Finding Aid for the Souvenir Du Sahara, 1901-1904 2007.R.1

Amy Sloper
Special Collections
2007
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Los Angeles 90049-1688
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Contributing Institution: Special Collections
Title: Souvenir du Sahara
Identifier/Call Number: 2007.R.1
Physical Description: 110 photographs
Date (inclusive): 1901-1904
Abstract: Album of photographs (70 gelatin silver, 38 albumen), probably created by an amateur photographer. Images document various sites in or neighboring the Sahara, and features the major cities of Algeria including Oran, Tlemcen, Algiers, and Constantine, as well as the desert oases of Taghit, Biskra, and Beni Abbes.
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Language of Material: French .

Scope and Content of Collection

The album of 108 photographs (70 gelatin silver, 38 albumen) taken mostly by an amateur photographer documents various sites in or neighboring the Sahara, featuring the major cities of Algeria including Oran, Tlemcen, Algiers, and Constantine, as well as the desert oases of Taghit, Biskra, and Beni Abbes. Particularly in the more remote regions, the photographs depict the daily life of the indigenous peoples of the area, including Berbers, Jews, Muslims, and Kabyles, as well as a few Moroccans. Numerous images of soldiers from the French military, both French and Algerian, highlight the occupation that was occuring during the early 20th century. There are images of natural sites, such as landscapes, palm groves, and oases, as well as architecture, tombs, mosques, and desert dwellings. The final portion of the album contains both studio and outdoor portraits of soldiers, prostitutes, dancers, and indigenous peoples. Thirty-eight of these are by two or more unidentified commercial photographers.

Processing History

Processed by Amy Sloper.

Acquisition Information

Acquired in 2007.

Preferred Citation

Souvenir du Sahara, 1901-1904, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 2007.R.1
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2007r1

Publication Rights

Access

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Arrangement

Arranged in a single series: Series I. Souvenir du Sahara, 1901-1904.

Digitzed Material

The collection was digitized by the repository and the images are available online:
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/2007r1

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Albumen prints -- Algeria -- 20th century
Tlemcen (Algeria) -- Description and travel
Taghit (Algeria) -- Description and travel
Oran (Algeria) -- Description and travel
France -- Colonies -- Africa
Constantine (Algeria) -- Description and travel
Biskra (Algeria) -- Description and travel
Beni Abbes (Algeria) -- Description and travel
Algeria -- Military life
Berbers -- Algeria
Clothing and dress -- Algeria
Indigenous peoples -- Algeria
Jews -- Africa, North
Kabyles -- Portraits
Mosques -- Algeria
Oases -- Algeria
Plants -- Algeria
Occupations -- Algeria -- History -- 20th century
Streets -- Algeria
Soldiers
Algeria -- Description and travel
Tombs -- Algeria
Gelatin silver prints -- Algeria -- 20th century
Studio portraits -- Algeria -- 20th century
Photographs, Original

 

Souvenir du Sahara, Series I. 1901-1904

Souvenir du Sahara,: 1901-1904

Physical Description: 110 photographs

Scope and Contents note

French captions are handwritten in ink on the mounts, and are transcribed as they appear. Prints are gelatin silver unless otherwise noted. Cataloger's descriptions for items without captions are in brackets. Inventory numbers, assigned by the repository, refer to the album page number, a photograph number on a page, and recto and verso of the album page.

Arrangement

In original order.
item 1r.1-1r.2

Ksar el Azouj

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 1r.1

Le Puits

box 1, page 1r.2

La Redoute

item 1r.3-1r.4

Assi el Mir

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption in middle of page.
box 1, page 1r.3

La redoute—Les Tentes de la discipline

box 1, page 1r.4

Le Puits

item 1v.1-1v.4

Taghit

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 1v.1

Le village indigène

box 1, page 1v.2

Un Palanquin

box 1, page 1v.3

Le Marché

box 1, page 1v.4

Bijoutier Juif

item 2r.1-2r.4

Taghit

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 2r.1

Dech-ent d'un convoi

box 1, page 2r.2

Départ du Capitaine Susbiel

box 1, page 2r.3

Arrivée du convoi

box 1, page 2r.4

Passage de Sahariens

item 2v.1-2v.4

Taghit

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at side of page.
box 1, page 2v.1

