Vintage poster advertising Damascus 10th International Fair. Title and date from item. The poster is signed "ازيتومي" [possibly] and tagged "Imp. de... Show moreVintage poster advertising Damascus 10th International Fair. Title and date from item. The poster is signed "ازيتومي" [possibly] and tagged "Imp. de l' Armée - Syrie" and "مطابع إدارة المساحة العسكرية - دمشق". At the bottom of the poster the logos of the Damascus International Fair and of the "Union des Foires Internationales" [Union of International Fairs]. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0187 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26264432 BIB-ID: 2804892 Show less
Hue, Fernand , 1846-1894, Éditions Rouff, (publisher.), Orientalism in literature
Poster advertising the release of the unpublished novel "La Fille du soldat" [The Soldier's Daughter] by French novelist Fernand Hue (1846-1894)... Show morePoster advertising the release of the unpublished novel "La Fille du soldat" [The Soldier's Daughter] by French novelist Fernand Hue (1846-1894) published in 1894 by Jules Rouff & Cie in Paris. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster tagged "Imp. F. Champenois 66, Bould. St. Michel. Paris" and "Jules ROUFF et Cie, éditeurs, 14, Cloître Saint-Honoré, PARIS". Additional text "Gratis partout 1re Livraison. 10 c. La Livraison Illustrée" (First Edition for free everywhere. 10 c. The Illustrated Edition). Stamped "Republique Française Seine mes 2/10 en sus cen. 20 Oudiné –Tasset " Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0205 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26279113 BIB-ID: 2808639 Show less
Public relationsComité des Fêtes Alger, Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest, Tourism, Tourism--Algeria--20th Century, Festivals, Festivals--Algeriers
Vintage poster issued by the Commité des Fêtes Alger (Algiers Festival Committee) to promote the 1907-1908 festival season in Algiers. The poster... Show moreVintage poster issued by the Commité des Fêtes Alger (Algiers Festival Committee) to promote the 1907-1908 festival season in Algiers. The poster depicts a Moorish woman holding a French flag in front of the port of Algiers and it lists the attractions for the months from December to May. Title and date from item. The poster is signed "E. Dinet"; inscribed "Imp. Marseillaise. Marseille" and "Pour tous renseignements sur Fêtes s'adresser au Comité des Fêtes. Distractions, Conditions de Séjour etc. Rue de Strasbourg. Alger" (For All Information on the Festivals Please Reach out the Festival Committee. For Distractions and Conditions of Stay Please Visit Rue de Strasbourg, Algiers". The poster has a poster tax stamp "Republique Française 20c et 2/10 ", a stamp of the Commité des Fêtes d'Alger dated April 1907 and the stamp of the Advertising Committee of the French railway company "Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest" "Vu bon pour afficher" (Checked Good to Display). At the bottom of the poster also a hamsa with the words "Commerce et Industrie" (Trade and Industry" and the coat of arms of the city of Algiers used during colonial times. Text continues: "Programme des Fêtes de la Saison 1907-08. Décembre: Fêtes Mauresques, Courses Automobiles, Redoutes des Sports. Au Théâtre Municipal. Janvier: Chasses au Chacal, Rallye Cross-Country, Fêtes Mauresques. Fevrier: Redoute Indigène au Théâtre Municipal, Batailles de Fleurs (1.re Journée), Veglione au Théâtre Municipal. Mars: Batailles de Fleurs (2.e Journée), Corso Carnevalesque, Courses de Chevaux. Avril: Batailles de Fleurs, Veglione, Courses de Taureaux, Feria Espagnole. Mai: Régates, Fêtes Nautiques, Fêtes Mauresques" (Program of the 1907-1908 Season. December: Moorish Festival, Car races, Sport Festival at the Municipal Theater. January: Jackal hunts, Cross-Country rally, Moorish festivals. February: Indigenous Festival at the Municipal Theater, Battles of Flowers (Day 1), Ball at the Municipal Theater. March: Flower Battles (Day 2), Carnival Parade, Horse Racing. April: Flower Battles, Ball, Running of the Bulls, Spanish Festival. May: Regattas, Nautical Festivals, Moorish Festivals). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0206 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26279265 BIB-ID: 2808649 Show less
Poster advertising one of the most popular attractions of the Exhibition of 1900 in Paris, called the "Andalousie au temps des Maures", a 5000... Show morePoster advertising one of the most popular attractions of the Exhibition of 1900 in Paris, called the "Andalousie au temps des Maures", a 5000-square-meter historical theme park in the Trocadero Gardens. The poster shows some fortune-telling gypsies, who were amongst the performers populating the exhibition. Title and date from item. The poster is signed and inscribed "Imp. ies Lemercier, Paris". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0201 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26278741 BIB-ID: 2808617 See “Andalusia In The Time Of The Moors: Regret and Colonial Presence in Paris, 1900,” in Edges of Empire: Orientalism and Visual Culture, Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones and Mary Roberts, eds., Blackwell, Oxford, 2005, pp. 181-205. Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0031 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26820420 BIB-ID: 2854312 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0031 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26820420 BIB-ID: 2854312 Show less
