Views of Algeria and Algerians, circa 1870-circa 1890

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Summary

Title:

Views of Algeria and Algerians

Dates:

circa 1870-circa 1890

Abstract:

Studio portraits of indigenous people in elaborate dress and touristic destinations.

Extent:

8.0 photographic prints

Language:

Collection material is in French and some English

Preferred citation:

Views of Algeria and Algerians, circa 1870-circa 1890, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 95.R.14

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa95r14

Background

Scope and content:

Four of these eight albumen prints are studio portraits of indigenous people in elaborate dress. There is one portrait of a woman in billowing pantaloons and a long veil that covers her head and body, leaving only her eyes and forehead (decorated with a jeweled headband) showing. In a second portrait the woman has lifted the veil to reveal another veil underneath it, one covering her nose, mouth, chin and neck. Her elegant lace blouse and shining bracelets are also visible. The two other portraits are of men wearing turbans, sashes, and shawls. These portraits are apparently the work of a single unidentified photographer.

Four photographs are of tourist destinations such as the city of Constantine (by Jean Geiser), the Hotel d'Orient in Algiers (by C. Portier), the interior of the Mosque of Sidi Bou Médine in Tlemcen (by Neurdein frères), and the racetrack at Beni Mora.

Titles are as they appear in the negative, on the verso, or on the mount, as noted.

Arrangement

No discernible original order; arranged by cataloger.

Biographical / historical:

The photographs in this collection were taken in Algeria by various photographers, known and unknown, in the 1870s and 1880s.

Acquisition information:

Acquired in 1995.

Processing information:

Processed and cataloged by Beth Guynn; finding aid encoded by Holly Larson with grant funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).

Physical location:

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Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Architecture, Colonial--Algeria
Clothing and dress--Algeria
Indigenous peoples--Algeria--Portraits
Islamic architecture--Algeria
Mosques--Algeria
Albumen prints--19th century
Albumen prints--Algeria--19th century
Photograph albums--Algeria--19th century
Photographic prints--19th century

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Beth Guynn
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-04-07T16:09-0700

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