006002 Accession Number: 006002

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BARRACA. LIBYA. THIS VIEW IS TYPICAL OF THE SETTLED AREAS IN LIBYA WHERE THE ITALIAN HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING THEIR COLONIZATION SCHEME FOR MANY YEARS. THE COTTAGES ARE LAID OUT IN SERIED ROWS ON EITHER SIDE OF ROADS THAT RUN PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AT A DISTANCE OF, I SHOULD JUDGE, A KILOMETRE. THERE ARE NO FENCES AND IT APPEARS THAT APART FROM A CERTAIN AREA AROUND THE HOUSE WHICH IS CULTIVATED, THE REST OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE COTTAGES IS COMMON FOR GRAZING. (NEGATIVE BY D. PARER).

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Accession Number
006002
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c February 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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