Public relationsLefèvre-Utile (Firm), Biscuit industry, Advertising--Biscuits
Advertising poster for the manufacturer brand of biscuits Lefèvre Utile, better known worldwide by the initials LU. The poster depicts two children... Show moreAdvertising poster for the manufacturer brand of biscuits Lefèvre Utile, better known worldwide by the initials LU. The poster depicts two children in the oasis at Béchar in Algeria, or Colomb-Béchar as it was called during the colonial rule of France over Algeria. Title and date from item. The poster is signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0113 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26215883 BIB-ID: 2801807 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, Public relationsCompagnie des croisières Paquet (France), Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--French--Morocco
Vintage travel issued for the French railway company "Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée" and the French maritime... Show moreVintage travel issued for the French railway company "Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée" and the French maritime company " Compagnie Paquet" advertising Morocco as a tourist destination and the services run by the two companies connecting European cities and Morocco via Marseille. The poster is a pictorial map of Europe and Morocco. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed, titled and tagged "Chemins de fer de Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée" (Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean Railway Company, usually known simply as the P.L.M.) and "Compagnie de Navigation Paquet". Captioned "Traversée la plus courte, la plus rapide, la mieux abritée" (The shortest, fastest and safest journey). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0096 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214209 BIB-ID: 2800284 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie de navigation mixte, Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans, Tourism, Tourism--Algeria--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--French--20th Century
Vintage travel poster promoting Algeria as a tourist destination. The poster advertises the combined railway and maritime transport route provided... Show moreVintage travel poster promoting Algeria as a tourist destination. The poster advertises the combined railway and maritime transport route provided by two French companies, the railway company "Chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi" (PO-Midi) and the maritime company "Compagnie de Navigation Mixte" (CNM). The poster shows three figures in local attire near a village. In the background the outlines of a minaret. Some palm trees in the foreground. Title and date from item. Text continues "La route maritime la plus courte TRAIN-PAQUEBOT au départ de Paris-Quai-d'Orsay" (The shortest maritime route. Boat train departing from the Paris railway station Quai-d'Orsay). The poster is tagged "P.O Publicité N.o 6_1931" and "Printed by Imp. Chaix. Paris 3-31". Above the image "Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi. Cie de Navigation Mixte" (Paris-Orléans and Southern Railway Company. Mixed Shipping Company). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0104 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214702 BIB-ID: 2800303 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie internationale des wagon-lits et des grands express européens, Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer du Nord, Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (France), Public relationsLondon, Chatham & Dover Railway, Public relationsSouth Eastern Railway (Great Britain), Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Orient Express (Express train), Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Middle East
