Caption

Alger (Rue Arabe), Four unknown veiled women on the street in Algiers, photograph, number: '2018.', Algiers, 1860 - 1900, photographer, North Africa, paper, albumen print, height 244 mm x width 187 mm, adult woman, street, A narrow sunlit alley flanked by tall, weathered buildings with rough plaster walls and projecting wooden beams, showing small barred windows and an arched doorway on the left, and timbered overhangs and recessed openings above; in the foreground a group of figures draped in light-colored garments covering their heads and bodies walk toward the camera, their faces mostly obscured, casting shadows on the cobbled ground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_313

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.3Mb (6.4Mb) / 10.9in x 14.0in / 3264 x 4204 (300dpi)

Keywords

Alger Rue Arabe Four unknown veiled women street Algiers photograph number 2018 1860 - 1900 photographer North Africa paper albumen print height 244 mm x width 187 mm adult woman narrow sunlit alley flanked tall weathered buildings rough plaster walls projecting wooden beams showing small barred windows arched doorway left timbered overhangs recessed openings foreground group figures draped light-colored garments covering heads bodies walk camera faces mostly obscured casting shadows cobbled ground