Algerie Collection

Air Algerie Breguet 761S Deux Ponts

Geographic map of Algeria and details of the provinces of Algiers, Oran and Constantine
XEE4405752 Geographic map of Algeria and details of the provinces of Algiers, Oran and Constantine, realized by Amboise Tardieu, 19th century

Young Berber woman posing naked. Photography around 1890
GIA4792243 Young Berber woman posing naked. Photography around 1890 by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Berber woman posing naked)

Captain Lelievre's heroic defense in Mazagran (February 1840), detail, 19th century (oil on canvas)
7305476 Captain Lelievre's heroic defense in Mazagran (February 1840), detail, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Beauce, Jean Adolphe (1818-75); Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, Narbonne

WWI postcard, Zouave soldier with a bugle. (photo)
PCT4256882 WWI postcard, Zouave soldier with a bugle. (photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

Algerian soldier Photography by Charles Malville (1816-1879) Musee Cantini, Marseille
JEB4899336 Algerian soldier Photography by Charles Malville (1816-1879) Musee Cantini, Marseille; Musee Cantini, Marseille

Algeria: An Arab cafe in an Algerian village, 1920
LUX4809326 Algeria: An Arab cafe in an Algerian village, 1920; (add.info.: Algeria: An Arab cafe in an Algerian village, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Algeria: Against the light, women veiled along the port at the Admiraute, 1920
LUX4809262 Algeria: Against the light, women veiled along the port at the Admiraute, 1920; (add.info.: Algeria: Against the light, women veiled along the port at the Admiraute)

The submission of Abd El Kader (1847), 19th century (Epinal print)
THT4305379 The submission of Abd El Kader (1847), 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: The submission of Abd El Kader (Abd El-Kader) (1807 - 1883) to the French army on December 23, 1847

Algeria, Ain zeft: a European woman, Mrs Sotoberg, riding a horse in the Chelif plain, 1906
LUX4781231 Algeria, Ain zeft: a European woman, Mrs Sotoberg, riding a horse in the Chelif plain, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain zeft: a European woman, Mrs Sotoberg)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: 3 men pose in front of a new tank, 1906
LUX4780884 Algeria, Ain Zeft: 3 men pose in front of a new tank, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: 3 men pose in front of a new tank, 1906); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Algeria, Ain Zeft: an oil field with numerous derricks on the slopes of a hill, 1906
LUX4780327 Algeria, Ain Zeft: an oil field with numerous derricks on the slopes of a hill, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: an oil field with numerous derricks on the slopes of a hill)

Algeria, Ain zeft: local population around an Arab dancer and a Europeen with accordeon, 1906
LUX4780189 Algeria, Ain zeft: local population around an Arab dancer and a Europeen with accordeon, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Algiers: a walk with legumes on a town square, 1903
LUX4780609 Algeria, Algiers: a walk with legumes on a town square, 1903; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: a walk with legumes on a town square, 1903); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt testing, 1907 - Ain Zeft, Saint Aime refinery
LUX4780479 Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt testing, 1907 - Ain Zeft, Saint Aime refinery; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt testing, 1907 - Ain Zeft)

Algerie, Oranie, Saint Aime: Plain du Cheleff, steamer dragging a tank car from the Syndicat des petroles du Dahra
LUX4781263 Algerie, Oranie, Saint Aime: Plain du Cheleff, steamer dragging a tank car from the Syndicat des petroles du Dahra, 1904 - Syndicat des petroles d'Oran/saint Aime; (add.info.: Algerie)

Algeria, Ain zeft: June 1904, two Europeans and three Algerians lay around a pile of stones, 1904
LUX4781160 Algeria, Ain zeft: June 1904, two Europeans and three Algerians lay around a pile of stones, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain zeft: June 1904)

Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: 4 Algerians pose in front of the tent of a European looking for oil, 1917
LUX4781083 Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: 4 Algerians pose in front of the tent of a European looking for oil, 1917; (add.info.: Algeria, Cheliff Region)

