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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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Pond and Ole Leaving In Salah

Date: 1925
Description: Alonzo Pond riding a camel named Ole Olson in In Salah, Algeria. There is a Beloit College pennant on the side of the camel.
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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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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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Greeting Algerian Men

Date: 1925
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide showing Count Byron de Prorok, and other members of the Algerian expedition, greeting veiled Algerian men.
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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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The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 02 25 1929
Description: A man is standing in front of the truck that crossed the Sahara, which is parked on a snowy street, with a sign that reads: "This International Harvester T...
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Men with "Truck That Crossed Sahara Desert"

Date: 04 06 1929
Description: Three men are standing by the "Truck That Crossed Sahara Desert" on display outdoors. In the background is a brick building with large glass windows. There...
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"The Truck That Crossed the Sahara" Outside Hat Store

Date: 07 10 1929
Description: The truck is being displayed in the entrance to a hat store. A sign on the truck reads: "This is the International Harvester truck that conquered the Sahar...

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