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Oases in the desert are often a mirage but this Libyan palm grove that goes by the naem of Tagiura is a delighful reality to those who travel by horse(...)
Oases in the desert are often a mirage but this Libyan palm grove that goes by the naem of Tagiura is a delighful reality to those who travel by horse(...)

Oases in the desert are often a mirage but this Libyan palm grove that goes by the naem of Tagiura is a delighful reality to those who travel by horse(...)

Date4/12/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: Oases in the desert are often a mirage but this Libyan palm grove that goes by the naem of Tagiura is a delighful reality to those who travel by horse or camel over the sands and long for shade and water.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117751F
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Eye operation: Eye surgeon Dr. Lionel Chisholm of Toronto Western Hospital says a research clinic here would provide a centre where he and other doctors could share information on eye treatment techniques with researchers. Because there is no eye research institute in Canada, those with disease or injures often travel to the U.S., the site of the nearest eye centres.
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Right, the curious roof architecture in another Libyan town, Dena, in Cyrenaico
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Dwellers in the mirage
Dwellers in the mirage
1932