Sidi Yahia, French Morocco - circa 1958

Images from Donald M. Hayes (former CT1)

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Gibraltar airport where we disembarked from troop ship for flight to Port Lyautey

City entrance to Rabat

Ancient wall around Rabat

Ancient wall around French Quarter - Rabat

Fatimas by Rabat bus terminal (Had to take pictures very carefully due to fatimas not wanting photo taken and evil eye fear).

Rabat - entrance to Jewish Medina

Rabat grocery store

Arab village on way to Sidi Yahia

Port Lyautey near Arab Medina

Sidi Yahia - truck carrying cork logs

In 120 degree heat, workers often worked outside. Sewing machines were powered by foot

Air Force pool at Port Lyautey Naval Station was huge

Arab Village on road to Sidi Yahia. Concrete Huts and straw huts were home to families and their cattle.

It was highly suggested that we not be guests of this prison by River Sabu

River Sabu on road from Port Lyautey to Sidi Yahia

First image of Morocco from bus on way to Sidi Yahia was protesting Fatimas throwing rocks

Guys from Sidi Yahia use to go to hotel in French Quarters to use outdoor pool

Can't remember Crawford's first name - used bikes from Red Cross - Arab market area - Port Lyautey.

Tried to get photo of Moroccan guard with submachine gun without encouraging him to point it our way.

Men washing at public water area - Port Lyautey.

Arab shacks on outskirts of Port Lyautey.

We road horses at Sidi Slimane Air Force Base - in 120 degree temperatures. I must of taken wrong sand dune and landed back in Adak.

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