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Guide to the photograph album Vers la Tunisie...Sur le "Kairouan" (A Trip to Tunisia on the Kairouan) AD.MC.043

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The front cover of the album 'A Trip to Tunisia on the Kairouan.': Circa 1950s

A map of Tunisia. : Circa 1950s

The title page of the album 'A Trip to Tunisia on the Kairouan.' Beneath the title is a photograph of the ship Kairouan. : Circa 1950s

Group portraits of men and women on the deck of the Kairouan, with views of the ship setting sail from Marseille with the Palais du Pharo in the background. : Circa 1950s

Views of Tunisia taken from the ship labeled 'first contact (premier contact)' with a view of the Bay of Tunis.: Circa 1950s

From the top-left clockwise: a view of the Bab el Bahr, and two views of the Al-Zaytuna Mosque.: Circa 1950s

From left to right: two street views of men and women walking in Tunis, and a postcard of the Youssef Dey Mosque/Al B'chamqiya. : Circa 1950s

Postcards of the souk in Tunis. : Circa 1950s

Three views of the Alaoui Museum (now The National Bardo Museum), and a group portrait of tourists walking through Tunis. : Circa 1950s

Clippings from printed material of the ancient port and Roman ruins in Carthage. : Circa 1950s

From the top-left clockwise: An archaeological site undergoing excavation, remnants of Roman temples, a group of tourists, and two stelae in Carthage. : Circa 1950s

Top and right: clippings of women and girls. Bottom and Left: Women and girls in Sidi Bou Said.: Circa 1950s

Views and clippings of potters and pottery in Nabeul, Tunisia. : Circa 1950s

From the top left clockwise: a portrait of stonemasons, children working on looms, a crowd at a carpet souk, and a doorway and a postcard of people at a market in a kasbah/ribat.: Circa 1950s

Left: a postcard of donkeys at a market. Right: a portrait of a man and a child riding donkeys.: Circa 1950s

From the top left clockwise: a fishing net for Tuna, a newspaper clipping of a bride, and a wedding procession in Hammamet, Tunisia. : Circa 1950s

Portraits of people on the coast and the Ribat of Monastir, Tunisia.: Circa 1950s

From the top left clockwise: a postcard of a kasbah/ribat, a portrait of a man leaning on a car, and a postcard of sardine fishing boats in Mahdia, Tunisia. : Circa 1950s

From the top left clockwise: a postcard of buildings in Sousse, buildings captioned "Moorish house", a postcard of and Mahdia and view of Kairouan. : Circa 1950s

From the left clockwise: a group of tourists on the beach, a group of boys, a portrait of a man and a woman on the roof of a STTAS (Société Tunisienne des Transports Automobiles du Sahel) bus and a man fixing a broken down vehicle in Sousse, Tunisia.: Circa 1950s

A page entitled 'The jobs of Tunisians (Les occupations des Tunisiens).' From the left clockwise: clippings of a woman begging, artisans weaving, a postcard of a group of people, and a group at a restaurant (Please note: This material has been digitized in its entirety and contains racist and culturally insensitive remarks). : Circa 1950s

An aerial view of the Amphitheatre of El Djem. : Circa 1950s

Interior and exterior views of the Amphitheatre of El Djem.: Circa 1950s

Views of the oasis in Gabes, Tunisia.: Circa 1950s

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