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Hunting leopard, India

2 October 202018 July 2020 by Monissa


A Hunting Cheeta
1900s

Despite the caption, this is a leopard. Cheetahs have solid black spots. Leopards have spots & rosettes (brown patches surrounded by black).

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Fruit sellers, Sri Lanka

5 August 202016 July 2020 by Monissa


On back:
Fruit Shop
c.1920
Publisher: Plâté Ltd, Colombo

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Coal Merchants, Morocco

5 July 2020 by Monissa


Marchands de charbon (Maroc)
Postmarked 1924

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Farrier, Tangier, Morocco

3 September 202023 May 2020 by Monissa


TANGER Maréchal ferrand arabe
Arab farrier
c.1910
Published: A. Benzaquen, Tangier

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Cotton cart

18 June 202013 April 2020 by Monissa


A Cotton Cart
c.1910
Publisher: The Phototype Company, Bombay

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Arab merchants, Egypt

16 June 202012 February 2020 by Monissa


Marchand arabe
Arab merchant
c.1910
Photo by: C. Zangaki (this might be Constantine Zangaki.

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Winter forest, Switzerland

19 April 202019 January 2019 by Monissa


La Forêt en hiver
Winterstudie im Walde

The forest in winter

Publisher: Phototypie Co, Neuchâtel (1912-1931)

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