Algeria: on the Mediterranee, en route to Algeria on the Marseille, passengers on the bridge
LUX4780978 Algeria: on the Mediterranee, en route to Algeria on the Marseille, passengers on the bridge, 1903 - liner: Le Marseille; (add.info.: Algeria: on the Mediterranee)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: Europeans contemplate the oil coming from the pipe, 1906
LUX4780895 Algeria, Ain Zeft: Europeans contemplate the oil coming from the pipe, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: Europeans contemplate the oil coming from the pipe)

Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: girls in traditional clothing wearing jewellery, 1904
LUX4780847 Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: girls in traditional clothing wearing jewellery, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: girls in traditional clothing wearing jewellery)

Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: girls in traditional clothing wearing jewellery, 1904
LUX4780836 Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: girls in traditional clothing wearing jewellery, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: girls in traditional clothing wearing jewellery)

Algeria, Ain zeft: a Europeen (Count Criquy-Montfort) poses with his colonial helmet
LUX4780247 Algeria, Ain zeft: a Europeen (Count Criquy-Montfort) poses with his colonial helmet, surrounded by the local population in traditional dress, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: a man and two women in local costumes pose in the plain of Chelif, 1904
LUX4780766 Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: a man and two women in local costumes pose in the plain of Chelif, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Chelif Region)

Algeria, Orenie, Oran: a walking merchant, a man with his donkey and Algerian riders in a street of Oran, 1903
LUX4780648 Algeria, Orenie, Oran: a walking merchant, a man with his donkey and Algerian riders in a street of Oran, 1903; (add.info.: Algeria, Orenie, Oran: a walking merchant)

Algeria, Algiers: warehouse, docks and wagons, animated view of the port of Algiers, 1903
LUX4780600 Algeria, Algiers: warehouse, docks and wagons, animated view of the port of Algiers, 1903; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: warehouse, docks and wagons, animated view of the port of Algiers)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: loading by workers of oil recipients in a donkey-drawn horse cart, 1907 - Ain Zeft
LUX4780467 Algeria, Ain Zeft: loading by workers of oil recipients in a donkey-drawn horse cart, 1907 - Ain Zeft, Saint Aime refinery; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: oil mining, road asphalt testing, transport of bitumen by a cart pulled by a five-year-old coupling
LUX4780384 Algeria, Ain Zeft: oil mining, road asphalt testing, transport of bitumen by a cart pulled by a five-year-old coupling line, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: oil mining)

Algeria, Algiers: government palace, 1860
LUX4749441 Algeria, Algiers: government palace, 1860; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: government palace, 1860); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: Algerians from the 1st regiment who pose in their barracks with
LUX4747273 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: Algerians from the 1st regiment who pose in their barracks with uniform and medals, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

Algeria: An olive oil dealer shelters under an umbrella, on a walk of a village, 1920
LUX4809227 Algeria: An olive oil dealer shelters under an umbrella, on a walk of a village, 1920; (add.info.: Algeria: An olive oil dealer shelters under an umbrella, on a walk of a village)

Algeria: colonial army with French army and indigenous army - Bivouac in a village, encampment, 1895
LUX4805234 Algeria: colonial army with French army and indigenous army - Bivouac in a village, encampment, 1895; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algerie, Algiers: defile des Spahis in the city, 1895 - shops: drugstore new " Croix de Geneve"
LUX4805203 Algerie, Algiers: defile des Spahis in the city, 1895 - shops: drugstore new " Croix de Geneve", the house of fashion; (add.info.: Algerie)

Algeria, Algiers: European district by the sea, 1900
LUX4803378 Algeria, Algiers: European district by the sea, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: European district by the sea, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Algeria, Algiers: European district by the sea, 1900
LUX4803370 Algeria, Algiers: European district by the sea, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: European district by the sea, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Algeria, Mustapha: The Palace of the Government, 1900
LUX4803490 Algeria, Mustapha: The Palace of the Government, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Mustapha: The Palace of the Government, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Algeria, Algiers: A general view of Algiers on the harbour and lighthouse, 1900
LUX4803364 Algeria, Algiers: A general view of Algiers on the harbour and lighthouse, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: A general view of Algiers on the harbour and lighthouse)

