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University of Wyoming’s Afghanistan Mission, 1953 to 1973
The current troubling events in Afghanistan brings to mind the bond that the University of Wyoming once enjoyed with that country. Under George “Duke” Humphrey – UW’s president from 1945 to 1964 – the university began developing international programs to … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Agricultural history, Agriculture, Political history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged Afghan Student Club, King Mohammed Zahir Shah, Queen Humaira Begum, Royal Government of Afghanistan, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wyoming history, USAID
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Toppan Selection: James Atkinson, Esq., Sketches in Afghaunistan [London: Henry Graves & Co.], 1842
James Atkinson (1780-1852) was one of the first Europeans to explore Afghanistan, and served as an infantry surgeon there. The Belgian lithographers Louis and Charles Haghe reproduced his original watercolor drawings as twenty-six individual plates in this oversize portfolio (18 … Continue reading