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Group of Men with "Sahara" Truck

Date: 12 1927
Description: View across sand towards a group of men standing near two trucks in the Sahara Desert.
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Town in Sahara Desert

Date: 01 30 1929
Description: View of distant town, perhaps in the Sahara Desert in Tanganyika, Africa.
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Water Wheel in the Desert

Date: 1915
Description: Water wheel in the Syrian desert.
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Tomb of Queen Tin Hinan at Abelessa, Algeria

Date: 11 15 1925
Description: View of the tomb of Queen Tin Hinan from the south. Three people are standing on top of the tomb. Mountains and the city of El Oued can be seen in the back...
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Expedition in Full Desert

Date: 1925
Description: Sahara expedition team, including Alonzo Pond and Count Byron de Prorok, riding a caravan of camels through the desert. Caption reads: "293 The Expedition ...
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Preparations for March

Date: 1915
Description: Preparations for the march across the desert. Each soldier is being given a sack with food and supplies.
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Vehicle Stuck in Wet Sand

Date: 1925
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide showing a group of men on an archaeological expedition in Algeria pushing one of the expedition vehicles nicknamed "Hot Dog" in ...
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Algerian Expedition Camp

Date: 1925
Description: Members of the Algerian Expedition in the desert under the shelter of a tent open at the sides and front. The men are on the ground in sleeping bags. A hat...
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The Holy War

Date: 01 1915
Description: The Holy War. Djemal Pascha in the desert reviewing troops departing for the Suez Canal. Behind him on the left on horseback, is Colonel von Frankenberg, ...
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Colonel von Frankenberg in the Desert

Date: 01 1915
Description: Colonel von Frankenberg sitting on his horse in the desert as he is heading to the front.
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Blessing Troops Heading to the Suez

Date: 01 1915
Description: Djemal Pascha on horseback with a Muslim cleric, known as the Hodscha, giving a blessing to troops departing for the Suez Canal.
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Officers in the Desert

Date: 01 1915
Description: Djemal Pascha and Colonel von Frankenberg in the desert.
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Man in Safari Clothes Changing Tire

Date: 12 1927
Description: A man is changing a tire on the truck that crossed the Sahara.
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"Saraha" Trucks

Date: 12 1927
Description: Two men are standing at the back of a truck that crossed the Sahara in the desert in Africa.
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International Payhauler Loaded by Crane at Glen Canyon Dam Site

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of a crane loading an International Payhauler for earth removal. One man is standing near the crane on the left, and another man is standing ...

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