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Executed Man

Date: 1957
Description: Executed man laying on ground as the final bullet is delivered. The execution was somehow bungled by the firing squad and this coup d'grace was required to...
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Guerilla Justice

Date: 1957
Description: Executed man on ground. Algeria.
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Execution by Firing Squad

Date: 1957
Description: Members of the Algerian National Liberation Front form a firing squad and execute a man who claimed to have killed innocent men, women, and children in Alg...
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Algerian Soldiers

Date: 1957
Description: Soldiers lined up in the Algerian desert.
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Desert Prayer

Date: 
Description: A camel stands on the desert sands near Biskra, Algeria, as two men pause to face Mecca and pray.
Book or Pamphlet

1978 International Scout SS II

Date: 1978
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for the 1978 International Scout SS II pickup. Features color photograph of a man driving down a sand dune.
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Doctor with Refugee Child in Algeria

Date: 08 1957
Description: A Red Crescent doctor is holding an Algerian refugee child who survived a French air attack that killed eighteen people. Behind them is a shepherd's daught...
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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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TD-24 Crawler Tractor at Phoenix Proving Ground

Date: 1953
Description: Man on a TD-24 crawler tractor looks down over International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was used by Internation...
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Eugene and Magda Herzberger in Israel

Date: 1955
Description: Eugene and Magda Herzberger (at left) with friends in the Negev region of Israel. They pose near a camel held on a tether by a man, possibly of Bedouin des...
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Yaquis After the Execution of Six Men

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Description: A view of members of the Yaqui tribe after the execution of six men in Guaymas Mexico. Caption reads: "Yaquis after the execution, Guaymas, Mexico."
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Test Site Arrest

Date: 04 1997
Description: Arrest of Nukewatch demonstrators at a Nevada test site.
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Camelback Inn Guests on Horseback

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Description: Guests at the Cambelback Inn ride horses along a mountain pass. The trail is surrounded by foliage and cacti.
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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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Algerian with Gun

Date: 08 1957
Description: A young Algerian member of the National Liberation Front smiling and posing for a portrait with his gun.
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Algerian with Donkey

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian member of the National Liberation Front is standing with a donkey under a tree. Two rifles are leaning against the tree. He is wearing a cap an...
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Algerian FLN Members

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian members of the National Liberation Front posing by large boulders.
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Algerian FLN Member on Rocks

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian National Liberation Front member standing on large boulders near a tree while posing for a photograph.
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Algerian FLN Members in Camouflage with Weapons

Date: 08 1957
Description: A group of Algerian National Liberation Front members in camouflage wearing their helmets and uniforms are posing with their guns.
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Algerian FLN Member on Patrol

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian National Liberation Front member on patrol, looking for enemy French forces. He is holding a rifle and wearing a turban and a tunic. Behind him...

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