Algerian Collection (page 4)

Djidjelli - Banque de l Algerie, c1940. Algerian Bank, Djidjelli, Algeria. [Etablts Photo Albert, Alger, c1940]

Interior of a Moorish Palace, Algiers, Algeria, 1839. Artist: E Challis
Interior of a Moorish Palace, Algiers, Algeria, 1839

Constantine, Algeria, c1840s. Artist: C Lalaisse
Constantine, Algeria, c1840s. The scientific exploration of Algeria. The ancient city of Cirta was originally founded by the Phoenicians and later became part of the Roman Empire

Abd al-Qadir, Algerian Sufi and political and military leader, 1875. Regarded by Algerians as their national hero, Abd al-Qadir led the resistance to the French invasion of the country in the mid

Algeria, 1957. The Algerian War, also known as Algerian War of Independence, took place between 1954 and 1962 and led to Algerian independence from France

Carabineers; French Army in Algeria

Algerian National Guard; French Army in Algeria. Artist: Dumont
Algerian National Guard; French Army in Algeria

Moorish Gendarmes; French Army in Algeria
Moorish Gendarmes ; French Army in Algeria

African Light Horse; French Army in Algeria. The Chasseurs d Afrique (literally Hunters of Africa although African Light Horse would be an alternative translation)

Foreign legionnaire and native sharpshooter; French Army in Algeria

Mountain artillery; French Army in Algeria

Light infantry; French Army in Algeria. Voltigeurs were elite light infantry trained in marksmanship

Red horsemen of Abd-el-Kader, Algeria. Resisting the French occupation

Infantry of Abd-el-Kader, Algeria. Resisting the French occupation

Zouaves; French Army in Algeria. Zouave was the name given to certain infantry regiments in the French army, as well as to units in other armies which imitated the dress or drill of the French zouaves

Algerian women, 1857. A print from The Illustrated London News, (14 February 1857). Hand-coloured later

A street conjurer in Algiers, 1895. Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
A street conjurer in Algiers, 1895. A print from The Illustrated London News, (16 March 1895). Hand-coloured later

Group of women, Algeria, Africa, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Group of women, Algeria, Africa, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago)

Reception of the Emperor of France on the quay at Algiers, 1865
Reception of Napoleon Bonaparte III, Emperor of France on the quay at Algiers, 1865. A print from The Illustrated London News, (20 May 1865)

Lord Kitchener inspecting Algerian troops, France, World War I, 16 August 1915

Types of soldiers from the end of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the end of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries

Gas protection, France, World War I, 1915. French troops in a trench wearing rudimentary facemasks and goggles. On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front

Charge by a regiment of French Zouaves on the plateau of Touvent, Artois, France, 7 June 1915. The Zouaves were troops from Frances colonies of Algeria and Tunisia

A Chlorine Gas Attack, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 1915, (1926). Artist: Lucien Jonas
A Chlorine Gas Attack, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 1915, (1926). On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front, in the first gas attack of the war

An Arab merchant at Tlemcen, Algeria, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, Cassell, London, Paris, c1890

Troops trying to contain a forest fire, Algeria, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th August 1904

Flash flood at Ain Sefra, Algeria, 1904. The Swiss-born explorer and writer Isabelle Eberhardt was one of the victims of the disaster. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th November 1904

President Loubet visiting the Mosque of Sidi Bou Medine, Tlemcen, Algeria, 1903. Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) was a French politician and the 7th President of France

Cavalcade of native troops during the visit of President Loubet to Algeria, 1903. Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) was a French politician and the 7th President of France

French victory in southern Algeria, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
French victory in southern Algeria, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th March 1897

A regiment of Algerian Turcos, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
A regiment of Algerian Turcos, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th October 1896

The French colonial forces, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The French colonial forces is a general designation for the military forces that garrisoned and were largely recruited from the French colonial empire from the late 17th century until 1960

French Zouave infantry killed by gas, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 22 April 1915, (1929)
French Zouave infantry killed by gas, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 22 April 1915. On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front

Arc de Triomphe facade, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 14 July 1906. Artist: Boumendil
Arc de Triomphe facade, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 14 July 1906. A mock Arc de Triomphe and bunting strung across the street to commemorate Bastille Day

Parading of the flag of the French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 28 April 1906. The 2nd Regiment of Spahis arrive. The Spahis were regiments of cavalry raised in North Africa

The French Foreign Legion parading through the streets of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1906. Sidi Bel Abbes was the Legions headquarters from 1931-1961. French postcard

Street In Algiers, c1864-1892. Artist: Marc Alfred Chataud
Street In Algiers, c1864-1892

The Mosque, or Arab Festival, 1881. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
The Mosque, or Arab Festival, 1881. Renoir visited Algeria in 1881. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

Abd al-Kadir Visits the Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1855. Artist: Prosper Lafaye
Abd al-Kadir Visits the Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1855. The Exposition Universelle of 1855 was a Worlds Fair held in Paris, France

Chappes aerial telegraph system, Algeria, mid-19th century, (c1870). Claude Chappes (1763-1805) optical telegraph station used a system of rope

Troops attempting to clear streets during anti-Jewish riots, Algiers, Algeria, 1898. From Le Petit Journal The body of a victim of the violence lies on the floor in the foreground

Mosque of El Mecolla, Algiers, c1821-1849. Artist: Antoine Victor Joinville
Mosque of El Mecolla, Algiers, c1821-1849. A mosque viewed from a busy street

Battle of Inkerman, Crimean War, 5 November 1854 (c1856). Zouaves, French infantry of Algerian origin, coming to the assistance of British troops, helping them to repulse a Russian attack

General Boitard, Oran, northwestern Algeria, 1898. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
General Boitard, Oran, northwestern Algeria, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th January 1898

An Algerian soldier on sentry duty, Artois, France, 1915. 475, 000 troops from Frances colonies served in the French army during the First World War. A print from Le Pays de France, 1 April 1915

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