Photograph album collecting portraits of men and women, odalisques, musicians, Ouled Naïl, Touareg and merchants. There are images of markets,... Show morePhotograph album collecting portraits of men and women, odalisques, musicians, Ouled Naïl, Touareg and merchants. There are images of markets, houses, encampments, palm trees, street scenes, and photographs of the ruins of Carthage, the Bardo in Tunis, the shrine of Sidi Abder Rahman in Algiers and views of Constantine, El Kantara and more. Title and date from item. Photographs are generally captioned in pencil by the compiler. Prints range from 10 x 14 cm to 20 x 26 cm. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0206 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25157991 BIB-ID: 2562101 Show less
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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