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
Title from manuscript inscription on the mount. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. Manuscript... Show moreTitle from manuscript inscription on the mount. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. Manuscript annotation " [illegible] a great University was here and Moses is said to have been educated here". Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26480608 BIB-ID: 2830410 Show less
Pyramids, Pyramids--Egypt--Photographs, Pyramid of Pepi I (Ṣaqqārah, Egypt), Antiquities
Title from manuscript inscription on the mount. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle from manuscript inscription on the mount. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26480293 BIB-ID: 2830396 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (451) in the negative. Number in ink on the... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (451) in the negative. Number in ink on the mount (73). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0066 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26389770 BIB-ID: 2818009 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (443) in the negative. Number in ink on the... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (443) in the negative. Number in ink on the mount (69). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0065 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26389782 BIB-ID: 2818010 Show less
The album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art... Show moreThe album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art crafts from the Museum of Gizah; Egyptian antiquities (pyramids, temples, hieroglyphics); Islamic architectures in Cairo (tombs, the Citadel, mosques and mashrabiyas); views of the streets of Cairo (hotels and bazaars); staged portraits of local people (artisans, women, peasants and musicians); the Nile river with traditional boats and ports. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Album with vellum-bound, in golden letter and ornaments. The album consists of 24 pages. Prints are pasted on both sides. On the paste-down there is a scratched ex libris "Metropolitan Museum of Art. [illegible] of the Costume Institute. [illegible] Art Worker's Club". Manuscript note "Sold and discarted in 1960s). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0096 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26485229 BIB-ID: 2830659 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript notes on the verso. Postal stamp on the front. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript notes on the verso. Postal stamp on the front. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0045 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682548x BIB-ID: 2854671 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Title continues: "İzmir. Turkey". On the verso: "Cağaloğlu Yokuşu No. 39 Istanbul Tel. 5265651".... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Title continues: "İzmir. Turkey". On the verso: "Cağaloğlu Yokuşu No. 39 Istanbul Tel. 5265651". Manuscript annotations and stamps on the verso of the postcard. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0047 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825508 BIB-ID: 2854673 Show less
France. Armée., Armies--Officers, Antiquities, History
The album collects photographs related to the Aerial Photography Section of the French Army of the Levant based in Rue Gouraud, in Gemmayzeh,... Show moreThe album collects photographs related to the Aerial Photography Section of the French Army of the Levant based in Rue Gouraud, in Gemmayzeh, Beirut. Images depict the Section's office and group portraits snapshots. There are street scenes in Beirut and cityscapes with architectures in Damascus as well as antiquities in Baalbeck. In addition, there are aerial views of Syria and Lebanon. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs (ranging from 5 x 5.5 cm to 11 x 16 cm) are pasted into the album pages and seldomly captioned with pencil below the print, on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0025 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23113960 BIB-ID: 2450450 Show less
