Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, Tourism, Tourism--Tunisia--20th Century, Muslim women
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 a veiled woman face on a contrasting orange and blue background, the colors respectively of the village and of the sky. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed and inscribed "Printed in France Imp. Gaillac-Monrocq et C.ie Paris". On the upper left corner "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.2019.0146 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26219785 BIB-ID: 2802135 Show less
Crédit foncier d'Algérie & de Tunisie., Harbors, Harbors--Algiers (Algeria), War bonds & funds, War bonds & funds--Algeria--1910-1920
World War I poster sponsored by the Crédit Foncier d'Algérie et de Tunisie, a financial institution serving Algeria and Tunisia. The tagline urges... Show moreWorld War I poster sponsored by the Crédit Foncier d'Algérie et de Tunisie, a financial institution serving Algeria and Tunisia. The tagline urges people to subscribe to the fourth national loan, issued by the French government in 1918. The poster implies that supporting the financial effort will lead to victory in the war and eventually to the return of the men to Algeria and Tunisia. The poster shows a ship into the harbor of Algiers, with women and children overlooking the port and as they await the return of their family members. During WWI, France recruited soldiers from its overseas territories and colonies. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed and inscribed "VISA N.o 13.348" and "Devambez, Imp - Paris" and "43, Rue Cambon Paris". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0134 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26218185 BIB-ID: 2802031 Show less
Aqueducts, Springs, Temples, Roman, Roman antiquities, Roman antiquities--Tunisia
The Water Temple was built during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, between 117 and 138 AD, on the spot of an abundant spring. It has semicircular... Show moreThe Water Temple was built during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, between 117 and 138 AD, on the spot of an abundant spring. It has semicircular shape, and is embellished with 12 niches which shielded statues featuring the twelve months of the year. It has a big basin in the form of “eight” that filtered the water, and let it through toward the aqueduct. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the mount "Parallèle des édifices anciens et modernes du continent Africain. Pl. 61. Paris, Imp. Lemercier". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0209-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26819855 BIB-ID: 2854276 Show less
Aqueducts, Roman antiquities, Roman antiquities--Tunisia
The Zaghouan aqueduct in northern Tunisia, part of a 132 km aqueduct (the longest in the Roman Empire), was built in c. 160 CE and functioned as... Show moreThe Zaghouan aqueduct in northern Tunisia, part of a 132 km aqueduct (the longest in the Roman Empire), was built in c. 160 CE and functioned as the main supplier of the city of Carthage. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the mount "Parallèle des édifices anciens et modernes du continent Africain. Pl. 63. Paris, Imp. Lemercier". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0209-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26819946 BIB-ID: 2854280 Show less
Aqueducts, Cisterns, Roman antiquities, Roman antiquities--Tunisia
The Zaghouan aqueduct in northern Tunisia, part of a 132 km aqueduct (the longest in the Roman Empire), was built in c. 160 CE and functioned as... Show moreThe Zaghouan aqueduct in northern Tunisia, part of a 132 km aqueduct (the longest in the Roman Empire), was built in c. 160 CE and functioned as the main supplier of the city of Carthage. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the mount "Parallèle des édifices anciens et modernes du continent Africain. Pl. 65. Paris, Imp. Lemercier". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0209-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26820122 BIB-ID: 2854297 Show less