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Expedition in Full Desert
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Sahara expedition team, including Alonzo Pond and Count Byron de Prorok, riding a caravan of camels through the desert. Caption reads: "293 The Expedition in full desert."
1925
Pond, Alonzo W. (Alonzo William), 1894-1986
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Chapuis at the Water Hole
October 28, 1925
Chapuis, Brad and De Prorok at the water hole in the Qued Tiramimin.
Pond and Ole Leaving In Salah
1925
Alonzo Pond riding a camel named Ole Olson in In Salah, Algeria. There is a Beloit College pennant on the side of the camel.
Members of the Expedition
1925
De Prorok's car, Sandy and all members of the expedition: Pond, Tyrrell, De Prorok, Martini, Denny, Reygasse, Chauffeur Barth, Chapuis, Belaid, and in front, Squatty the cook.
Greeting Algerian Men
1925
Hand-colored lantern slide showing Count Byron de Prorok, and other members of the Algerian expedition, greeting veiled Algerian men.
Alonzo Pond Riding Ole Olson
1925
Alonzo Pond riding a camel named Ole Olson in In Salah, Algeria. There is a Beloit College pennant on the side of the camel.
