Kunst Bros. & USA Turk Machine

Name/Title

Kunst Bros. & USA Turk Machine

Entry/Object ID

24.10.21

Description

The Hurriyet Newspaper in Istanbul, Turkey gave the Kunst brothers a 4 foot by 6 foot wooden wheeled supply wagon. It was needed to carry more water and supplies because the distances between towns and villages were increasing. They named their home on wheels the USA Turk-Machine. The Turkish wagon would save their lives down the road when they crossed deserts in Iran and Afghanistan. The brothers and their mule walked across the Afghan Desert of Death during the summer of 1972 and temperatures got up to 120 degrees.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital

Context

Walk around the World by Dave Kunst.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic, Digital

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

April 13, 2010

Update Date

September 16, 2026