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| Date: | 04 25 1953 |
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| Description: | A mushroom cloud from possibly Yucca Flats, Nevada where there was a nuclear bomb test. |
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| Description: | A camel stands on the desert sands near Biskra, Algeria, as two men pause to face Mecca and pray. |
| Date: | 09 1897 |
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| Description: | A Yava-supai [Havasupai] wagon at Cataract Canyon. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Eugene and Magda Herzberger (at left) with friends in the Negev region of Israel. They pose near a camel held on a tether by a man, possibly of Bedouin des... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a mountain road in a desert landscape near Holbrook. |
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| Description: | The site of Elephant Butte Dam prior to construction of the dam showing desert hills and the Rio Grande River. Construction was completed in 1916, and at t... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an old trail winding through a desert landscape with mountains in the background in the vicinity of Oatman. |
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| Description: | View of rolling hills with a desert in the distance. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a copper mining camp with desert hills in the background. Caption reads: "Greatest Copper Camp in the World, Ely, Nevada." |
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| Description: | Elevated view of mining town in the desert featuring buildings and equipment tucked into the hilly terrain and barren rocky outcroppings. |
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| Description: | Distant view of a mining operation and surrounding desert hills. Caption reads: "Mining Scene, Near Mojave, Cal." |
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| Description: | A view of four Native American tepees. Caption reads: "Indian Tepees, Elko, Nevada." |
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| Description: | A view of members of the Yaqui tribe after the execution of six men in Guaymas Mexico. Caption reads: "Yaquis after the execution, Guaymas, Mexico." |
| Date: | 07 1941 |
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| Description: | This portrait of CBS reporter Cecil Brown, then based in Rome, was taken during his tour of North Africa. It was later used as the cover illustration for h... |
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| Description: | Guests at the Cambelback Inn ride horses along a mountain pass. The trail is surrounded by foliage and cacti. |
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| Description: | A covered patio leads to the Jokake Inn. The building features two towers with a balcony between them, and the pavilion features outdoor furniture and sea... |
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| Description: | Exterior of Taliesin West's drafting room. Taliesin West was the winter home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Group portrait including Violet Lee Dousman (back row, 4th from left) and her fellow travelers on a trip to Egypt. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of Violet Lee Dousman (back row, 3rd from left) and her fellow travelers, guides and Egyptians on a trip to Giza, Egypt. Five people are r... |
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| Description: | Irving Brown shown during the time he lived with the Ouled Nail tribe on the high plateau of the Algerian Sahara Desert. |
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