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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...lecturer will be to present a clear idea of the existing situation in Tripoli in regard to the Turkish-Italian War, with its causes and effects. In addition to this fundamental topic, Mr. Furlong will give an insight into the most typical of the Barbary Capitals, the focus of the great Saharan caravan routes, with pictures illustrating the half-civilized tribes who inhabit the deserts and tablelands of Tripoli. He will also talk on the life of the Grecian sponge-divers of the Mediterranean, and will describe the dramatic incident of the burning of the United States Frigate "Philadelphia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MR. C. W. FURLONG IN UNION | 10/24/1911 | See Source »

...present to the audience a clear idea of the existing situation in Tripoli in regard to the Turkish-Italian war, with its causes and effects. In addition to this fundamental topic, however, Mr. Furlong will give an insight into the most typical of the Barbary capitals, the focus of the great Sahara caravan routes, with pictures illustrating the primitive tribes who inhabit the oases and tablelands of Tripoli. The lecture is based on the evplorer's personal experiences, and the illustrations are, with few exceptions, from his own photographs and paintings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: C. W. Furlong in Union Tuesday | 10/21/1911 | See Source »

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