Muḥammad , 1909-1961, Saint, Lucien , 1867-1938, Kings and rulers
Portrait of his Majesty. H. E. Haj Muhammad Ben Abdessalam al-Muqri, the Grand Vizir. H. E. Si Mammeri, the personal advisor to the Sultan. H.E.... Show morePortrait of his Majesty. H. E. Haj Muhammad Ben Abdessalam al-Muqri, the Grand Vizir. H. E. Si Mammeri, the personal advisor to the Sultan. H.E. Ben Aïch [sic], Grand Chambellan of Hes Majesty. Rabat. The Viziers and their Secretaries. A group of Princes. Arrival in Casablanca. Solemn entry to Casablanca. Friday Prayer. Her Majesty in the carriage donated by Queen Victoria. Arrival in Fez. Return to the Palace. Visit to the Holy Places. Ancient Vision [sic]. Entering the mysterious streets [sic]. The traditional offering of dates and milk. The Friday Prayer in Bab Bou Jeloud. Meknes. Solemn entry. The passage under Bab Mansour. A group of women expressing their "yous-yous" of joy. Arrival at the Tomb of Moulay Ismaïl. Moulay Idriss. Arrival in Marrakech. Solemn entry. The passage in front of the Foreign Legion. Moroccan singers and traditional dolls. Visit to the Holy Places. Entry into Tthe Kutubiyya Mosque. Solemn entries to Agadir, Mogador, Safi, and Mazagan. Moorish groups. Rabat, the "hedya" [the ritual in which notables from each of Morocco’s cities and chiefs representing each of the tribes would travel to Rabat to offer homage by giving the Sultan gifts at the three major religious feasts of the year] of 1928. The tribute of the people to their young sovereign. Title and date by item. The album is housed in a decorated luxury wooden box, decorated with stars and a central medallion titled in Arabic "Sultan Sidi Mohammed". The album is bound by the Librairie Farraire, in Casablanca in green Morocco. On the cover page, a medallion titled in Arabic "Sultan Sidi Mohammed" with gold letters and decorations. On the spine, the title in French and the name on the photographer in gold letter and on the back cover, the star of Morocco. On the cover page, the album has a long dedication in Arabic signed by Sultan Muḥammad V (r. 1927-1957) to Lucien Saint, the French Resident-General in Morocco from 1929 to 1933. The dedication is translated into French on a separate piece of paper dated 11 November 1930. The album has a presentation page titled in French (print) "Le jeune Prince Sidi Mohammed aux courses de Casablanca en 1926" - "The young Prince Sīdī Muḥammad at the race track in Casablanca in 1926" - with a photograph, and the name of the album recipient, Lucien Saint (manuscript). Title page in Arabic (manuscript) and French (print). Manuscript signature of the photographer at the end of the album. Photographs, measuring 17 x 23 cm, are mounted on card and captioned in French (print) and Arabic (manuscript). Main Heritage Compact General HC.3D.2016.0049 3-D Object Box Item-ID: i26819806 BIB-ID: 2451845 Show less
Muḥammad , 1909-1961, Saint, Lucien , 1867-1938, Kings and rulers
Portrait of his Majesty. H. E. Haj Muhammad Ben Abdessalam al-Muqri, the Grand Vizir. H. E. Si Mammeri, the personal advisor to the Sultan. H.E.... Show morePortrait of his Majesty. H. E. Haj Muhammad Ben Abdessalam al-Muqri, the Grand Vizir. H. E. Si Mammeri, the personal advisor to the Sultan. H.E. Ben Aïch [sic], Grand Chambellan of Hes Majesty. Rabat. The Viziers and their Secretaries. A group of Princes. Arrival in Casablanca. Solemn entry to Casablanca. Friday Prayer. Her Majesty in the carriage donated by Queen Victoria. Arrival in Fez. Return to the Palace. Visit to the Holy Places. Ancient Vision [sic]. Entering the mysterious streets [sic]. The traditional offering of dates and milk. The Friday Prayer in Bab Bou Jeloud. Meknes. Solemn entry. The passage under Bab Mansour. A group of women expressing their "yous-yous" of joy. Arrival at the Tomb of Moulay Ismaïl. Moulay Idriss. Arrival in Marrakech. Solemn entry. The passage in front of the Foreign Legion. Moroccan singers and traditional dolls. Visit to the Holy Places. Entry into Tthe Kutubiyya Mosque. Solemn entries to Agadir, Mogador, Safi, and Mazagan. Moorish groups. Rabat, the "hedya" [the ritual in which notables from each of Morocco’s cities and chiefs representing each of the tribes would travel to Rabat to offer homage by giving the Sultan gifts at the three major religious feasts of the year] of 1928. The tribute of the people to their young sovereign. Title and date by item. The album is housed in a decorated luxury wooden box, decorated with stars and a central medallion titled in Arabic "Sultan Sidi Mohammed". The album is bound by the Librairie Farraire, in Casablanca in green Morocco. On the cover page, a medallion titled in Arabic "Sultan Sidi Mohammed" with gold letters and decorations. On the spine, the title in French and the name on the photographer in gold letter and on the back cover, the star of Morocco. On the cover page, the album has a long dedication in Arabic signed by Sultan Muḥammad V (r. 1927-1957) to Lucien Saint, the French Resident-General in Morocco from 1929 to 1933. The dedication is translated into French on a separate piece of paper dated 11 November 1930. The album has a presentation page titled in French (print) "Le jeune Prince Sidi Mohammed aux courses de Casablanca en 1926" - "The young Prince Sīdī Muḥammad at the race track in Casablanca in 1926" - with a photograph, and the name of the album recipient, Lucien Saint (manuscript). Title page in Arabic (manuscript) and French (print). Manuscript signature of the photographer at the end of the album. Photographs, measuring 17 x 23 cm, are mounted on card and captioned in French (print) and Arabic (manuscript). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0049 2-D Graphic Album Item-ID: i23169655 BIB-ID: 2451845 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans, Public relationsTanger. Conseil provincial du tourisme, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Morocco
Travel poster for the French railway company "Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans" issued by the Provincial Tourism Office of Tangier... Show moreTravel poster for the French railway company "Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans" issued by the Provincial Tourism Office of Tangier advertising the city as a holiday destination. The poster is a painting showing the view of the city from a terrace. Title and date from item. The poster is titled, signed and dated. In the lower part tagged "C.P.T." (Conseil provincial du tourisme, that is Provincial Tourism Office). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0073 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26204307 BIB-ID: 2799520 Show less
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Ltd., Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Orient Express (Express train), Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Middle East
Travel poster advertising the passenger train route connecting London and Cairo by the Simplon Orient Express. The illustration by Jacques Touchet... Show moreTravel poster advertising the passenger train route connecting London and Cairo by the Simplon Orient Express. The illustration by Jacques Touchet shows a lady carrying a pot on her head underneath palm trees by the Nile, with the pyramids across the reflective water in the distance. Train route marked below the image with the railway line stops: "London, Brussels, Paris, Lausanne, Wien, Praha, Bordeaux, Milano, Berlin, Budapest, Beograd, Sofia, Athenes, Istanbul, Bucuresti, Ankara, Alep, Nissibin, Bagdad, Bassorah and Cairo". Title and date from item. The poster is signed "J. Touchet" and inscribed "LUCIEN SERRE & Cie. IMP. 15-17-19, Rue du Terrage, PARIS". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0106 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214787 BIB-ID: 2800306 Show less