Travel poster advertising the Orient Express and the passenger train route connecting London to Istanbul operated by the French railway companies ... Show moreTravel poster advertising the Orient Express and the passenger train route connecting London to Istanbul operated by the French railway companies "Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits" (International Sleeping-Car Company), "Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord (Northern Railway Company) and " Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est " (East Railway Company) and the British railway companies "London, Chatham and Dover Railway", the "South Eastern Railway". The poster describes routes and fare both in English and French. The poster depicts a view of Istanbul with the Bosphorus and the Orient Express entering the city. Title and date from item. Inscribed "Imp. Chaix (Suc[ursa]le Chéret ) 18, rue Brunel, Paris". "Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits & des Grand Express Européens, London, Chatham and Dover Railway, South Eastern Railway, Chemins de fer du Nord & de l'Est de France. Deéart tous les Jours de Londres & de Paris pour Vienne. Le Dimanche & le Mercredi pour Constantinople. Le Lundi & le Vendredi Pour Bukarest. Service Rapide Sans Changements de Voitures et Sans Passeport Entre Paris-Munich-Vienne-Budapest-Belgrade & Constantinople. The Trains leave London & Paris Daily for Vienna. Sunday & Wednesday Only for Constantinople. On Monday & Friday for Bukarest. Fast Travelling Without Change of Carriages and Without Passport between Paris-Munich-Vienne-Budapest-Belgrade & Constantinople. Pour tous reinsegnements consulter les Livrets spéciaux publiés par la Compagnie des Chemins de fer de l'Est et la Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. For further particulars consult the special Time -Tables published by the Compagnie des Chemins de fer de l'Est, and also by the International Sleeping-Car Company". The poster includes a timetable stating departures times and stations for each city and route. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0171 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26222012 BIB-ID: 2802488 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, Tourism, Tourism--Tunisia--20th Century, Oases, Oases--Tunisia
Vintage travel poster issued for the French railway company "Chemins de fer de Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée" (Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean Railway... Show moreVintage travel poster issued for the French railway company "Chemins de fer de Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée" (Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean Railway Company, usually known simply as the P.L.M.) advertising Tunisia as a tourist destination. The poster depicts an oasis and a view of Tunis. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed and inscribed "Atelier Constant Duval 19, Villa Chaptal. Levallois (Seine)" and "Imp. F. Champenois 66, Bould. St. Michel. Paris". Lower image is titled "Vue de Tunis" (View of Tunis). On the upper left part of the image "P.L.M.", the acronym of the "Chemins de fer de Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée" (Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean Railway Company). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0175 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26227009 BIB-ID: 2802884 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, Public relationsCompagnie générale maritime,,, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--France--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--France--Morocco
Vintage travel issued for the French railway company "Chemins de fer de Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée" (Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean Railway Company,... Show moreVintage travel issued for the French railway company "Chemins de fer de Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée" (Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean Railway Company, usually known simply as the P.L.M.) and by the French maritime company "Compagnie des messageries maritimes" advertising the route between Europe and Egypt. The poster pictures a pharaoh depicting LPM Railway and Messageries Maritimes route from Marseille to Alexandria. The capitals which frame the image are carved with the P.L.M. acronym and the froms of a boat and a train. Title and date from item. The poster is signed "J. Daviel", inscribed "Imp. de Vaugigrad, Impasse Ronsin, Paris - 6-1927" and tagged "Messageries Maritimes paquebots a service rapide / Chemins de der P.L.M. - trains de luxe, lits, salons - wagons-lits, couchettes -" (Messageries Maritimes speed boats / P.L.M Railway - luxury trains, beds, lounges - sleeping cars, berths -). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0155 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26220015 BIB-ID: 2802153 Show less
Poster advertising the presence and performances of Touaregs from the Algerian Sahara at the Vélodrome d'Hiver and at the Champ de Mars in Paris,... Show morePoster advertising the presence and performances of Touaregs from the Algerian Sahara at the Vélodrome d'Hiver and at the Champ de Mars in Paris, on the occasion of the Ethnography Exhibition. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is inscribed "Imp. Chaix, 20, Rue Bergere, Paris - 94-10.760 (Encres Ch Lorilleux & C.ie)". Stamped "Republique Française Seine mes 2/10 en sus cen. 20 Oudiné –Tasset " Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0138 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26218380 BIB-ID: 2802042 Show less
