Group of Children in Narrow Street, City of Algiers, Algeria
Collection: Africa
Title
Group of Children in Narrow Street, City of Algiers, Algeria
Subject
Algiers (Algeria)
Description
On verso:
No, 255. GROUP OF CHILDREN IN NARROW STREET, CITY OF ALGIERS, ALGERIA.
The Boulevard of the Republic, a magnificent terrace 2,000 yards long, resting on a double row of arches, 350 in number that are used for shops and stores, is the central point of the public life of the European part of the population of Algiers. High above looms the “Kasba,” the old Moorish fort, now serving as a barracks, and between these two points lies the irregular mass of terraces and steeply ascending narrow lanes of the old part of the city. No wagons can pass these lanes. The houses are built close together to exclude every ray of the sun ; the lanes are slightly depressed in the middle to carry off the rain water. These narrow passages swarm with children, among whom all the types of the human race may be found.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1890-1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
255
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “Group of Children in Narrow Street, City of Algiers, Algeria,” Digital Canton, accessed December 24, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/559.
Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches
Title
Group of Children in Narrow Street, City of Algiers, Algeria
Subject
Algiers (Algeria)
Description
On verso:
No, 255. GROUP OF CHILDREN IN NARROW STREET, CITY OF ALGIERS, ALGERIA.
The Boulevard of the Republic, a magnificent terrace 2,000 yards long, resting on a double row of arches, 350 in number that are used for shops and stores, is the central point of the public life of the European part of the population of Algiers. High above looms the “Kasba,” the old Moorish fort, now serving as a barracks, and between these two points lies the irregular mass of terraces and steeply ascending narrow lanes of the old part of the city. No wagons can pass these lanes. The houses are built close together to exclude every ray of the sun ; the lanes are slightly depressed in the middle to carry off the rain water. These narrow passages swarm with children, among whom all the types of the human race may be found.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1890-1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
255
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “Group of Children in Narrow Street, City of Algiers, Algeria,” Digital Canton, accessed December 24, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/559.Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches