Troglodyte dwellings outside Gharyan, Libya, with AFS volunteers | Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

Troglodyte dwellings outside Gharyan, Libya, with AFS volunteers

circa 1942- 1943

A South African nurse accompanied Fred Hoeing, the Colonel, and Arthur Howe, Jr. to these famous Troglodyte dwellings, which were 40 miles south of Tripoli. The caption on the verso notes the term "WOG", which stands for "Western Oriental Gentleman."

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Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

Arthur Howe, Jr. Collection, 1914-2014 Series 1: World War II, 1940-2009 (bulk 1940-1945) Subseries 1B: Photographs, 1941-1943 Box 4-5 Group 3: Middle East and North Africa

Scanned by staff at the Center for Jewish History in New York, NY in 2017.

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