Advertisement

Drummer at the Marrakesh market, 1962

Norm Zeisloft/Stars and Stripes
Marrakesh, Morocco, June, 1962: A drummer steadies his drums with his feet as he pounds out a tune at the Marrakesh marketplace, where "Arabs, Berbers, Jews and visitors from throughout the world mill about in colorful confusion," according to a Stars and Stripes reporter who was surveying the scene. "Acrobats, trained monkeys, boxing matches, dancers whirling rifles like batone -- the attractions are endless."

Advertisement

Due to a switchover to a new comment system, this comment board is now closed.

 
Advertisement
Past Stars and Stripes photos of the day

Here are links to photos of the day from Stripes' old Web site.

Note: Due to coding differences with our old format, some of the links on the individual pages -- including the ones to previous photos listed on the bottom of the pages -- will not work.