Distinguished Moorish women Algiers Algeria – Vintage Wall Art
![Distinguished Moorish women Algiers Algeria, [ca. 1899]. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/db/db34006e07f8-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures Distinguished Moorish women Algiers Algeria in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Distinguished Moorish women Algiers Algeria
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Algiers drew many late-nineteenth-century travelers eager for pictures of its streets and residents, and this print presents a group of women under the heading "Distinguished Moorish women." It was issued by the Detroit Photographic Company, which held the American rights to the photochrom process. That method printed a photograph from several lithographic stones, each carrying a different color, to produce a soft, painted-looking image. The company sold such views as travel souvenirs, and its titles often reflect the loose ethnic labels of the period rather than the sitters' own names or roles. Today the picture records as much about how Western visitors framed North African life as it does about the women pictured.
| Created / published | [ca. 1899]. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom color. |
| Subjects | Detroit Photographic Co. catalogue F--scenic architectural and marine views,c1899. Print no. 16563. Views of people and sites in Algeria |
| Source | Library of Congress, Photochrom Prints |
| Original scan | 3,367 × 2,506 px · prints to 11 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 888_Distinguished_Moorish_w_1899.tif-05553u |
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