The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 90National Geographic Society, 1946 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 449
... Painted " Singing " Oxcarts Are the Pride of Costa Rican Countryfolk Wheels of resonant wood are fitted loosely on the axle , so that they rattle musically . By ear , country people can identify a cart at a distance . Each region has ...
... Painted " Singing " Oxcarts Are the Pride of Costa Rican Countryfolk Wheels of resonant wood are fitted loosely on the axle , so that they rattle musically . By ear , country people can identify a cart at a distance . Each region has ...
Page 577
... paintings - colors doomed , unfortunately , to fade rapidly as the outside air and light touched once more the pigments ... painted designs in strong colors . Unlike the Greek temples with broad , low steps running all around , they were ...
... paintings - colors doomed , unfortunately , to fade rapidly as the outside air and light touched once more the pigments ... painted designs in strong colors . Unlike the Greek temples with broad , low steps running all around , they were ...
Page 597
... painted stripes and the panes are only panels in a bright pattern like watered silk , there is abundant light because the hither wall is open to a sunlit garden court . The room , specifically a dining room , belongs to a wealthy house ...
... painted stripes and the panes are only panels in a bright pattern like watered silk , there is abundant light because the hither wall is open to a sunlit garden court . The room , specifically a dining room , belongs to a wealthy house ...
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Across Tibet from India to China By Lt Col Ilia Tolstoy AUS | 169 |
Ali Goes to the Clinic By Herndon and Mary Hudson 764 | 357 |
Americans Stand Guard in Greenland By Andrew H Brown | 457 |
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