THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



A TURKOMAN SKIPPER WITH HIS DESERT SHIP MAKES THE PORT OF MERV 

 His camel cargo consists of two bales of felt. The pedestrian at the right, who resembles a bit of autumn 

 foliage in his flowing robe of green, brown, and gold, is also a prosperous merchant attending the semi- 

 weekly fair in this famous oasis city of Russian Turkestan. 



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