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Bedouin Emir in Goat Hair Tent
- Creator
- Cobb, John Candler, II, 1919-2016
- Creation Date
- 1943/01
- Who
- WWII driver
- When
- WWII
- Where
- Middle East
- license
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He knew the value of vaccination because he had seen how it could protect his people against Smallpox during a recent epidemic. Note the loose weave of the goat hair tent behind the Emir; it allows light and air to filter through; but it keeps out most of the wind and rain. It is remarkably cool in the hot sun.
Location: Syrian-Iraqi Desert.