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Historically Important Collection of Seventy-Seven Rare Gelatin Silver Photos and Chromogenic Prints Taken and Collected by an American Serviceman and His Family at Wheelus Air Base in the 1960s Documenting Local Facilities Television Station Barracks Club 7272nd Fighter Training Wing Memorial Military Equipment Aircraft and Vehicles a Military Parade Family Life Riding Camels Attending Rodeo Celebrating New Year and Pre-Damaged Tripoli Including the Royal Palace Bab Hawara Gate Martyrs’ Square and the Ruins of Leptis Magna. Ca. 1963-1966.

réf. PD3077 gelatin silver photos including two color chromogenic prints with the smallest one ca. 9x62 cm 3 ½ x 2 ½ in the larger one ca. 191x254 cm ca. 7 ½ x 10 in and the rest of the photos ca. 101x152 cm 4 x 6 in. One photo with a period ink caption in English on verso. Most prints with machine-printed text: “Fujifilm Quality Dry Photo Paper 7/29/2019 Printed at Walmart.” A custom-made morocco folder with gilt-tooled borders and title “Wheelus Air Base Tripoli Libya North Africa 1963-1966” on the front cover. A very good collection with strong interesting prints. Historically significant collection of early photos documenting the final years of Wheelus Air Base and pre-war Tripoli through the eyes of an American serviceman and his family. Wheelus Air Base was one of the largest U.S. military installations overseas from 1943 until 1970. Established in the 1920s by the Italian Air Force as Mellaha Airfield it was captured by Allied forces during WWII and subsequently operated by the U.S. Army Air Forces. After the war Wheelus became a strategic hub for American operations in the Mediterranean and North Africa. The base ca. 20000 acres included extensive runways hangars bombing ranges maintenance depots schools and recreational facilities. It remained under U.S. control until 1970 when the base was handed over to the Libyan government following an agreement with Gaddafi’s new regime. As follows from the collection the photos were taken and collected by the family of a non-commissioned American serviceman stationed at Wheelus Air Base between 1963 and 1966. The album opens with a large-format image showing the serviceman shaking hands with another U.S. Army officer in an official setting likely during a recognition or congratulatory event. A sign on the wall suggests that both men were affiliated with the U.S. Army Map Service which operated in Libya at the time. Another image depicts a detailed map of the base possibly prepared with the serviceman’s participation. About twenty-five well-executed photos depict the grounds of Wheelus Air Base in the mid-1960s including views of the memorial to the 7272nd Fighter Training Wing the NCO Open Mess Club Wheelus Television station the base exchange Pan American aircraft at a refueling point and various U.S. Army and Air Force planes & machines. Several images document a military parade with soldiers marching in uniform waving American and what appears to be Libyan flags and accompanied by a military orchestra. Over thirty excellent early photos portray Tripoli before the later war damage and the 1969 Libyan Revolution. The images show the Royal Palace Bab Hawara Gate Martyrs’ Square the ruins of Leptis Magna the Arch of Marcus Aurelius and general city panoramas with visible cars and horse-drawn carts. Especially interesting are several candid urban scenes showing a Santa Claus riding a camel and greeting children and their parents. The other images include two color chromogenic prints of locals at a camel market as well as scenes of the compiler’s relatives riding horses and camels strolling through the streets and attending a rodeo. Overall historically significant collection of early photos documenting the final years of Wheelus Air Base. unknown

Globus Rare Books & Archives · États-Unis950,00 $US≈ 847,08 €

Shul, Brian [Signed]; Watson Jr., WalterMareMagnum

The Untouchables - Mission Accomplished - Twentieth Anniversary Commemorative Signed Edition

Signed and inscribed by Brian Shul upon front free endpaper. Oblong 14" x 10.75". 184 pages. Glossary. Profusely illustrated with stunning colour photos. This commemorative edition contains new and revised text and photographic material in addition to material previously published in The Untouchables in 1993. "Shul and Watson take you with them on their hottest SR-71 missions during the Libyan Crisis in 1896. Flying in support of the F-111 bombing raid on Libyan terrorist camps, they were the only SR-71 crew ever to fly three missions in three days. Roaring across the African desert faster than a Magnum .357 bullet, the crew reveals in riveting detail what it was like to outrun enemy missiles and complete the most exhausting missions of their Blackbird career. Masterfully intertwines cockpit action with the fascinating revelations of that unique cadre of civilians who helped design, build and maintain the most remarkable aircraft of the 20th Century. Lavishly illustrated with rare [color] photographs, [this book] is a riveting complementary volume to Sled Driver, taking you straight into the thick of combat through the firsthand perspectives of both Pilot and RSO. Transports you directly into the cockpit as the mission clock ticks down, revealing through the poignant words of those who were there why the people and the plane were truly untouchable." - dust jacket. "The closest you will come to flying a real combat sortie in the SR-71. Fascinating revelations." - Major General Walker Abrahms, USAF. Publisher's black cloth adorned with bright gilt lettering and illustration. Unmarked. Contents clean and bright. Binding intact with minor lean. Boards mildly undulating. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy signed copy of this epic SR-71 memento. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Ladysmith, CA1 500,00 €

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HISTORY OF THE RECENT DISCOVERIES AT CYRENE. Made during an expedition to the Cyrenaica in 1860-61, under the auspices of Her Majesty’s Government.

The Untouchables - Mission Accomplished

Narrative of a ten years' residence at Tripoli in Africa : from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late Richard Tully, Esq.

Kufra. Reise von Tripolis nach der Oase Kufra. Ausgeführt im Auftrage der Afrikanischen Gesellschaft in Deutschland. Nebst Beiträgen v. P.Ascherson, J.Hann, F.Karsch, W.Peters, A.Stecker.

The Untouchables - Mission Accomplished - Twentieth Anniversary Commemorative Signed Edition

Sahara und Sudan. Ergebnisse sechsjähriger Reisen in Afrika.

Under Deconstruction : Libia Castro & Olafur Olafsson

Drei Monate in der libyschen Wüste

Siria sacra descrittione istorico-geografica cronologico-topografica delle due chiese patriarcali Antiochia, e Gerusalemme ... con due trattati nel fine delle patriarcali d'Alessandria, e Costantinopoli de Primati di Cartagine e d’Etiopia con due tavole

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