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Commander Gatti Arrives in the Congo

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of men unloading trucks and equipment from a ship shortly after arrival in the African Congo. The equipment was used by Commander Atillio Gat...
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Commander Attilio Gatti in Africa

Date: 1939
Description: Commander Attilio Gatti poses in front of a Congolese village during his tenth expedition to Africa. The expedition was sponsored by International Harveste...
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Cocktail Hour in the Congo

Date: 1939
Description: Commander and Mrs. Attilio Gatti have cocktails during the Commander's tenth African expedition. The expedition was sponsored by International Harvester. T...
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Tire Change in Africa

Date: 01 30 1929
Description: A man stoops to change the tire of an International Special Delivery truck by the side of an African road. The truck was part of an expedition sponsored by...
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Gatti Trailer Apartment

Date: 1938
Description: Two specially designed International trucks connected with an awning at an African camp site. The camp site was home to an Attilio Gatti expedition. The sp...
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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...
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International Truck Advertising Proof Featuring Commander Gatti

Date: 1949
Description: Advertising proof for International trucks, featuring color photographs relating to an expedition to Africa by explorer Attilio Gatti. Includes images of n...
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"Sahara" Trucks

Date: 12 1927
Description: "Sahara" trucks in a village in Africa. A man is sitting in the driver's seat of the truck. Villagers, including children, are standing together near the t...
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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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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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The Truck That Crossed the Sahara?

Date: 07 16 1928
Description: View of a truck on a road. Mountains are in the background.
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The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 02 25 1929
Description: The truck that crossed the Sahara parked on a snowy street, with a sign that reads: "Here it is!"
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The Truck that Crossed the Sahara

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Description: View across street towards the truck parked along the curb in front of a storefront for W.M. Whitney.
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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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