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1. Mar del Plata - Fishing boats

Mar del Plata - Fishing boats

2. Jordan and the Promised Land

Jordan and the Promised Land

Description: 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 the level of the Mediterranean. From Lake Mermon to the Dead Sea, which has no outlet and is a body of salt water, the course of the Jordon is below sea level. The Valley of the Jordon the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee occupy a portion of the long narrow depression in the surface of the earth. At the east and west margins of the depression there are great fissures of breaks in the rocks and the land between these fissures has fallen or been drawn in toward the center of the earth. The Jordon varies in width from 30 to 70 yards, but in January and February it over flows its banks and is from a half-mile to two miles wide. The soil in the valley is very rich except near the Dead Sea. In Mid-winter the landscape is green with grass and bright with flowers, but in summer it has the general appearance of a desert."

3. Buenos Aires View of the Harbor

Buenos Aires View of the Harbor

Description: Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "The harbor at Buenos Aires was not satisfactory, and on account of this fact a great deal of dredging has been done to deepen the water. A very excellent system of stone docks extends for miles along the water front. The Plate River is a shallow estuary and not like a real river. the land sank and the sea water came into the mouth of the river, just as it did when Chesapeake Bay was made."

4. U.S. life saving drill

U.S. life saving drill

5. Chinook salmon catch

Chinook salmon catch

Description: The salmon industry is one of the great resources of Oregon. The coastal streams and the Columbia River, which is shared with Washington, yield wealth to Oregon that reaches several millions of dollars annually. This picture is of Chinook Salmon at a Columbia river cannery. The value of such an industry and more than 40,000 are dependent upon it for support. The Columbia River is recognized as the greatest fishing stream in the world. From it have been taken during the past 45 years, salmon to the value of 125,000,000 dollars.

6. Muir Glacier, Alaska

Muir Glacier, Alaska

7. Boiling Lake - Rotomahana

Boiling Lake - Rotomahana

Description: Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "To the north of Lake Taupo is the celebrated 'Hot Lakes' district. Rotorua is the railway terminus, and here are many hot springs, geysers, and mud baths. Lake Rotomohana, at the foot of the volcano of Tarawera, is actually boiling at that portion of its shore where formerly existed the 'Pink Terraces'. This pumice-covered region was supposed to be infertile and supports only a useless 'manuka' vegetation, but it is now being brought under cultivation by scientific methods. The natural wonders attract thousands of visitors."

8. Lake Kameri

9. Regatta on Tigre River

Regatta on Tigre River

10. Water Front Rosario

Water Front Rosario

Description: Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Rosario, the second largest city in Argentina, now has a good harbor which has been deepened by dredging. There are large stockyards and refrigerating plants located in the city. Before the days of freezing meats cattle were killed chiefly for the hides and tallow. Some of the meat was salted, but most of it was thrown away. Now the meats are frozen and sent to distant ports, chiefly in western Europe. This has meant a great increase in profits for those engaged in raising cattle and sheep. It has increased the value of the lands, caused railways to be built, and brought many more people to Argentina."