Poster advertising Arabian horse performances at the Hippodrome in Paris. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is inscribed ... Show morePoster advertising Arabian horse performances at the Hippodrome in Paris. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is inscribed "Imprimerie Chaix (Succ.re Chéret) 18, Rue Brunet, Paris". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0139 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2621863x BIB-ID: 2802068 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie de navigation mixte, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century
Vintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company "Compagnie de navigation mixte" to Tunisia and Algeria. The poster... Show moreVintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company "Compagnie de navigation mixte" to Tunisia and Algeria. The poster depicts a lady wearing a hijab. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0149 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26219931 BIB-ID: 2756317 Show less
Exhibition poster for a 1963 exhibition at the Galerie Charpentier, Paris, France. The poster shows an intricate geometric pattern of what looks an... Show moreExhibition poster for a 1963 exhibition at the Galerie Charpentier, Paris, France. The poster shows an intricate geometric pattern of what looks an arched window grill. Title and date from item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25902933 BIB-ID: 2756454 Show less
Advertising poster for the dried Muscat dates "Dattes Muscades surchoix" imported to France by Molinari & Vautrin of Marseille. Title from item,... Show moreAdvertising poster for the dried Muscat dates "Dattes Muscades surchoix" imported to France by Molinari & Vautrin of Marseille. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0014 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25904176 BIB-ID: 2756531 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie de navigation mixte, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century
Vintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company "Compagnie de navigation mixte" to Tunisia and Algeria. The poster... Show moreVintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company "Compagnie de navigation mixte" to Tunisia and Algeria. The poster depicts a lady wearing a hijab. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25900948 BIB-ID: 2756317 Show less
Poster advertising one of the most popular attractions of the Exhibition of 1900 in Paris, called the "Andalousie au temps des Maures", a 5000... Show morePoster advertising one of the most popular attractions of the Exhibition of 1900 in Paris, called the "Andalousie au temps des Maures", a 5000-square-meter historical theme park in the Trocadero Gardens. The image features snake handler surrounded and lit by a fire, accompanied by a red, devil like figure holding a knife. Title and date from item. The poster is signed and inscribed "Impr[rimer]ies Lemercier", "Administration, 74, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris" and "Cette affiche ne pourra être vendue que revêtue du timbre spécial de la Société" (This poster can only be sold with the special stamp of the Company). The poster has dry seal of the Société dexploitation de L'Andalousie au temps des Maure, the operating company of the exhibition "Andalusia in the Time of the Moors". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0208 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26280073 BIB-ID: 2808691 See “Andalusia In The Time Of The Moors: Regret and Colonial Presence in Paris, 1900,” in Edges of Empire: Orientalism and Visual Culture, Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones and Mary Roberts, eds., Blackwell, Oxford, 2005, pp. 181-205. Show less
PerformancesO'Hara, Maureen , 1920-2015, PerformancesHubschmid, Paul , 1917-2002, PerformancesPrice, Vincent , 1911-1993, PerformancesSutton, John , 1908-1963, PerformancesCorey, Jeff , 1914-2002, Universal Pictures (Firm), Orientalism in art
French film poster for the American 1949 Technicolor adventure movie directed by Charles Lamont (1895-1993). The poster shows Maureen O'Hara... Show moreFrench film poster for the American 1949 Technicolor adventure movie directed by Charles Lamont (1895-1993). The poster shows Maureen O'Hara dressed as an odalisque and a caravan of Bedouins on their horses riding out of an oriental gate. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, dated and tagged "Imp. S. A. Courbet" and "Modèle A". En couleurs par Technicolor (Color by Technicolor). Universal Film S.[ocieté par] A.[actions] présente Mise en scène de (directed by) Charles Lamont. Une prodduction (produced by) Robert Arthur. Universal International. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0211 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26280590 BIB-ID: 2808732 Maureen O'Hara, Paul Christian, Vincent Price, John Sutton, Jeff Corey. Show less