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
Donkeys, People, People--Egypt--Portaits, Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The print is captioned, numbered (735) and signed "Bonfils" in the negative. Main Heritage Display... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The print is captioned, numbered (735) and signed "Bonfils" in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0070 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26481984 BIB-ID: 2830543 Show less
Agriculture, Agriculture--Egypt, People, People--Egypt--Portaits, Peasants, Peasants--Egypt--Portaits, Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The print is captioned, numbered (628) and signed "Bonfils" in the negative. Main Heritage Display... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The print is captioned, numbered (628) and signed "Bonfils" in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0072 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26482009 BIB-ID: 2830547 Show less
Water carriers, Water carriers--Egypt--Portrait photographs, Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits, People
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (591) and signed "Bonfils" in the negative. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (591) and signed "Bonfils" in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0071 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26481686 BIB-ID: 2830513 Show less
Photograph taken with the Express Détective Nadar camera, one of the first portable photographic tools, by the French photographer Paul Nadar who,... Show morePhotograph taken with the Express Détective Nadar camera, one of the first portable photographic tools, by the French photographer Paul Nadar who, between August and November 1890, embarked on a trip across Europe and Asia to Turkestan following the ancient silk route. He acted as an early photojournalist, documenting his travels and photographing sites as diverse as bazaars, mosques, and desert landscapes. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0010 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21977914 BIB-ID: 2352536 See Hannavy, J. (2008). Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography. New York: Routledge, p. 975. Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (12.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (12.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0015-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26369199 BIB-ID: 2815255 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
The photograph shows two men in front of a hut built with harvested material. Title and date devised. Stamped on verso "M. Catalanotti Tunisia". Main... Show moreThe photograph shows two men in front of a hut built with harvested material. Title and date devised. Stamped on verso "M. Catalanotti Tunisia". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0050 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24466955 BIB-ID: 2537233 Catalanotti was early resident photographer in Tunis. Show less
Backyard gardens, Backyard gardens--Photographs, People
Title and date devised. Photographer unidentified. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0044 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24447274 BIB-ID: 2537226 Show moreTitle and date devised. Photographer unidentified. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0044 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24447274 BIB-ID: 2537226 Show less
The photograph shows three men taking care of an horse in front of an arch. Title and date devised. Stamped on verso "M. Catalanotti Tunisia". Main... Show moreThe photograph shows three men taking care of an horse in front of an arch. Title and date devised. Stamped on verso "M. Catalanotti Tunisia". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0040 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24446804 BIB-ID: 2537222 Catalanotti was early resident photographer in Tunis. Show less
