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Desert Prayer

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Description: A camel stands on the desert sands near Biskra, Algeria, as two men pause to face Mecca and pray.
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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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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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Sphinx de Gizeh

Date: 1890
Description: The Sphinx at Giza in Egypt. Three men are standing or sitting on the shoulder of the Sphinx, and several men are sitting in the shade below with two camel...
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Violet Lee Dousman and Fellow Travelers and Guides

Date: 1896
Description: A group portrait of Violet Lee Dousman (back row, 3rd from left) and her fellow travelers, guides and Egyptians on a trip to Giza, Egypt. Five people are r...
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Algerians Praying

Date: 1927
Description: Algerian Muslims touching their foreheads to the ground in prayer outside of a mosque.
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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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