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Hiram Bingham IIIDescription
Author believes cover was sent by Hiram Bingham III, from Berkeley, CA, cancelled date Oct 13, 1899 to Mrs. Hiram Bingham (his mother), Honolulu H.I.
Hiram Bingham III earned a B.A. degree from Yale College in 1898, a degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1900, where he took one of the first courses in Latin American history offered in the United States, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1905.
Machu Picchu has become one of the major tourist attractions in South America. Bingham is recognized as the man who brought the site to world attention, although many others helped. The switchback-filled road that carries tourist buses to the site from the Urubamba River is called Carretera Hiram Bingham (the Hiram Bingham Highway).[9]
Bingham has been cited as a possible inspiration for the film character Indiana Jones.[10]Bingham's book Lost City of the Incas became a bestseller upon its publication in 1948.[11]Created By
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Bingham has been cited as a possible inspiration for the film character Indiana Jones.[10]Bingham's book Lost City of the Incas became a bestseller upon its publication in 1948.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/10756/77e11a30-f059-11ed-9c72-49b4743eee6c-vYAWU0l.lg@2x.jpg)
