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Algeria Types Algériens (femmes voilées)

[ca. 1905]

Africa; Algeria

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Printed text on recto reads: "(16) Types Algériens (femmes voilées)." Translated caption reads: ''Algerian Types (veiled women)''. Two women wrapped in haik, veils covering faces up to the eyes. Additional printed text on recto reads: "Guiglion, Constantine.".

Collection
African Postcard Collection
Archival grouping
African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)
Catalog date
[ca. 1905]
Recorded places
Africa; Algeria
Recorded subjects
Portraits
Format and extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0020-07

Collection: African Postcard Collection

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