TN 264
10 colonial postcards of Duperre, Douera and Dra-El-Mizan, Algeria. From 1923, Douera became home to a major military transmission center, and in 1962, an important hospital-hospice with 2,000 beds was established there. Duperre was named after the famous French admiral that initially invaded Algeria in 1830. Good colonial interest.
Price: $300.00
TN 263
TN 263
26 colonial postcards of Djelfa, Algeria. Colonial and arab interest. During Philippe Pétain's period, a concentration camp was placed in Djelfa.
Price: $780.00
TN 262
11 colonial postcards of the oasis towns of El-Golea (renamed El-Menia) and El-Oued, Algeria. Mainly of architecture interest and arab life.
Price: $330.00
TN 261
TN 261
27 French postcards of El-Kantara, Algeria. Much of local life and architecture, colonial presence. The 1911 Baedeker travel guide described it as "one of the most important caravan-stations in E. Algeria."
Price: $600.00
TN 260
TN 260
20 French postcards of the resort town of Djidjelli, Algeria. Roughly half issued during the independence transition period.
Price: $600.00
TN 259
12 French postcards of Dellys, many from the eve of Independence. Dellys saw the creation of a number of clandestine torture chambers during the war o Independence.
Price: $360.00
TN 258
TN 258
TN 258
38 early French postcards of Ghardaia, Algeria. Local life and architecture. In her 1963 book, La Force des choses, the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir described Ghardaïa as "a Cubist painting beautifully constructed".
Price: $1140.00
TN 257
TN 257
TN 257
28 early French postcards of Fort National, Algeria. Good mix of arab and colonial life, military, architecture.
Price: $840.00
TN 256
12 early French postcards of Ferryville, Tunisia. Good colonial interest. Renamed Menzel Bourguiba after the first president of Tunisia, it housed the French Navy′s Sidi-Abdallah Arsenal, which was only handed over to the Tunisian authorities in 1962.
Price: $360.00
TN 255
TN 255
16 French colonial postcards of local arab life in Tunisa, showing different shops, recreation, different trades, washing laundry, different types, returning from Mecca.
Price: $420.00