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Arrival of a steamer, Algiers, Algeria, ca. 1899
Detroit Publishing Co., under license from Photoglob Zürich
circa 1899
Place depicted: Algiers, Algeria
A journey through the collections
Historical views of North Africa
Explore photographic and photochrom views of Algiers, Tunis and Cairo from the late 1800s.
Ports, streets and rivers provide starting points for this journey through selected views of Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. Each picture is one recorded perspective, not a complete portrait of a place. The original titles and source notes help put the images in context.
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Marr Street Tunis Tunisia
Detroit Publishing Company
circa 1899
Place depicted: Tunis, Tunisia
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Sailboat on the Nile, Cairo, Egypt
1890
Place depicted: Cairo, Egypt
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Egypt. Cairo. On the Nile shore near Boulac, with Dahableh making sail
Photoglob Co., publisher
1890
Place depicted: Cairo, Egypt
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Bedchamber of the Late Bey of Tunis, Kasr-el-Said, Tunisia
1899
Place depicted: Tunis, Tunisia
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Mosque of St. Catherine, Tunis, Tunisia
1899
Place depicted: Tunis, Tunisia
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Cathedral, Algiers, Algeria
1899
Place depicted: Algiers, Algeria
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Bardo, Tribunal Chamber, Tunis, Tunisia
1899
Place depicted: Tunis, Tunisia