Looking For Noah's Ark -- This is the expedition's base camp, three miles from mount Ararat (in background). Sitting beside the equipment are left to right: E.J. Newton of Colfax, North Carolina, USA: Dr. Aaron J. Smith of Greensbord, North Carolina, leader of the expedition a Turkish army doctor (unidentified) Walter Wood, sea Cliff, long Island, USA: Wendell OGG, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, and Dogan Poyarz of AP's Ankara bureau. After a five day search on three sides of Mount Ararat, Turkey, an American Archaeological Expedition found no trace of Noah's ark, for which it is Searoming. Members returned to their base camp early in September, and planned a further search on the north side. September 17, 1949. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).