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Collection Summary
Collection: 00042 - Marquis de Mores Photograph Collection
Folder: 0003
Item: 00108
Title: Site of Marquis de Mores's body near El Ouatia, North Africa
Date: 06/09/1896
Inscription/Marks: On the front under the narrow photograph is: El Ouatia 9 Juin 1896. On the back: 0042-108.
Summary: A man in robes, turban, and riding boots stands next to a camel with wooden saddle. They are near the spot in El Ouatia, North Africa where the Marquis was killed. The site is in the middle of a stretch of desert, a white cross showing where the body of the Marquis de Mores was found after he was killed by Touaregs, on June 9th, 1896. __From Louis de Vallombrosa family album.
Red ID: PH_I_144318 Image ID: 105340 Image Notes: 00042-00108-neg

Collection: 00042 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Marquis de Mores Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1860-1960

Summary: An artificial collection from a variety of sources, the collection includes images of family and businesses owned by Marquis de Mores, primarily in Medora, ND and in France. Includes prints, negatives, and albums.

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