Fillettes allant au puits

box 1, page 2v.2

Fillettes devant leur Gourbi

box 1, page 2v.3

Le village juif

box 1, page 2v.4

Puits dans la palmaraie

item 3r.1-3r.2

Tombés du Capitaine Vauchez et du Lieutenant Selchauhansen—Tombés à El Moungart en 1903

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 3r.1

[Tomb of Vauchez]

box 1, page 3r.2

[Tomb of Selchauhansen]

box 1, page 3r.3-3r.4

Marocains pris pour espionage et executés le même jour dans le bled

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in middle of page.
item 3v.1-3v.4

Taghit

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 3v.1

Vue de la redoute

box 1, page 3v.2

Une porte de la redoute

box 1, page 3v.3

Le redoute—Vue generale avec la palmaraie

box 1, page 3v.4

Le mur conduisant au puits qui nous garantissait des balles ennemies pendant l'attaque

item 4r.1-4r.4

Taghit

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 4r.1

Un coin de la Palmaraie

box 1, page 4r.2

Blessé amputé pendant l'attaque

box 1, page 4r.3

Le fort de l'éperon

box 1, page 4r.4

Le fort de la Dune

item 4v.1-4v.2

Taghit

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 4v.1

Aprés l'attaque

box 1, page 4v.2

Les Blessés

item 4v.3-4v.5

Mes amis

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at bottom of page.
box 1, page 4v.3

Navetier

box 1, page 4v.4

[Drapeau de Mazagran]

box 1, page 4v.5

Boubi

box 1, page 5r.1

[Outdoor Portrait of Standing Spahi Soldier]

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 5r.2

[Outdoor Portrait of Two Standing Soldiers in Uniform]

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 5r.3

[Outdoor Portrait of Standing Spahi Soldier]

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 5r.4

Femme Mauresque

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 5r.5

[Outdoor Portrait of White Soldier in Uniform]

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 5r.6

Femme Kabyle

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 5v.1

Barbit—Vue Générale

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 5v.2

Sous off. du 1er Batt. a aff-

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 5v.3

Timimoun—Interieur de la redoute

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 5v.4

Bacty—Le Caïd Salem

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 5v.5

Tente de Douy-Ménia

Physical Description: 1 item
item 6r.1-6r.2

Oran

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 6r.1

Le Port; La "Medjerda"

box 1, page 6r.2

Vue Générale

box 1, page 6v.1

Olïn-Sefra: Vue Générale

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 6v.2

Beni-Ounif: La tente du Marabout de Bec-de-Gaz

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 7r.1-7r.2

Djenan-Edaar: Vues de la Palmaraie

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 7v.1-7v.2

Djenan-Edaar—Camp des Disciplinaires

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption at top of page.
box 1, page 8r.1

Djenan-Edaar: Les Jardins

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 8r.2

Ksar-el-Azouj: Le puits

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 8v.1

Taghit: La Palmaraie et le Fort de l'Eperon

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 8v.2

Beni-Abbés: Vue Générale et la Mosquée

Physical Description: 1 item
item 9r.1-9r.2

Beni-Abbés

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 9r.1

La redoute et la Palmaraie

box 1, page 9r.2

Le Douche

item 9v.1-9v.2

Beni-Abbés

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 9v.1

À la Douche

box 1, page 9v.2

Intérieur de la redoute

item 10r.1-10r.2

Beni-Abbés

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 10r.1

Les Jardins

box 1, page 10r.2

Le Bled

item 10v.1-10v.2

Mazére

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 10v.1

Vue Générale

box 1, page 10v.2

Vue du Marché

box 1, page 11r.1

Mazére—Autre vue de Marché

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 11r.2

Spahis

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1037" - negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 11v.1

