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Monday, September 11, 2017

Lawrence of Arabia: Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935) - Hero for some, enemy for the others......

Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)
Thomas Edward Lawrence
The Taking of Akaba - 1917
TE Lawrence on a motorbike in army uniform
Then-Prince Faisal stands with his delegation at the Versailles peace conference after World War I in France. Faisal went on to become king of Iraq.
T.E. Lawrence in Wadi Rum, 1917
T.E. Lawrence (right) at Akaba with Damascene Nesib el Bekri (center), who was part of the original band that set forth to capture the strategic port.
This Day in History: Oct 1, 1918: Lawrence of Arabia captures Damascus
T.E. Lawrence and Lowell Thomas.
A rare signed photograph of T.E. Lawrence. You can see his signature in the bottom left-hand corner. The photograph was taken in October 1917
T.E. Lawrence
T.E. Lawrence, Prince Feisal, and others pose after taking Aqaba in July 1917.
T.E. Lawrence with Auda abu Tayi, leader of the Howeitat tribe.
British Heroes vignette stamps featuring T.E. Lawrence.
Colonel Lawrence at the Arab Bureau in Cairo
Churchill challenged Lawrence of Arabia (third from left) to a camel race in Egypt in 1921. Lawrence, of course, won
T.E. Lawrence by B.E. Leeson 1917



Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)
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