Camel Palanquin (covered litter)
Father and daughter with their camel palanquin (covered litter), used to transport wives and children across the arid desert of southern Algeria, each with a central ventilation shaft, which can double as a tall structure to alert rescuers if buried in a sandstorm in the desert
Picture No
10290284
Media ID
46578567
Size
3095px x 4686px
(1.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