Algeria, Algiers: A staircase street in the Kasbah, 1900
LUX4803310 Algeria, Algiers: A staircase street in the Kasbah, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: A staircase street in the Kasbah, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Algeria: works of altering the road by indigenous people, 1890
LUX4805192 Algeria: works of altering the road by indigenous people, 1890; (add.info.: Algeria: works of altering the road by indigenous people, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Beni Abbes, Algeria: Construction of a stone fort, 1900
LUX4728609 Beni Abbes, Algeria: Construction of a stone fort, 1900; (add.info.: Beni Abbes, Algeria: Construction of a stone fort, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Beni Abbes, Algeria: In the Beni Abbess region, laying the caravan in the shelter of the marabout, 1900
LUX4728606 Beni Abbes, Algeria: In the Beni Abbess region, laying the caravan in the shelter of the marabout, 1900; (add.info.: Beni Abbes, Algeria: In the Beni Abbess region)

Conquete of Algeria (1830-1847): the submission of Abd el Kader (Abd-el-Kader or ibn Muhyi al-Din al-Hasani)
DUV4205477 Conquete of Algeria (1830-1847): the submission of Abd el Kader (Abd-el-Kader or ibn Muhyi al-Din al-Hasani (al-Din al-Hasani) (1807-1883)

Photography of a water carrier in studio, 1860
LUX4711150 Photography of a water carrier in studio, 1860; (add.info.: Photography of a water carrier in studio, 1860); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

A Moorish from Algiers in traditional dress, 1860
LUX4711180 A Moorish from Algiers in traditional dress, 1860; (add.info.: A Moorish from Algiers in traditional dress, 1860); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

The pier of Algiers harbour, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio
FLO4620838 The pier of Algiers harbour, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Travel methods of the Berbers in Algeria. A prince or high ranking officer on horseback
FLO4620873 Travel methods of the Berbers in Algeria. A prince or high ranking officer on horseback, a woman under a canopy on a donkey, and pilgrims to Mecca under a canopy on a horse

Algeria, Ain Zeft: a party in the village, fantasia, 1904
LUX4788569 Algeria, Ain Zeft: a party in the village, fantasia, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: a party in the village, fantasia, 1904); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Algeria, Ain Zeft: Petrolifere region, prospecting, a well sheltered under a small tent in close-up, 1904
LUX4788700 Algeria, Ain Zeft: Petrolifere region, prospecting, a well sheltered under a small tent in close-up, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: Petrolifere region, prospecting)

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"Exploring the Rich Heritage of Algeria: From Aviation to Art" Take a journey through the captivating history and culture of Algeria, a country that has witnessed significant milestones and preserved its unique identity. Starting with aviation, the Air Algerie Breguet 761S Deux Ponts stands as a testament to technological advancements and the nation's commitment to progress. Moving on to geography, delve into the intricate details of Algeria's provinces - Algiers, Oran, and Constantine - each boasting their own distinct charm. Travel back in time with an evocative photograph capturing a young Berber woman posing naked around 1890. This image offers a glimpse into traditional customs and cultural practices that have shaped Algerian society. The French occupation of Morocco is another chapter in this narrative, symbolized by the Oujda police station in 1907. It serves as a reminder of historical complexities between nations. Witnessing daily life in Algeria takes us to an oasis where an Algerian girl gracefully carries a jug near a water source. The delicate watercolor by Louis Ernest Lessieux transports us to simpler times while highlighting the importance of natural resources for survival. Language comes alive through engravings showcasing alphabets from different eras; K for Kangaroo, Kakatoes (Cockatoos), Kabyle representing diverse influences on Algerian culture over time. Tragically, we confront darker aspects too; an engraving depicting executions under the guillotine during colonial rule reminds us of past injustices endured by both victims and perpetrators alike. Shifting gears towards diplomacy, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra grace Chabet el Akra during their visit in 1905 – emphasizing international relations shaping Algeria's trajectory. Campaigns du Sahara reveal tales from desert conquests where Algerian tirailleurs (Turcos) navigate In-Salah under French command – exemplifying bravery amidst challenging terrains.