Zouaves, Zouaves--Algeria, People, Armies, Colonial, Armies, Colonial--France--Algeria, History
Photograph album complied by a French military officer, possibly a member of the 1st or 10th Zouaves battalion, based in Algeria at the end of the... Show morePhotograph album complied by a French military officer, possibly a member of the 1st or 10th Zouaves battalion, based in Algeria at the end of the 19th century. The album includes amateur photographs – possibly taken by the compiler himself –, photographs taken by professional studios such as the one of Jean Geiser (active in Algiers at the end of the 19th century), but also postcards and other photomechanical prints taken from books and magazines. Photographs are mainly related to Algeria and include views of Bougie [today Bejaïa], Toudja, Lambessa [today Tazoult-Lambèse], Algiers, the gorges of Palestro [today Lakhdaria], and the Touggourt oasis. Among the subjects of the picture, a carnival parade in Algiers, the Bab El Kantra Bridge in Constantine, a military station in Dirah equipped with a telescope, the Azib of the Ben Ali Cherif family, Bab al-Bahr in Bejaïa, the boulevard Admiral Pierre in Algiers, the summer palace of the Governor General, a zawiya, Roman remains, markets, streets, mills, Ramadan prayers and ports. Also, local people, vendors, family portraits and portraits of Zouaves battalions.The album includes views of cities, monuments and landscapes in France and Italy. Title and date devised by Library staff. Titled "Album" in gilt golden letters on the cover. Photographs size 10 x 16 cm. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2014.0033 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22677951 BIB-ID: 2409645 Show less
Islamic architecture, Classical antiquities, Classical antiquities--Africa, North, Women, Arab
Photograph album collecting views and portraits from Algeria and Tunisia. Prints include street views, mosques, monuments, palaces, cafes, general... Show morePhotograph album collecting views and portraits from Algeria and Tunisia. Prints include street views, mosques, monuments, palaces, cafes, general views of cities, natural landmarks, panoramas, and antiquities. Orientalist studio portraits of women as well as some group photographs are collected as well. Alger ; Cathédrale Alger (2227) ; Alger Rue Arabe (2047) ; Alger Rue des remparts (2401) ; Alger Intérieur de Mosquée (2420) ; Alger N.D. d’Afrique ; Place de Chartres (1799) ; Alger Théâtre national (2619) ; Mosquée Sidi Abderamman (110) ; Constantine Vue Générale prise de la Route de Setif (216) ; Constantine Les Gorges du Rhummel (285) ; Constantine Entrée des Gorges du Rhummel (279) ; Constantine Gorges du Rhummel, le Chemin des Touristes (326) ; Constantine Ancien Palais d’Ahmed-Bey (293) ; Biskra ; Casino, Biskra ; Street, Biskra ; River Bed, Biskra ; Date Palms, Biskra ; The Gardens, Biskra ; Desert near Biskra ; Mosque of Side Akba ; Porte romaine de sidi Okba (354) ; Timgat ; Philippeville Vue Générale prise de l’Hôpital Militaire (201) ; Philippeville Vue Générale prise de l’Hôpital Civil (106) ; Bône Le Fort de la Cigogne (105) ; Bizerte, Old Port ; Bizerte ; Vue panoramique de la Ville de Tunis (16) ; Tunis Avenue de la Marine (9) ; Avenue de France (6) ; Tunis Souk des Tailleurs (21) ; Tunis Souk des Etoffes (19) ; Tunis Rue du Pacha dans la ville riche (28) ; Salle de Justice au Bardo ; S.A. le Bey au Bardo (88) ; Anciens Ports de Carthage (71) ; Citernes romaines de La Malga à Carthage (67) ; Aqueduc du Bardo (201) ; Uled Nael (361) ; Uled Nael à Biskra (369) ; Intérieur arabe Biskra (343) ; Ecole arabe en Tunisie (84) ; Café maure (60) ; Mauresque, costume de ville (2500) ; Jeune Femme Arabe, costume d’intérieur (13) ; Mauresques d’Alger (2589) ; Juive tenue de ville (5) ; Femme arabe riche (31) ; La grande prière à Biskra (137) Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Contemporary half morocco gilt album. Photographs size 19.5 x 26 cm. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2014.0035 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22678293 BIB-ID: 2409662 Show less
Public relationsMaktab al-Waṭanī al-Maghribī lil-Siyāḥah, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century
Travel poster issued by the Moroccan National Tourist Office advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. The poster shows two people in local... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Moroccan National Tourist Office advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. The poster shows two people in local attire walking in a street of the city. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0074 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26204393 BIB-ID: 2799323 Show less
Public relationsMaktab al-Waṭanī al-Maghribī lil-Siyāḥah, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century
Travel poster issued by the Moroccan National Tourist Office advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. The poster shows two people in local... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Moroccan National Tourist Office advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. The poster shows two people in local attire walking in a street of the city. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0060 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26202050 BIB-ID: 2799323 Show less
public relationsOffice de l’Huile d’Olive, Olive oil industry, Olive oil industry--Tunisia, History
Vintage poster issued by the Office de l’Huile d’Olive (Olive Oil Bureau) that was founded in 1930. The poster promotes the consumption of Tunisian... Show moreVintage poster issued by the Office de l’Huile d’Olive (Olive Oil Bureau) that was founded in 1930. The poster promotes the consumption of Tunisian olive oil. The poster depicts a man pouring olive oil with his right hand. His eye represents the Tunisian flag, with the crescent and the red star. He wears a traditional Tunisian hat. In the background, a map of North Africa and Tunisia, with the cities of Bizerte, Tunis, Sousse, Sfax, and Maharès. Olive oil became a symbolic matter of resistance over the colonial power of French administration in Tunisia during the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed and tagged "Damour Publicité - Paris" and "Renseignements à l’office de l’huile d’olive, 27 rue des Pyramides (PARIS)". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0209 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26280085 BIB-ID: 2808693 Show less
The image shows the addition to the Great Mosque ordered by the Umayyad caliph al-Hakam II (961-976 CE). Title from the item. Date devised by... Show moreThe image shows the addition to the Great Mosque ordered by the Umayyad caliph al-Hakam II (961-976 CE). Title from the item. Date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (2160) and signed (J. Laurent y Cia Madrid. / Es propiedad. Déposé). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2014.0038-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2305069x BIB-ID: 1880850 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0033 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26824528 BIB-ID: 2854551 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0033 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26824528 BIB-ID: 2854551 Show less
dressée et dessinée sous la direction de Mr. J.G. Barbié du Bocage ; George illustravt et dirext ; Ch. Smith sculpt. Relief shown by hachures. Prime... Show moredressée et dessinée sous la direction de Mr. J.G. Barbié du Bocage ; George illustravt et dirext ; Ch. Smith sculpt. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. In upper right corner: Atlas B. du B. pl. v. This is map of Australia and parts of China.. From Atlas of Barbie du Bocage. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01167 Print Map Item-ID: i11404188 BIB-ID: 1172761 Show less
dressée et dessinée sous la direction de Mr. J.G. Barbié du Bocage ; E. George illustravit ; Ch. Smith sculpt ; Mme George scripsit. Relief shown by... Show moredressée et dessinée sous la direction de Mr. J.G. Barbié du Bocage ; E. George illustravit ; Ch. Smith sculpt ; Mme George scripsit. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. In upper right corner: Atlas B. du B. pl. ii. World shown in two hemisphres. Towns shown in Arabia; Medina,Mecca, Aden and Muscat. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01169 Print Map Item-ID: i11404206 BIB-ID: 1172763 Show less
dressée et dessinée sous la direction de Mr. J.G. Barbié du Bocage ; George illustravt et dirext ; Ch. Smith sculpt. Relief shown by hachures. Prime... Show moredressée et dessinée sous la direction de Mr. J.G. Barbié du Bocage ; George illustravt et dirext ; Ch. Smith sculpt. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. In upper right corner: Atlas B. du B. pl. viii. Map of NORTH America. From Atlas of Barbie du Bocage. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01174 Print Map Item-ID: i11404255 BIB-ID: 1172768 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled in pencil and signed (Jean Geise, Peintre-Phot. Rue Bab-Azoun, 7 Alger) on... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled in pencil and signed (Jean Geise, Peintre-Phot. Rue Bab-Azoun, 7 Alger) on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0169 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24476973 BIB-ID: 2537333 Show less
