Sidi Collection

Pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf
The Pearl Fishery in the Persian Gulf. Sidi-Arab diver with pince-nez. The Mosquito Fleet at anchor. The divers at work below. Apparatus used by the divers. Date: 1881

Fabulous Arab Doorway - Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
An absolutely fabulous Arab Doorway in the port town of Sidi Bou Said Tunisia, with a pair of knockers for the main decorated wooden doors (for ease of knocking when on a camel or on horseback)

Tlemcen - Tomb of the Princess - Algeria
Tomb of the Princess at Tlemcen ( The Pearl of the Maghreb ) in northwestern Algeria - capital of Tlemcen Province. The name Tlemcen comes from the Berber for Dry Spring

Blue domed roofs, Tunisia
Ornamental blue domed rooftops, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia Date: 1987

Blida, Algeria - the cemetery of Sidi el-Kebir
Blida, Algeria - a woman sits looking out over the cemetery of Sidi el-Kebir, containing the tomb of Sidi Ahmed El-Kebir. circa 1910s

Sidi el-Kebir cemetery, Blida
A seated figure overlooks the Sidi el-Kebir cemetery where Blida's founder, Sidi-Ahmed El-Kebir, is buried. Date: circa 1910s

The Sidi Soufi Mosque at Bejaia (formerly Bougie and Bugia), Algeria Date: 1918

Laundry service, Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa
Automated laundry service buildings, Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910

Office building, Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa
Office building at Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Mosque Sidi Abdel el-Moumen - Biskra, Algeria. circa 1907

Blue wooden mosque in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
A pair of shoes is left outside a small blue wooden mosque in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia. Date: 1987

Traffic warden, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
The wrinkled face of traffic warden in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia. He wears a chechia hat and has a large metal badge pinned to his jacket (see also pic 12478426 for similar image in B/W). Date: 1987

Two women, Djerba, Tunisia
Back view of two Tunisian women in white robes lying on a white wall behind black wrought iron railings in Sidi Buo Said, Djerba. They look at the view below Date: 1987

Taffic warden, Tunisia
Wrinkled face of traffic warden, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia. He wears a chechia hat and has a large metal badge pinned to his jacket Date: 1987

Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria - The Theatre Date: circa 1905

Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan - Fes
Sultan of Morocco - Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan (1909-1961) going to the Idriss Mosque, Fes, Morocco. There were no Kings in Morocco at this time

French colonization of Algeria. Siege of Constantine, 21 to 27 November, 1836. French Huntsmen of Africa attacking the arabs leaving the camp at Sidi-Tantam. Engraving. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan

Sultan of Morocco - Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan. Born 1909. There were no Kings in Morocco at this time. Ruled as Sultan from 1927 - 1953, exiled by French (1953-55)

Sir Douglas Allen at Sidi Bishr, Egypt
Sir Douglas Allen, Commissioner for Alexandria, at Sidi Bishr, Egypt, in January 1922. Date: 1922

Prince Sidi Muhammad al-Hadi (el Hadi) Pasha - Bey of Tunis
H.H. Muhammad al-Hadi Pasha (1855-1906), Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, Tunisia. Date: circa 1904

Ritual of Self-Mutilation by Aissaoua Brotherhood, Morocco
A member of the snake charmers cult The Aissaoua Brotherhood ceremonially cuts his head on the Day of Sacrifices a ritual of self-mutilation. Date: circa 1910s

Homs, Syria - The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in Homs, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square. Date: circa 1910s

Abu Yusuf using gunpowder, Morocco
MOROCCO - Abu-Yusuf, Sultan, use gunpowder to bombard Sidi- Mesa

Constantine, Algeria - Sidi M Cid bridge across the Rhummel
The Sidi M Cid bridge spans the gorge through which the Rhummel flows in Constantine, Algeria. Constantine is often called the City of Bridges due to the large number of them crossing the river

Carthage, Tunisia - Sidi-Bou-Said Point Date: circa 1910s

The Museum of Antiquity, in Mustafa Sup鲩eur
People of Sidi M Hamed, gather in front of the Museum of Antiquity in the area of Mustafa Sup鲩 eur. Date: circa 1910s

Mosque of Sidi Abderhaman, Algiers
Three figures walk towards the Mosque of Sidi Abderhaman, through the cemetery. Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Marabout Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida
A young man observes the Marabout of Sidi-el-Kebir in the cemetery, Blida. Date: circa 1910s

Gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida
A local gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida Province. Sidi-el-Kebir is named in the honour of Sidi-Ahmed El-Kebir, the founder of Blida. Date: circa 1910s

Amina Becomes a Horse
Receive the reward of your crimes ! - Amina receives the magic potion in her face from her husband Sidi-Nouman, and is forthwith transformed into a horse - permanently

View of Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia, North Africa
View of Sidi Bou Said, with the port of La Goulette in the far distance, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Sidi Abdel Moumen mosque, Biskra, Algeria, with water in the foreground. Date: circa 1920

Street scene in Sidi Okba, Biskra Province, Algeria
Street scene in Sidi Okba (Uqba), Biskra Province, Algeria. Date: circa 1910

Fish market, Sidi-Bel-Abbes, NW Algeria, North Africa. Date: circa 1909

Monument, Sidi-Bel-Abbes, NW Algeria, North Africa
Monument at Sidi-Bel-Abbes, NW Algeria, North Africa -- French Foreign Legion, Honour and Loyalty. Date: circa 1920

Huts on east beach, Sidi Ferruch, Algiers Province, Algeria
Huts on east beach, Sidi Ferruch (Sidi Fredj), Algiers Province, Algeria. Date: circa 1920

French torpedo boats, Ferryville, Tunisia, North Africa
French torpedo boats at Sidi Abdallah (Sidi Abdellah), a naval base near Ferryville (now Menzel Bourguiba), Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910

Map of Egyptian coast and Libyan plateau by G. H. Davis
Where the fate of mankind may be decided: a panoramic map of the Egyptian coast and the Libyan plateau. The theatre of war in the Middle East during the Second World War

Tunisia - Tunis - Sidi Mehrez Mosque from Place Bab Souika
Tunisia - Tunis - Sidi Mehrez Mosque (1675-92), from Place Bab Souika Date: circa 1910s

Tunisia - Kairouan - Ottoman era Mosques of the Sabres (also known as the Zaouia Sidi Amor Abbada) - built in 1860 as the tomb of a local blacksmith, also revered as a holy man. Date: circa 1910s

Kairouan, Tunisia - Zaouia of Sidi Abdelkader
Kairouan (Kirwan or al-Qayrawan), Tunisia - Zaouia of Sidi Abdelkader. Date: circa 1910s

Alexandria, Egypt - Sidi Gaber Mosque Date: circa 1905

Alexandria, Egypt - Sidi Kayed Bey Fortress
Alexandria, Egypt - Sidi Kayed Bey (Qaitbey, Qaytbey, Quait-bey) Fortress. Date: circa 1905

Morocco - Marrakesh - The Sidi El-Hassane Fountain Date: circa 1909

Algeria - Tlemcen - Minaret of Sidi Boumediene Mosque
The Sidi Boumediene Mosque and Mausoleum at Tlemcen ( The Pearl of the Maghreb ) in northwestern Algeria - capital of Tlemcen Province. The name Tlemcen comes from the Berber for Dry Spring

Beggars in front of mosque Sidi Abderrhaman, Algiers, Algeria. Date ca. 1899

A street, Sidi Okba, Algeria. Date ca. 1899

Arsenal at Sidi-Abdallah, Algeria
Algeria - Sidi-Abdallah - General view of the Arsenal buildings. Date: circa 1910s

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