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Libya 1962 An Arab man shops for a dress in the Tripoli souk. He has thrown his toga over his head…no doubt from the effort of trying to please a woman who waits at home. The man peering into the doorway … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1962 Don’t you love those men wearing the toga-like garment? But you can see the young men want to wear western clothes. Once I was met in Casablanca by a Berber driver from Merzouga. He wore a chech (turban) and … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1962 Life was peaceful in those days. The caleche, a horse-drawn carriage that serves as a taxi cruises past the main fountain in Tripoli. I think this street borders the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. In those days, … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1962 Children play in front of an arch built by the Romans. Modern Libyan children will have a whole new set of ruins to play in but I think these Roman ruins are nicer.
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Tunis, Tunisia 1961 A young man wearing a suit hammers an intricate design in a brass tray. He is proud of his work and of his achievement. Most likely he was apprenticed to his father or another brass artisan when … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1961 A street in the souk. A sign lettered in Arabic and Italian juts from a doorway on the right. It says ‘scrivano’ or scribe. Italians were a colonial power in Italy but after Ghaddafi took over, they … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1960 A boy buys bread on the streets of Tripoli. The vendor picks the bread up with a skewer while holding a newspaper in his left hand. He will wrap the young man’s purchase in the newspaper. The fellow on the left seems … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1961 I visited Essaouira, Morocco in 1995 and, except for the men in the background wearing the red skullcaps, this scene from Libya in 1961 is nearly identical. The women of Essaouira wear a white haik (sheet like covering) and … Continue reading
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Libya 1961 A ksar is a village with houses, many of them, sharing walls. In this small oasis village, the ksar resembles a motel. These homes may have belonged to the police who manned the local outpost. The children wear … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1961 I met my husband when we were in the Air Force. He was in the Medical Corps and I was in the Nurse Corps. He was on his way to Tripoli, Libya and I was on my … Continue reading
