The Sphinx with stone and sandbag support column under head, Egypt
Gift In Memory of Joseph B. Johnson
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Photograph. Souvenir. Side view of the Sphinx with stone and sandbag support column under head for war-era protection. Official caption: "3. The Sphinx was shaped from a mass of rock in the time of king Khephren, 4th Dynasty [from envelope]." Giza, Egypt. No date
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1945
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Items from the service of Joseph B. Johnson, who was born in Slidell, Louisiana on July 29, 1910. He enlisted in the United States Army as a private in the Air Corps on October 10, 1942 and served in the Middle East as part of the U.S. Army Forces, Africa-Middle East Theater (AMET) with the 1264th AAF Base Unit, 63rd Air Depot Group. The collection contains a scrapbook, ephemera, and over 300 souvenir photographs from Johnson's service in the Middle East.
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Al-Jīzah
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30.017
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31.217
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Archaeological sites--Egypt
Monuments & memorials--Egypt