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The Natural Arch, Constantine, Algeria

This photochrome print from Constantine (present-day Qacentina), Algeria, is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). It features one...

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Before a Gate at Constantine, Constantine, Algeria

This photochrome print from Constantine (present-day Qacentina), Algeria, is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). It depicts men...

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A Street, Sidi Okba, Algeria

This photochrome print of a street in Sidi Okba, Algeria, is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The small town near Biskra sits...

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Philippeville, Algeria

This photochrome print of the harbor in Philippeville (present-day Skikda), Algeria, is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The...

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The River, El Cantara, Algeria

This photochrome print from El Kantara, Algeria, is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). It depicts the river in mid-season, not...

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The Ravine, III, El Cantara, Algeria

This photochrome print of a scene in El Kantara, Algeria, is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The town is described in the 1911...

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The Present State of the West-Indies: Containing an Accurate Description of...

This book, published in London in 1778, is a succinct compilation of information about the West Indies, containing, as indicated by the lengthy subtitle, “an authentick account of the first...

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Moorish Woman and Child on the Terrace, II, Algiers, Algeria

This photochrome print of a woman and child, most likely of Arab or Berber origin, in Algiers is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company...

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Moorish Woman and Child on the Terrace, I, Algiers, Algeria

This photochrome print of a woman and child, most likely of Arab or Berber origin, in Algiers is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company...

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Distinguished Moorish Women I, Algiers, Algeria

This photochrome print of two young women in the interior of a home in Algiers is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The women in...

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Bona, Algeria

This photochrome print from Bona (present-day Annaba) in northeast Algeria is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The town was...

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The Sacred Wood, Blidah, Algeria

This photochrome print from Blida, Algeria, is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). According to the 1911 edition of Baedeker’s The...

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Arab Juggler, Algiers, Algeria

This photochrome print of an Arab juggler performing for a crowd in Algiers is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The 1911...

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Group of Arabs, Algiers, Algeria

This photochrome print of a group of Arab men and boys in Algiers is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The 1911 edition of...

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The Ravine, Constantine, Algeria

This photochrome print from Constantine (present-day Qacentina), Algeria, is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The town was...

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Constantine, Algeria, with the Great Bridge

This photochrome print from Constantine (present-day Qacentina), Algeria, is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The town was...

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Arabs at a Cafe, Algiers, Algeria

This photochrome print of men gathered at a coffeehouse in Algiers is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The 1911 edition of...

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Moorish Coffee House, Algiers, Algeria

This photochrome print of a coffeehouse in Algiers is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). It shows a traditional interior with two...

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Luce Ben Aben School of Arab Embroidery I, Algiers, Algeria

This photochrome print of the interior of a school of embroidery in Algiers is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). In 1845 the...

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Arabs Disputing, Algiers, Algeria

This photochrome print of men arguing on a street in Algiers is part of “Views of People and Sites in Algeria” from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). The 1911 edition of Baedeker’s...

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