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Ibrahim El Gindi Family

Date: 08 28 1948
Description: Pictured is the Ibrahim El Gindi family from Cairo, Egypt. Ibrahim was selected by his government to do graduate work in biochemistry at the University of ...
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Road to Joppa and Camp of Bedouin Arabs #1709

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. This is the road to Joppa and a camp of Bedouin Arabs. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wond...
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Algerian FLN Members with Dead Camel

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front members posing with a dead camel. The men are wearing turbans and loose, light clothing. The camel has been skinned. Beh...
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Meeting of FLN Members

Date: 08 1957
Description: A group of Algerian National Liberation Front members gather in a tent for a meeting. Some of the men are wearing turbans and some are wearing caps. They a...
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FLN Members Take Cover

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian member of the National Liberation Front lying down on the ground as another member grabs a rifle and looks out of the tent. He has his hand pro...
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Red Crescent Worker with Child

Date: 08 1957
Description: A Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker spooning medicine into a young child's mouth. The child's head is half shaven. Behind them are two women, a yo...
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Red Crescent Woman

Date: 08 1957
Description: A Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker is standing in the Red Crescent tent with a tube of medicine in her hands. She is wearing a flowered dress and...
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Boy in Red Crescent Tent

Date: 08 1957
Description: A young Algerian boy and girl waiting side-by-side in a Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) tent. Beside the boy are a pair of sandals. The girl is wearing...
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Algerians Relaxing

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front members resting in a tent under the Algerian flag and listening to the radio.
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Algeria Father and Son

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian member of the National Liberation Front cutting his young son's hair in a tent. Behind him is a group of men.
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Algerian Child Wearing Chapelle's Eyeglasses

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian girl in a Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) tent. A man is holding Dickey Chapelle's glasses up to the girl's face. She is wearing a patterne...
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King Hussein

Date: 1975
Description: Congressmen David R. Obey of Wisconsin and Ed Koch of New York meeting with King Hussein of Jordan during a congressional tour of the Middle East.
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Chabane

Date: 1930
Description: A man named Chabane is posing while sitting in front of a tent. He is wearing a work jacket and traditional headdress, with goggles pushed up on his forehe...
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Milking the Goats

Date: 1930
Description: A man has tied up a flock of goats and a woman is milking them. They are wearing indigenous clothing. The landscape is rocky with hills in the background. ...
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Caid Kahlifa Lamin

Date: 1930
Description: Caid Kahlifa Lamin poses in front of an opening, perhaps a door, in a cement wall, covered with a cloth hanging. He is dressed in official attire and is st...
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Man in Front of a Tent

Date: 1929
Description: Ferrah stands in front of a tent in the Pond camp. Boxes are being used as tables, chairs and other camp supplies aresitting on the ground near the entranc...
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Obey in the Middle East

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Description: Congressman David Obey outdoors in a group of men listening to a speaker in the Middle East. They are surrounded by tents.
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Syrian Protestant Group

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Description: Nine children and adults posing for a group portrait outdoors. Caption reads: "Syrians. Protestant group."
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Rifa Zumot at Son's Grave

Date: 06 1963
Description: A woman is sitting and blowing her nose in front of a gravestone. A potted plant and a handbag are next to her. Caption reads: "Nine years after his death,...
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Bob Rogers and Yasser Arafat

Date: 07 1973
Description: NBC producer and writer Bob Rogers is sitting with Yasser Arafat.

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