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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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From the top left clockwise: a postcard palm trees in a desert, a clipping of a group of camels at a watering hole, and a portrait of a woman and a child (linked 043_ref24).: Circa 1950s

Views of a body of water and palm trees.: Circa 1950s

Views of a body of water and palm trees.: Circa 1950s

Views of carriages and the road on the way to an oasis. : Circa 1950s

Views of men and animals operating water pumps/wells.: Circa 1950s

Left: a postcard of a street view of Tunisia. Right: a postcard of people at a stream.: Circa 1950s

Left: a newspaper clipping captioned "In Sfax, Mahdia and Monastir, there are sponge fishermen's cooperatives. The diving school in Bizerte has renewed the technique of this maritime craft.". Right: sponges on the coast.: Circa 1950s

Views of camels throughout Tunisia, including a view of the market at Tataouine. : Circa 1950s

Left: a postcard of two men praying in the desert. Right: a view of the desert.: Circa 1950s

Views of the Berber underground homes in Matmata.: Circa 1950s

Views of the Berber underground homes in Matmata. From the top left clockwise: the entrance to the dwelling, a family living in the dwellings, a courtyard, the master bedroom, and a woman weaving on a loom.: Circa 1950s

Views of ruins in Douiret, Tunisia.: Circa 1950s

From the top left clockwise: Three views of Marabout Tombs on the way to Douiret, Hergla, and Gabes.: Circa 1950s

Page captioned "nomads". Top left clockwise: a postcard of a caravan of camels, a group standing beside a camel, a postcard of women and children beside a tent.: Circa 1950s

Left: a postcard of a snake charmer surrounded by a crowd. Right: a postcard of people at a market.: Circa 1950s

From the top left clockwise: a group portrait of tourists on a boat, a boy in front of a buildings, a woman at a well, and a mosque on the island of Djerba.: Circa 1950s

Two views of the El Ghriba synagogue and two views of a hotel that "serves as a hotel for pilgrims during major Jewish holidays" on Djerba Island.: Circa 1950s

From the top left clockwise: a woman and man holding hands, a group portrait at an oasis, two views of the Great Mosque of Gafsa, and Roman baths.: Circa 1950s

Views of the ghorfas of Medenine, Tunisia. : Circa 1950s

Views of mosque architecture, including the the Great Mosque of Kairouan/Mosque of Uqba in Kairouan, Tunisia.: Circa 1950s

Views of the Zaouia of Sidi Sahab (Barbier Mausoleum) in Kairouan, Tunisia. : Circa 1950s

Two group portraits of tourists preparing for departure from Tunisia, and a view of the Tunisian coast from a ship. : Circa 1950s

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

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

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