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Voyageurs at Fort William

Date: 1860
Description: Nine men arrive at Fort William by canoe. Fort William, also called Kaministiguia, was the Hudson's Bay fur trading post. Men are standing along the opposi...
Book or Pamphlet

Johnston Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1893
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Johnston Harvester Company. The cover features a color chromolithograph illustration of Christopher Columbus and hi...
Photograph

Gatti Expedition Trucks on the Streets of New York

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition being assembled outside Manhattan showrooms of International Harvester Company preparatory to depar...
Photograph

Assembly of Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition Trucks

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition being assembled outside Manhattan showrooms of International Harvester Company preparatory to depar...
Photograph

Conrad Seipp Jr. in Egypt

Date: 01 1909
Description: Three men in western dress riding camels pose with their Egyptian guides in front of the Sphinx at the Giza necropolis, with the Cheops pyramid in the back...
Postcard

Ernst in Heidelberg

Date: 03 14 1930
Description: Ernst Schmidt, second from left, on a tour of the ruins of Heidelberg Castle with his guide, left, and two unidentified persons. They are standing in the c...
Photograph

"Sahara" Trucks

Date: 12 1927
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a "Sahara" truck parked in a village in Africa. There is a large building in the background, and two smaller building...
Photograph

Men Riding Elephants near "Sahara" Truck

Date: 12 1927
Description: "Sahara" truck preceded by men riding two elephants near coconut trees in a village in the Sahara desert. In the background is the roof of a large, perhaps...
Photograph

"Sahara" Truck

Date: 12 1927
Description: An International truck is parked in front of buildings in a compound in the Saraha desert.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: "The Truck that Crossed the Sahara" on display in a showroom.
Photograph

The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: "The Truck that Crossed the Sahara" on display in a showroom. A banner hanging from the ceiling in the background reads: "Welcome."
Photograph

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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