Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday... Show moreTravel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday destination for people traveling from Europe to the East. The poster shows the Lion of Babylon and train routes departing from the main European cities reaching Iraq and India. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned: "Pays d'intérêt historique, facilement accessible de toutes les parties de l'Europe" (A land of historical interest and easily reached from all parts of Europe.) Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26192500 BIB-ID: 2798464 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday... Show moreTravel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday destinations for people traveling from Europe and the East. The poster shows the Lion of Babylon, Hatra site and a port with a railroad terminal. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned: "Allez voir le berceau du genre humain. De l’Europe par Belgrade et Istanboul. De l'Inde à travers le Golfe Persique." (Come and visit the cradle of humankind. From Europe via Belgrade and Istanbul. From India via the Persian Gulf.) Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26192688 BIB-ID: 2798468 Show less
Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Antiquities
Travel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a graphic depiction of the death mask of Tutankhamun in a red-painted... Show moreTravel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a graphic depiction of the death mask of Tutankhamun in a red-painted background. The poster was issued 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 from item date devised by Library staff. Inscribed "Lithographed by AOP Cairo, UAR [United Arab Republic]. Designed by Mahmoud Ramadan". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0039 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26192895 BIB-ID: 2798489 Show less
Public relationsAir France,, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--French--20th Century
Acrylic painting for a poster by Guy Georget advertising Air France flights to the Near and Middle. The painting depicts an Arab character and some... Show moreAcrylic painting for a poster by Guy Georget advertising Air France flights to the Near and Middle. The painting depicts an Arab character and some stylized details recalling the exotic imaginary related to the Arabian Peninsula and the Arab world, namely a minaret, a dome, a dallah-the traditional Arab coffee pot-and an Oil Tower. The white outline around the image makes it appear almost like a collage. Guy Georget worked extensively with tourism boards to produce posters promoting travel and tourism. His first commercial posters appear in the late 1940s and from the 1960s he worked for Air France, prestigious employment for graphic artists of the time. His style is characterized by graphism with bolder lines and brighter colors. He was strongly influenced by Cubism. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25901126 BIB-ID: 2756331 Show less
Public relationsOffice national du tourisme tunisien, Tourism, Tourism--Tunisia--20th Century
Original vintage travel poster published for the National office of the Tunisian Tourism showing a Capitoline temple of the Tunisian archaeological... Show moreOriginal vintage travel poster published for the National office of the Tunisian Tourism showing a Capitoline temple of the Tunisian archaeological site of Sbeitla. Title and date from item. "Édité et distribué gratuitement par l'Office National du tourisme et du Thermalisme" (Published and freely distributed by the National office of Tourism and Thermalism). Monogram for the National office of the Tunisian Tourism is in lower right corner. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25902805 BIB-ID: 2756444 Show less
Public relationsPan American Airways Corporation, Tourism, Tourism--Lebanon--20th Century, Air travel, Air travel--1950-1960
Travel poster issued for the Pan American Airways Corporation. advertising Beirut and Lebanon as a tourist destination. The poster shows a portrait... Show moreTravel poster issued for the Pan American Airways Corporation. advertising Beirut and Lebanon as a tourist destination. The poster shows a portrait of a man in traditional dress on a blue-painted background describing various touristic destinations in Lebanon such as Baalbeck temple ruins, winter sports, seaside activities and a couple enjoying dinner. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Tagged "Litho in USA. T-38" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0016 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2594552x BIB-ID: 2758668 Show less
Public relationsEgypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Siyāḥah,, Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Minarets
Travel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster is a graphic depiction of minarets in a blue-painted background. The poster... Show moreTravel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster is a graphic depiction of minarets in a blue-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.2019.0019 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25946833 BIB-ID: 2758720 Show less
Public relationsChemins de fer algériens de l'État, Public relationsOffice Algérien d'Action Économique et Touristique, Tourism, Tourism--Algeria--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Algeria, Ouled Naïl, Muslim women
Travel poster published by and for the General Government of Algeria, in particular for the Algerian Tourism and Economy Action Office (OFALAC).... Show moreTravel poster published by and for the General Government of Algeria, in particular for the Algerian Tourism and Economy Action Office (OFALAC). The poster shows a photograph of a dancing Ouled Naïl and advertises Bou Saada and Algeria as a tourist destination. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Text continues: "Gouvernement général de l'Algérie. Office algérien d'action économique et touristique". Inscribed under the image "Ektachrome Vaills (OFALAC)". On the bottom right the monogram of the Algerian Railways Company, the Chemins de Fer Algériens (CFA). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0040 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26194107 BIB-ID: 2798641 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 advertising flights to the Near and Middle. The poster shows an airplane flying over... Show moreTravel poster issued by the French airline company Air France advertising flights to the Near and Middle. The poster shows an airplane flying over a walking figure in traditional Arab dress with camels and a mosque. The whole picture is framed between two pillars of antique site ruin. Sky, sea and desert are the background. Jean Even 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. At the bottom, a winged seahorse, Air France historic logo created in 1933. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0041 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26194144 BIB-ID: 2798649 Show less
Public relationsEgypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Siyāḥah,, Lighting--Special effects, Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Great Sphinx (Egypt)
Travel poster issued by the Egyptian Tourist Office in Cairo advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a negative of the Great... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Egyptian Tourist Office in Cairo advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a negative of the Great Sphinx edited with blue lines. The poster was issued 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. "Son et lumière", in English "sound-and-light show" was a nighttime entertainment conceived by Paul Robert-Houdin, curator of the Château de Chambord on the Cosson River, France, where the first one was presented in 1952. Multicoloured lights of changing intensity were directed against the facade of a historic building or ruin. The changes of light are synchronized with a sound track (relayed through loudspeakers) carrying music and the dramatized story of the site. Usually, no live participants appear. The first African production took place at Cairo, Egypt, at the Pyramids of Giza, in 1961. Title and date from item. Iscribed: "Issued by the Tourist Administration Office - Cairo". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0042 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26194247 BIB-ID: 2798665 Show less