Clairon de tirailleurs

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1838"-negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 11v.2

Tambour de tirailleurs

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1837" - negative number. Albumen print.
item 12r.1-12r.2

Vues d'Alger

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 12r.1

Alger (Palais Consulaire)

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. Neg number 1751. Albumen print.
box 1, page 12r.2

Alger-Palais d'Ete

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. Negative number 1508. Albumen print.
box 1, page 12v.1

Alger—La Rampe Bugeaud

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Albumen print.
box 1, page 12v.2

Constantine / Vue Gén-le

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1864" - negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 13r.1

Mosquée El Djedid (Alger)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "33" - negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 13r.2

Tunis-Rue Sidi-ben-Ziad et mosquée

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1431" - negative number. Albumen print.
item 13v.1-13v.2

Tlemcen

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 13v.1

Tlemcen: une Rue

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1326" - negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 13v.2

[Street scene]

Scope and Contents note

Albumen print.
box 1, page 14r.1

Biskra

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"614 Rue au Vieux Biskra"—caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 14r.2

Constantine

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"570 Pont d'El Kantara (Constantine)"—caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 14v.1

El-Kantara

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"1378 El Kantara (Caravane)"—caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 14v.2

Biskra

Scope and Contents note

"1291 Biskra (Mearabout Sidi-Kesel)"—caption in negative. Albumen print.
item 15r.1-15r.2

Biskra

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 15r.1

Biskra-Vue Générale

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1334" - negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 15r.2

Biskra-Campement de nomades

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1377" - negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 15v.1

Vieux-Biskra

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"Vieux Biskra (Oasis)"—caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 15v.2

Dans le Bled

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 16r.1

Un Puits dans le Désert

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 16r.2

Danse indigène

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 16v.1

Bijoutier Juif

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 16v.2

Spahis en campagne

Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, page 17r.1

Un Caïd

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Albumen print.
box 1, page 17r.2

Kabyle

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"1537—Montagnard Kabyle"—caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 17v.1

Mendiant

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Albumen print.
box 1, page 17v.2

Décrotteur

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"1163.Décrotteur."—caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 18r.1

Mauresques

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Albumen print.
box 1, page 18r.2

Chameaux au repos

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Albumen print.
item 18v.1-18v.2

Kabyles

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 18v.1

Femme de Bou Saâda

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1641" - negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 18v.2

[Studio portrait of young Kayble woman.]

Scope and Contents note

"1653 Jeune [...]" —caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 19r.1

Kabyle

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"1223 Femme de Bou Saâda"—caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 19r.2

Une Danseuse

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"1193 Mauresque danseur"—caption in negative. Albumen print.
item 19v.1-19v.2

Kaybles

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 19v.1

Jeune fille Kayble

Scope and Contents note

Titel from caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 19v.2

Jeune fille Kayble

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1615" - negative number. Albumen print.
item 20r.1-20r.2

Mauresques

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 20r.1

Mauresque d'Alger

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1633" - negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 20r.2

Mauresque d'Alger

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1693" - negative number. Albumen print.
item 20v.1-20v.2

Mauresques

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Caption at top of page.
box 1, page 20v.1

Mauresque d'Alger

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1636" - negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 20v.2

Mauresque d'Alger

Scope and Contents note

Title from caption in negative. "1637"-negative number. Albumen print.
box 1, page 21r.1

Kabyle

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"1642—Femme de Bour-Saâda"—caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 21r.2

Une Danseuse

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"1669—Danseuse des Oules-Naïds"—caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 21v.1

Mauresque

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"1617—Mauresque d'Alger" —caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 21v.2

Kabyle

Scope and Contents note

"1654 Jeune fille Kabyle" —caption in negative. Albumen print.
box 1, page 22-1

Tisseuses Kabyles

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Albumen print. Mounted.
box 1, page 22-2

Juives chez elles

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Albumen print. Mounted.