MPX5160781: Since the Middle Ages, camel caravans have navigated north from the fabled city of Timbuktu, in search of the salt. Traveling across the windswept sand dunes, caravans often numbering more than hundred journey to the salt mines of Taudenni, 500 miles north of Timbuktu. Our Picture Shows: One of the many camel trains resting on the outskirts of Timbuktu following a 14 day return journey from the salt mines. 23rd May 1976 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5161411: Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) is an American former professional boxer, generally considered among the greatest heavyweights in the sport's history. A controversial and polarizing figure during his early career, Ali is widely regarded for the skills he displayed in the ring plus the values he exemplified outside of it. (Pictures shows) Muhammad Ali with wife Belinda and their four children. 2nd September 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images