One big river to cross

Four men stand by a truck on a raft constructed of canoes lashed together. Two of the men are explorers who are being ferried across the river, which contains high crocodile and hippopotamus populations.

Publication date: 1928-09-16

Size: 17 x 25.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: sepia

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Expeditions & surveys--Kalahari Desert--1920-1930
• Fords (Stream crossings)--Africa--1920-1930
• Rafts--Africa--1920-1930
• Trucks--Africa--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Expedition photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (September 16, 1928), Picture Section, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm). Press Service