still image graphic still image Albumen prints. ft 1870 monographic approximately 1870. fre

nonprojected graphic

photoprint

1 photograph : albumen print ; 26 x 20 cm

unmediated

sheet

Item. Photograph showing the French Residency and the Soleillet tower before it was damaged by a major storm in June 1885. The tower was built in 1882 by Paul Soleillet, a French explorer, colonial administrator and trader who had been hired to open a trading post at Obock in the early 1880s. The tower was rebuilt soon after it was severely damaged by a storm 1 June 1885. It served both as an observation post and a shelter in case of attacks. The Soleillet trading post was used a penitentiary for a few years after Soleillet's death in 1885. No Known Copyright Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0005-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26366848 BIB-ID: 2815093 Watchtowers Obock (Djibouti) Photographs rda QAFCL 160328 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng