The Nile River has its source in the highlands near the equator, having its source in Lake Victoria, about 4000 feet above sea level. The river is the longest in Africa. It pours out of Lake Victoria and races...

Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "The Jordan rises west of Mt. Hermon and after spreading out into Lake Mermon and the sea of Galilee, discharges its waters into the Dead Sea, 1292 feet below...

This picture is taken two miles southwest of Gaza on the Hill Muntar. Gaza was the southernmost and strongest of five Royal Cities of Philistines. It has been made famous by the exploits of Samson. Tradition...

The great Nile dam, at the head of the first cataract of the Nile, is 600 miles above Cairo. The dam was built 1898 - 1902 by the Egyptian government for irrigation, the water being utilized for that purpose...

Iris tenax. Tough-threaded Iris, Purple Iris, or Flag. This showy little wild iris, occurring in many shades of purple, is common in neglected fields and roadsides in the Willamette Valley in early spring. It...

Page 1 The title page shows a very rough sketch, presumably of a soldier standing before a body. Before the soldier is possibly a bonfire with bodies inside. Page 2 “MAYBE” Jamie Proffit Philosophical...

No action taken by Congress since the declaration of war against Germany had as important bearing on the outcome of the War as the authorization of the selective draft. Before its enactment it loomed like a...

1. Letter describing proposed creation of a State Planning Board and State Department of Conservation and Development as well as funding for wildlife research; 2. Letter to Chancellor W. J. Kerr recommending...

1. Letter discussing proposed appointment of Sinclair A. Wilson's brother, Charles Wilson, to the Advisory Research Council's recreation and wildlife committees; 2. Correspondence discussing Curry County...