1984.6.267 (Photography)

1984.6.267 (Photography) image

Camel caravan walking through tall grass, one person visible in white robes. On reverse, typed "Mekra bel ksin. Camels loaded with wheat on their way to the market place, where the wheat is sold to French army buyers." Likely meant Mechra Bel Ksiri, a town in Morocco where French troops were located in WWI. Also stamped in blue ink "French Pictorial Service/220 WEST 42ND STREET, N.Y." Also stamped in blue ink "PLEASE CREDIT/FRENCH-OFFICIAL/FROM/PICTORIAL PRESS/220 WEST 42ND ST, N.Y."