Carte-de-visite album of Algeria, Series I.
1870s-1880s
Carte-de-visite album of Algeria (digitized version)
Arrangement
In original order.
Scope and Contents
Titles from annotations on mount versos unless otherwise noted.
box 1, page front endpapers
Front endpapers 2019.R.1-fe
box 1, page front free endpaper verso
Verso of front free endpaper 2019.R.1-fe_v
box 1, page 1 verso
Geiser, Jean, Algier, vue générale, 2019.R.1-1v
not before 1872
Scope and Contents
Two-part joined panorama made from two cabinet cards. Photographer's imprint on both mounts: Jean Geiser, Phot. 7, rue Bab-Azoun,
Alger.
box 1, item verso of 1 verso
Annotation on verso of Algier, vue générale 2019.R.1-1v.v
box 1, page 2 recto
Page 2 recto, 2019.R.1-2r
ca. 1880
box 1, item 2 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Alger, place du Gouvernement et mosquée de Djama-Djédid 2019.R.1-2r1
box 1, item 2 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Alger, boulevard de la République, quais 2019.R1-2r2
box 1, page 3 recto-1
Leroux, Alexandre, Intérieur de l'archevêché, 2019.R.1-3r1
not before 1881
Scope and Contents
Annotation on verso written over elaborate Leroux imprint that includes images of medals won in 1880 and 1881.
box 1, page 3 recto-2
Leroux, Alexandre, Colonnades rue de la Marine, Alger, 2019.R.1-3r2
not before 1881
Scope and Contents
Annotation on verso written over elaborate Leroux imprint that includes images of medals won in 1880 and 1881.
box 1, page 4 recto-1
Leroux, Alexandre, Intérieur de la grande mosquée, 2019.R.1-4r1
not before 1881
Scope and Contents
Annotation on verso written over elaborate Leroux imprint that includes images of medals won in 1880 and 1881.
box 1, page 4 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Alger, intérieur d'une maison arabe, 2019.R.1-4r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 5 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Alger, rue de la Ville Haute, 2019.R.1-5r1
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
View of the street's arches.
box 1, page 5 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Alger, rue de la Ville Haute, 2019.R.1-5r2
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
A doorway on the street.
box 1, page 6 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Alger, boutique arabe, 2019.R.1-6r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 6 recto-2
Leroux, Alexandre, Port de la casbah, 2019.R.1-6r2
not before 1881
Scope and Contents
Annotation on verso written over elaborate Leroux imprint that includes images of medals won in 1880 and 1881.
box 1, page 7 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Alger, Notre Dame d'Afrique, 2019.R.1-7r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 7 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Alger, Mustapha Suleimanie, palais du gouverneur, 2019.R.1-7r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 8 recto-1
Leroux, Alexandre, Alger, vue de allée du Jardin d'Essai, 2019.R.1-8r1
not before 1881
Scope and Contents
Annotation on verso written over elaborate Leroux imprint that includes images of medals won in 1880 and 1881.
box 1, page 8 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Blidah, vue générale, 2019.R.1-8r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 9 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Blidah, la place d'Armes 2019.R.1-9r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 9 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Blidah, le jardin public, 2019.R.1-9r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 10 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Environs de Blidah, marabout de Sidi-Yacoub au jardin du Bois-Sacré, 2019.R.1-10r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 10 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Environs de Blidah, le ruisseau des Singes, gorges de la Chiffa, 2019.R.1-10r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 11 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Oran, 2019.R.1-11r1
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
View of docks and city.
box 1, page 11 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Oran, 2019.R.1-11r2
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
View of the city.
box 1, page 12 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Oran, fort de Santa Cruz, 2019.R.1-12r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 12 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Oran, 2019.R.1-12r2
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
View of the shore.
box 1, page 13 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Oran, place Kléber, 2019.R.1-13r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 13 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Tirailleur algérien indigène, 2019.R.1-13r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 14 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Mascara, porte d'Oran et marché arabe, 2019.R.1-14r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 14 recto-2
Karsenty, Elie, Mascara, cimetière arabe, 2019.R.1-14r2
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
Annotation on verso written over photographer's wet stamp: Photographie / Elie / Karsenty / Mascara.
