Algeria, Tunisia

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8 humor postcards of colonial Algeria.

Price: $340.00

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Unusual set of 11 non-commercial snaps of a float parade in Algeria shortly after WW1. One float celebrates the centennial of the French conquest of Algeria. Another represents the Union des Mutiles Anciens et Combattants de la Region de Taza (Union of Disabled Veterans).

Price: $500.00

Note: The Union of Mutilated and Veterans is an association which brought together former Algerian soldiers who participated in the First World War. Some 175,000 Algerian soldiers, non-commissioned officers and officers took a decisive part in the fighting during the Great War, during which 26,000 of them lost their lives.

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Document created to encourage Algerian belligerents to surrender to the nearest military post and to bring this paper. They will be treated well. B

Price: $150.00

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Two broadsides issued by local elected Muslim officials concerning the August 1934 riots in Constantine. One is antisemitic and the other is in defense of Dr. Bendjelloul. Poor condition but professionally restored.

Price: $500.00

Note from Wikipedia: The 1934 Constantine riots was an anti-Jewish riot that erupted in the Algerian city of Constantine. The background of the tension between Jews and Muslims in the city was rooted in the different manner in which Jews and Muslims had been treated in the Algerian state by the French colonial government. It is uncertain what the exact cause of the riots was, though various accounts suggest that the riots were triggered by an altercation between a Jewish man and some Muslims at the Sidi Lakhdar Mosque in Constantine. Multiple sources report that 25 Jews and 3 Muslims died over the course of the three-day riot, and several Jewish establishments were pillaged. The events have also been described as a pogrom.

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Photo Album Algérie Maroc Tunisia c1935. 107 photos of Oran, Alger, Tlemcen, Oudjda and Tunis. The album measure 30x23cm and photos are captioned. Photos measure 8.5x6cm and 13.5x8.5cm.

Price: $700.00

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6 large format photos of scenes and types of Algeria, from the archive of Giorgio Torchia. He was charged by the Vatican in the early 20th century with photographing Catholic missionary activity and the lives of local people around the world. Some of these are commercial photos.

Price: $100.00

TN 1396 photo album pages belonging to a soldier with the French Foreign Legion. It covers the period 1903-1906. Very well captioned, it begins with the battle of El-Moungar, fought on September 2, 1903; different French forts; marriage of Si-Mouley in December, 1904; General Lyautey during an inspection; redoubt at Ben-Zireg; Arab chiefs submitting; military revue at Ain-Sefira, January 9, 1906; much more. 46 photos in all. An important collection as it shows the last and final stage of the pacification of Algeria, which lasted from 1835-1903. SOLD

Price: $550.00

Note from Wikipedia: The Battle of El-Moungar was a battle fought during the South-Oranese Campaign between a contingent of the French Army of Africa, mainly from the French Foreign Legion, and Moroccan tribesmen.

In the early twentieth century, French troops in Algeria faced numerous incidents, attacks and looting by uncontrolled armed groups in the newly controlled areas to the south of Oran. Under the command of General Lyautey, the French army's mission was to protect these areas newly occupied in the west of Algeria, near the poorly defined Moroccan boundaries. This loose boundary, between French Algeria and the Sultanate of Morocco, promoted incursions and attacks by Moroccan tribesmen. On 17 August 1903, the first battle of the South-Oranese campaign took place in Taghit when a contingent of the French Foreign Legion was attacked by more than 1,000 well-equipped Berbers. For three days, the legionnaires repelled repeated attacks of an enemy more than 10 times their number, and inflicted heavy losses on the attackers, forcing them finally into retreat.

A few days after the Battle of Taghit, 148 legionnaires of the 22nd mounted company, from the 2e REI, commanded by Captain Vauchez and Lieutenant Selchauhansen, 20 Spahis and two Mokhaznis were escorting a supply convoy, when they were ambushed at 9:30 am on 2 September by 3,000 Moroccan tribesmen. The half-company had halted to eat, no sentries had been posted, and only a few cavalry pickets had been placed. The first volleys wounded or killed half of the detachment. Both officers and most of the non-commissioned officers were killed in the first stage of the fight. At 10:30 am, Quartermaster Sergeant (sergent-fourrier) Tisserand, who commanded the survivors, sent two spahi cavalrymen to Taghit for reinforcements. They immediately left. About forty survivors of the French force gathered on a nearby hill and under a scorching sun, on hot sand and without water, fought off the enemy for more than eight hours. Near the end of the battle, Tisserand, wounded, gave over command to Corporal Detz; the highest ranked man still able. At 5 pm, they were relieved by Captain de Sulbielle, who rode from Taghit with his Spahis. At the sight of the approaching French cavalry, the Moroccans retreated in small groups. Total French losses were 38 dead and 46 wounded. A presidential decree granted to all survivors of the battle the Colonial Medal, and Tisserand was promoted to lieutenant. In spite of the courage shown by the legionnaires, the heavy losses suffered by the half-company and indications that inadequate precautions had led to the initial success of the ambush caused serious concern. The commander of the Ain Sefra military region was replaced and Brigadier General Hubert Lyautey appointed in his place.

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Remarkable advertisement from France in 1942, encouraging the French population to give up torn clothing, rags, old textiles and send them to Africa in return for wheat! SOLD

Price: $300.00

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Photo album belonging to a young French aristocratic couple who travelled throughout Algeria in 1939. They visited Alger, Blida, Bou-Saada (City of Happiness). Interest in architecture and local life. 71 photos, all captioned, nothing missing. B

Price: $400.00

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Official program for the Oran horse race on June 5, 1932. Lots of adverts by local companies. B

Price: $150.00