the Algerian Sahara Desert.
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International Scout Off-Roading in the Southwest

Date: 1977
Description: An International Scout "Suntanner" parked in the foreground, with a large rock formation in the far background, somewhere in the southwest United States. H...
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Bridge Over Gorge

Date: 1929
Description: High suspension bridge over gorge at Constantine in north eastern Algeria.
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Prehistoric Station Among the Dunes

Date: 1929
Description: A prehistoric station out among the dunes at Biskra, Algeria.
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Logan Museum Truck

Date: 03 31 1929
Description: Logan Museum truck in the oasis of Feriana, Tunisia. The road is lined with large fleshy cactus and trees. A person is sitting in the driver's seat of the ...
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International Scout II in Baja Race

Date: 06 24 1976
Description: International Scout places 5th at "Baja 500." Original caption reads: "(Photo #tf 1402) Jimmy Jones, El Cajon, Calif., in his International Scout II, finds...

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