Vers la Tunisie...Sur le "Kairouan" (A Trip to Tunisia on the Kairouan)
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Abstract
A travel album of a trip to Tunisia from Marseille on the ship "Kairouan" circa 1950s, containing 107 gelatin silver photographs. Places visited are: Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Nabeul, Hammamet, Monastie, Mahdia, Sousse,El Djem, Gabes, Sfax, Matmatas, Douiret, Djerba, Gafsa, Medenine and Kairouan. Creator unknown.
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Creator unknown. Photographs taken during a trip from Marseille to Tunis, circa 1950s. Captions are in French and contain racist and culturally insensitive remarks.
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Collection processed as it was received.
Content Description
A travel album of Tunisia containing 107 gelatin silver photographs as well as clippings and postcards. The journey from Marseille, France to Tunis, Tunisia, was made on the ship "Kairouan". Places visited are: Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Nabeul, Hammamet, Monastie, Mahdia, Sousse,El Djem, Gabes, Sfax, Matmatas, Douirot, Djerba, Gafsa, Medenine and Kairouan. The images focus on historical sites, architecture, mosques, a synagogue and the local population - many of these include Tunisian artisans, market traders and agricultural workers. The clippings and postcards mainly depict orientalist tropes.
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Preferred Citation
A Trip to Tunisia on the Kairouan / ADMC043, Akkasah: Photography Archive, New York University Abu Dhabi.
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Processing Information
Materials were placed in an acid-free sleeve and box. Original caption information, when available, will be transcribed into page-level descriptions. Where captions are illegible, the archivist's interpretation is enclosed in square brackets.