box 1, page 15 recto-1
Leroux, Alexandre, Tentes arabes, 2019.R.1-15r1
not before 1881
Scope and Contents
Group of palms with tents behind them. Annotation on verso written over elaborate Leroux imprint that includes images of medals
won in 1880 and 1881.
box 1, page 15 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Tentes arabes, 2019.R.1-15r2
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
Large tent.
box 1, page 16 recto-1
Geiser, Jean, Lecture de la lettre (Alger), 2019.R.1-16r1
not before 1872
Scope and Contents
Title from a larger copy of this image held in the Ken and Jenny Jacobson collection of Orientalist photography (item number
2008.R.3-3677). This image is part of an elaborately staged "Oriental" series of photographs clearly intended for use by painters.
box 1, page 16 recto-2
Geiser, Jean (?), [Two Men Playing Chess at a Low Table], 2019.R.1-16r2
not before 1872
box 1, page 17 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, [Portrait of Two Standing Women with Hanging Plants behind Them], 2019.R.1-17r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 17 recto-2
Rigod, A., [Three Standing Musicians], 2019.R.1-17r2
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
Photographer's imprint on verso: Photographie artistique / de Paris / A. Rigod. / Succursales / à Mascara et Mostaganem.
box 1, page 18 recto-1
Rigod, A., [Algerian with Large Straw Hat], 2019.R.1-18r1
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
Rigod's signature is wet stamped on the verso.
box 1, page 18 recto-2
Cairol, L., [Portrait of an Algerian Caïd], 2019.R.1-18r2
not before 1878
Scope and Contents
Bust portait of a man with several medals pinned to his robes. Photographer's imprint on verso below his monogram flanked
by medals won at 1878 Paris and Oran expositions: L. Cairol / photographe / boulevard Oudinot / Oran / (Algérie).
box 1, page 19 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, Saüda, 2019.R.1-19r1
1883
Scope and Contents
Full-length portrait of an Algerian man standing next to a balustrade with a pot of flowers atop it. Dated on verso: 6 février
1883.
box 1, page 19 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Mauresque, 2019.R.1-19r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 20 rectro-1
Photographer unidentified, Arabe, 2019.R.1-20r1
ca. 1875
Scope and Contents
Full-length portrait of an Algerian man wearing a dark cloak over his robes.
box 1, page 20 rectro-2
Cairol, L., [Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Printed Dress], 2019.R.1-20r2
not before 1878
Scope and Contents
Photographer's imprint on verso, below his monogram flanked by medals won at 1878 Paris and Oran expositions: L. Cairol /
photographe / boulevard Oudinot / Oran / (Algérie).
box 1, page 21 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, [Algerian Standing next to Chair, Cigarette in Hand], 2019.R.1-21r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 21 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, [Seated Woman], 2019.R.1-21r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 22 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, [Woman with Baby on Her Back Kneeling to Cut a Gourd], 2019.R.1-22r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 22 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Arabe sur un chameau, 2019.R.1-22r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 23 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, [Woman Seated with Hand on Cheek], 2019.R.1-23r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 23 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, Femme arabe en lieu enfant, 2019.R.1-23r2
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
Woman in profile with bonneted baby on her back.
box 1, page 24 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, [Bust Portrait of Man in Dark Garments with Tasseled Turban], 2019.R.1-24r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 24 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, [Moorish Woman Wearing Conical Hat], 2019.R.1-24r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 25 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, [Algerian Man Standing next to a Window], 2019.R.1-25r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 25 recto-2
Photographer unidentified, [Woman Wearing Long Dress], 2019.R.1-25r2
ca. 1880
box 1, page 26 recto-1
Photographer unidentified, [Child Standing between Parents], 2019.R.1-26r1
ca. 1880
box 1, page 26 recto-2
Cairol, L., [Woman with Lace Bodice], 2019.R.1-26r2
not before 1878
Scope and Contents
Photographer's imprint on verso, below his monogram flanked by medals won at 1878 Paris and Oran expositions: L. Cairol /
photographe / boulevard Oudinot / Oran / (Algérie).
box 1, page 27 recto
Decugis, A., Oran, port et hôpital militaire, 2019.R.1-27
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
Cabinet card. Blind stamp on mount recto: A. Decugis Phot.
box 1, page 27 recto-28 verso
Blank pages 2019.R.1-27r28v
box 1, page Back endpapers
Back endpapers 2019.R.1-be
