1935 Print Salt Caravan Ethiopia Danakil Desert Africa Euphorbia Landscape XGUA1 XGB9 Mont Saint Michel

Mont Saint Michel

This is an original 1930 color print ad for the Metropolitan Device Corporation located at 1250 Atlantic Avenue

Keywords specific to this image: Abu Ahmed

This is an original 1938 black and white print ad promoting the Charbert's Toiletries

1935 Print Salt Caravan Ethiopia Danakil Desert Africa Euphorbia Landscape XGUA1 XGB9 Mont Saint MichelThis is an original 1935 black and white halftone print of a salt caravan in trading wares in the Danakil Desert region of Ethiopia, Africa. The salt came from deposits in French Somaliland and had to be transported inland. The salt was formed into cylinders that resembled sponges and were wrapped in palm leaves for transport. Because salt had to be carried from great distances into the Africa interior, it was used as currency in some inland regions.