Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1931, Page 90

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION—SEPTEMBER 27, 1931 a5 %, A tractor car of the % % Citroen - Haardt Expe- S TA dition perilously perched on a cliff after " o the trail crumbled be- Crossing the “roof of the world” with the Citroen-Haardt Trans-Asia Expedition. Tractor cars of the expedition were neath it into the river ‘the first wheeled vehicles ever to push their way over the hazardous trails of the lofty mountains of Northern India. This below. It took hours striking scene is in the Burzil Pass, where a cable was attached to the cars to prevent them from sliding over the ice bank to rescue the car. into the river. The National Geographic Society is co-operating in the expedition. ©National Geographic Society ©National Geographic Soclety Fording an icy stream in the Pamir. Hidden boulders made such crossings a hazardous venture for the Citroen-Haardt Expedition. ©National Geographic Soclety Only the rubber treads of the tractor cars of the Citroen- Haardt Expedition saved them from plunging out of control down the rocky grades of the Gilgit Trail, Northern Kashmir. ©Natjonal Geographic Society Stepping down the stretch at Bel- mont Park. Cam- bal is out in front to win this race on the opening day of the Fall season. A. P. Photo Among the home-coming tourists. These women of the lofty mountains of Northern India Marion Davn}e‘s. screen star, reg;lsters had never seen an automobile until the tractor cars of the 1< ) - 3 " p:easur; at the Vslg;:n of home shores Citroen-Haardt Expedition forced their way through the : s - 4 s ?;Ausuxmm;d Press Photo i “ of of the world.” s Y Eiant peaks OfelEE ©National Geographic Soclety