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Afghanistan
Pepper Martin for USN&WR / Library of Congress
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November 1959: Pepper Martin photographed an Afghan man using his donkeys to transport goods. Martin wrote, "At first glance Afghanistan doesn't seem like a very big prize package, even for the Russians. It is small, roughly the size of Texas, underdeveloped, and has no known riches."
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