Jacques-Phillipe Potteau was a member of the anthropology department at the Museum D'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and succeeded Louis Rousseau as... Show moreJacques-Phillipe Potteau was a member of the anthropology department at the Museum D'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and succeeded Louis Rousseau as the department photographer. Between 1860 and 1869 he made a series of ethnographical portraits for the museum, such as the present one. Title and date from item. Inscription to verso of mount in pencil reads (transaltion from French) "Abd Allah Ben Abdi (91 years old). Marshal of lodgings of the Spahis. Interpreter for the Tuaregs in Paris. Born in Constantine of a Turkish father, and of a Kouloughli mother. Photographed in 1862". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0021 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26118488 BIB-ID: 2745831 Show less
Photographs show two young water carriers and one blind beggar. Both these subjects were very common in Orientalism painting. Alexandre Brignoli... Show morePhotographs show two young water carriers and one blind beggar. Both these subjects were very common in Orientalism painting. Alexandre Brignoli was an Italian professional photographer active in Cairo between 1860 and 1870. His studio was based at the Hôtel du Commerce and his production almost exclusively consists of Orientalist portraits. His work seemed to be more aimed at artists than almost any other commercial work in the Middle East and North Africa. See Ken Jacobson Odalisques & Arabesque: Oriental Photography 1839-1925, Quaritch, London, 2007. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0256 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25237755 BIB-ID: 2686962 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
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
This picture was taken in the middle of a street in Beit Jala, in the West Bank. Probably the most highly esteemed war photographer of his time,... Show moreThis picture was taken in the middle of a street in Beit Jala, in the West Bank. Probably the most highly esteemed war photographer of his time, Capa was also one of the founders of the famous Magnum Photos, the photojournalism agency that covered the most significant historical events of the 20th century. Title and date devised by Library staff. "Robert Capa - Magnum Photos Inc." copyright stamp and reference number on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2018.0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24901787 BIB-ID: 2582849 Show less
Photographs include two portaits of Yūsuf Aḥmad al-Jaīdah. Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 3. Transparencies 129-144. Slides are... Show morePhotographs include two portaits of Yūsuf Aḥmad al-Jaīdah. Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 3. Transparencies 129-144. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0040 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25037468 BIB-ID: 2686748 Show less
Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparencies 150-156. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparencies 150-156. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0043 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25037493 BIB-ID: 2686751 Show less
يوسف احمد الجيدة, People, People--Dawḥah (Qatar)--Portaits
Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparency 149. Slide housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparency 149. Slide housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0042 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25037481 BIB-ID: 2686750 Show less
People, People--Dawḥah (Qatar)--Portaits, Bedouins--Social life and customs, Bedouins--Qatar--Social life and customs, Vernacular architecture, Vernacular architecture--Qatar--Photographs, Fortification, Fortification--Qatar
Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparencies 163-168. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparencies 163-168. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0045 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25037511 BIB-ID: 2686753 Show less
People, People--Dawḥah (Qatar)--Portaits, Small business, Small business--Dawḥah (Qatar)--Portaits, Markets--Social life and customs, Markets--Qatar--Social life and customs--Photographs
Among the other businesses, photographs show clockmakers, hookah crafters and public scribes. Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 5.... Show moreAmong the other businesses, photographs show clockmakers, hookah crafters and public scribes. Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 5. Transparencies 169-183. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0046 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25037523 BIB-ID: 2686754 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0109 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25038163 BIB-ID: 2686817 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0109 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25038163 BIB-ID: 2686817 Show less