Public relationsOffice national du tourisme tunisien,, Tourism, Tourism--Tunisia--20th Century, Minarets, Families
Travel poster ssued by the "Office du Tourisme et de l'Expansion Commerciale" ([Tunisian] National Office of Tourism and Commercial Expansion)... Show moreTravel poster ssued by the "Office du Tourisme et de l'Expansion Commerciale" ([Tunisian] National Office of Tourism and Commercial Expansion) advertising Tunisia as a tourist destination. The poster is a painting by prominent Tunisian painter Hatim Elmekki depicting a man and a woman, carrying her baby in a sling, on a horse. The three are dressed in traditional costumes. In the background, a minaret and two doors of what could be a mosque or a city wall. Title and date from item. Tagged "Published by and for Tunisian Government." Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0010 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25903019 BIB-ID: 2756459 Show less
Public relationsEgypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Siyāḥah,, Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Health resorts
Travel poster advertising the city of Helwan, in Egypt. Helwan is a city located near Cairo on the bank of the Nile and was known to be a... Show moreTravel poster advertising the city of Helwan, in Egypt. Helwan is a city located near Cairo on the bank of the Nile and was known to be a fashionable place to visit for its nice location near the water, its beautiful architecture and plenty of spas. The poster shows a fountain under an arbor with the sun and an oriental building on the background. The poster was issued for the Ministry of Tourism when Egypt was part of the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.), the political union between Egypt and Syria which lasted from 1958 until 1961. Title and date from item. Tagged "Issued by the Tourist Administration Office - Cairo" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25903056 BIB-ID: 2756463 Show less
Public relationsAir France, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--French--20th Century
Travel poster issued by the French airline company Air France showing an airplane flying over walking figures in traditional dresses in the set of... Show moreTravel poster issued by the French airline company Air France showing an airplane flying over walking figures in traditional dresses in the set of a North African village with a mountain and palms in the background. Jean Even, the artist, was a talented artist as a child. When he was studying in Madrid, because of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War he moved to Morocco instead, where he spent more than 20 years. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Tagged "REF.480 P.8/50." Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0012 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2590341x BIB-ID: 2756480 Show less
Public relationsEgypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Siyāḥah, Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Antiquities
Travel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a graphic depiction of the statue of Queen Nefertari in Abu Simbel in a... Show moreTravel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a graphic depiction of the statue of Queen Nefertari in Abu Simbel in a yellow-painted background. The poster was issued for the Ministry of Tourism when Egypt was part of the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.), the political union between Egypt and Syria which lasted from 1958 until 1961. Title and date from item. Tagged "Issued by the Tourist Administration Office - Cairo". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25904012 BIB-ID: 2756519 Show less
Public relationsChemins de fer algériens de l'État, Tourism, Tourism--Algeria--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Algeria, Mausoleums
Travel poster issued by the Algerian national railway company "Chemins de fer algériens de l'État" (CFAE) advertising Touggourt as holiday... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Algerian national railway company "Chemins de fer algériens de l'État" (CFAE) advertising Touggourt as holiday destination. The poster shows a cameleer and, on the background, what possibly resembles the tombs of the kings of the dynasty of Beni Djellab. Title and date from item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0020 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25947047 BIB-ID: 2758728 Show less
Public relationsAlitalia (Airline), Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--Italian--20th Century
Travel poster issued by the Italian airline company Alitalia advertising Iraq as a tourist destination. The poster is framed into a tent-like view... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Italian airline company Alitalia advertising Iraq as a tourist destination. The poster is framed into a tent-like view and shows the graphic depiction of what seems to be a couple of pitchers with Islamic-like decorations in the foreground and an airplane flying over a cameleer on the horizon, on yellow background. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is tagged "Printed in Italy" and signed "Ennio Molinari APPIA". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25949251 BIB-ID: 2758832 Show less
Public relationsAlitalia (Airline), Tourism, Tourism--Libya--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--Italian--20th Century
Horizontal travel poster issued by the Italian airline company Alitalia advertising Tripoli and Libya as a tourist destinations. The poster shows... Show moreHorizontal travel poster issued by the Italian airline company Alitalia advertising Tripoli and Libya as a tourist destinations. The poster shows the graphic view of a plane flying over a Middle Eastern city and a bust-portrait of a man in local attire. The poster is divided into two sections through a diagonal line which is marked by the keffiyeh of the man. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0024 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25950216 BIB-ID: 2758860 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie générale maritime,, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century
Vintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company "Compagnie des messageries maritimes" (MM) from Marseille to Alexandria,... Show moreVintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company "Compagnie des messageries maritimes" (MM) from Marseille to Alexandria, Beirut, and Port Said. The poster depicts an ocean liner with three chimneys at sea; below the image information on the dates of departure, ports of call and the tariffs. The S. S. Providence was a vessel built in 1913 for the "Compagnie française de Navigation à vapeur Cyprien Fabre & Cie" (Fabre Line). Like her sister ship Patria, she plied as a transatlantic liner between Marseille and New York from 1914 then until 1920, when they were both reassigned to carrying emigrants to New York from Naples, Palermo and Marseille. After the Wall Street Crash of 1929 Messageries Maritimes withdrew S. S. Providence from the emigrant trade in 1932 when they began service for Messageries Maritimes between southern France and the Eastern Mediterranean countries of the Middle East. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25898061 BIB-ID: 2756199 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie de navigation mixte, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century
Vintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company "Compagnie de navigation mixte" to Tunisia and Algeria. The poster... Show moreVintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company "Compagnie de navigation mixte" to Tunisia and Algeria. The poster depicts a lady wearing a hijab. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25900948 BIB-ID: 2756317 Show less
Public relationsEgypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Siyāḥah,, Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Temples, Temples--Egypt--Karnak
Travel poster issued by the Egyptian Tourist Office in Cairo advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster represents an acient site with... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Egyptian Tourist Office in Cairo advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster represents an acient site with temples. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Tagged "Published by Egyptian Tourist Office Cairo". Printer inscription in Arabic also "مطابع محرم بالاسكندرية". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0033 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2619126x BIB-ID: 2798339 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