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Tunisian Collection

Background imageTunisian Collection: The Sahara Desert

The Sahara Desert, North west Africa - two camels stride across the sand, accompanied by their Bedouin owner. Date: circa 1915

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunisian Beauty showing plenty of front

Tunisian Beauty showing plenty of front
A beautiful Tunisian Moorish woman who decided to forgo the usual lacing up of ones bodice for a more Summery open-air look... Date: circa 1909

Background imageTunisian Collection: Shoemakers, Tunisia

Shoemakers, Tunisia
Two shoemakers in their small workshop, Tunisia

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklace

Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklace
Tunisian woman with elaborate necklace made of many strings of coins with holes in the middle, metal bangles, thin silken clothing and a pointed hat

Background imageTunisian Collection: Elegant building of the Casino de Belvedere - Tunis, Tunisia

Elegant building of the Casino de Belvedere - Tunis, Tunisia
Elegant building of the Casino de Belvedere at Tunis, Tunisia. Date: circa 1908

Background imageTunisian Collection: Fabulous Arab Doorway - Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia

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)

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunisia - Arab Bazaar

Tunisia - Arab Bazaar
Tunisia - an Arab dealer sitting in his shop, surrounded by his wares (pretty much everything you can imagine) including drapes, rugs, pots, a stuffed baby crocodile, swords, guns

Background imageTunisian Collection: Sponge diver loses his footing

Sponge diver loses his footing
Diving for sponges off the Tunisian coast, diver loses a leg to a shark

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunisia - Arab School

Tunisia - Arab School
An Arab School in Tunisia. All of the students have removed their shoes and sit either side of their teacher with their writing tablets

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunis, Tunisia - Hotel des Chenes

Tunis, Tunisia - Hotel des Chenes
Hotel des Chenes (The Oaks Hotel) - Tunis, Tunisia

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunisian Royal Marriage

Tunisian Royal Marriage
When the son of the Bey of Tunis weds, he enjoys his first sight of his future partner when he enters the womens apartment for the first time

Background imageTunisian Collection: A Tunisian man wearing a djelleba and a chechia hat

A Tunisian man wearing a djelleba and a chechia hat
A Tunisian man wearing a traditional djelleba and a chechia hat, walks past a clothes shop in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Portrait of an old man in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia

Portrait of an old man in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. He wears a traditional djelleba with the hood over his head. He looks fiercly at the camera. Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Two men talk in the street in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia

Two men talk in the street in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia
Two men wearing business suits and traditional chechia hats, talk in the street in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Two men by food stall in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba

Two men by food stall in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba
Two men sit beside a small food stall in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. The stallholder can be seen through the glass of the stall. All the men wear traditional Tunisian clothes

Background imageTunisian Collection: Two old men with djellebas and chechia hats

Two old men with djellebas and chechia hats
Two old men in traditional dress, with djellebas and chechia hats, sit and watch the world go by in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunisian man sits in shade

Tunisian man sits in shade
A Tunisian man in traditional dress and chechia hat, sits in the shade and sells small souvenirs for tourists. Djerba, Tunisia Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunisia - Tunis - Street Snake Charmer with a pair of cobras

Tunisia - Tunis - Street Snake Charmer with a pair of cobras - note the French colonial men and women watching on (from a safe distance). Date: circa 1907

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunisia - a trader in a shops in the medina of Tunis

Tunisia - a trader in a shops in the medina of Tunis
Tunisia - a fantastic photographic portrait of a trader in a shop in the medina of Tunis. Possibly a fruit seller? Date: circa 1908

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunisia, North Africa - the interior of an Arab shop

Tunisia, North Africa - the interior of an Arab shop specialising in ornate furniture, traditional crafts and decorative items. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageTunisian Collection: Loading a sarcophagus, Carthage, Tunisia, North Africa

Loading a sarcophagus, Carthage, Tunisia, North Africa
Loading a sarcophagus onto a cart, Carthage, Tunisia, North Africa, probably as part of archaeological activity. Date: circa 1920

Background imageTunisian Collection: Laundry service, Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa

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

Background imageTunisian Collection: Office building, Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia, North Africa

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

Background imageTunisian Collection: Road and church at Teboursouk, Tunisia, North Africa

Road and church at Teboursouk, Tunisia, North Africa
Road (entrance to a military camp) and church at Teboursouk, Tunisia, North Africa, with French soldiers and a car. Date: circa 1930

Background imageTunisian Collection: Boarding school at Teboursouk, Tunisia, North Africa

Boarding school at Teboursouk, Tunisia, North Africa
Boarding school at Teboursouk, Beja district, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTunisian Collection: General view of Beja, Tunisia, North Africa

General view of Beja, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1920

Background imageTunisian Collection: General view of Gaffour (Gaafour), Tunisia, North Africa

General view of Gaffour (Gaafour), Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTunisian Collection: The Ksar, Medenine, Tunisia

The Ksar, Medenine, Tunisia
circa 1910s

Background imageTunisian Collection: TUNISIAN POTTERS CAVE

TUNISIAN POTTERS CAVE
A Tunisian potter at work in his underground cave workroom at Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: 1930s

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tunisian Cavalry - foot and mounted

Tunisian Cavalry - foot and mounted
COLONIAL Tunisian Cavalry - foot and mounted Date: 1889

Background imageTunisian Collection: The beautiful minaret of the Grand Mosque at Bizerte (Bizerta), Tunisia

The beautiful minaret of the Grand Mosque at Bizerte (Bizerta), Tunisia, North Africa - known (in classical times) as Hippo

Background imageTunisian Collection: A barber shaves a customer in barbershop in Djerba, Tunisia

A barber shaves a customer in barbershop in Djerba, Tunisia
A barber shaves a customer in his barbershop in Djerba, Tunisia. The customers face is lathered and the shop is open to the street. Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Man stands at a fruit and vegetable stall in Djerba, Tunisia

Man stands at a fruit and vegetable stall in Djerba, Tunisia
A Tunisian man in a traditional brown djelleba, stands at a fruit and vegetable stall in the market hall in Djerba, Tunisia. Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: A fisherman wearing oilskins. Djerba, Tunisia

A fisherman wearing oilskins. Djerba, Tunisia
Portrait of a rugged-looking fisherman wearing oilskins and carrying a fishing net over his shoulder. Djerba, Tunisia. Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Young man in boat, Tunisia

Young man in boat, Tunisia
A young man in traditional dress sits in the bow of a blue fishing boat in harbour. Djerba, Tunisia (see also pic 12478423 for similar image in horizontal format). Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Traffic warden, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia

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

Background imageTunisian Collection: Man sits beside a small food stall in Houmt Souk, Djerba

Man sits beside a small food stall in Houmt Souk, Djerba
A man wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and a blue coat, sits beside a small food stall in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. The stallholder can be seen through the glass of the stall

Background imageTunisian Collection: The contents of a halal butchers shop in Houmt Souk, Djerba

The contents of a halal butchers shop in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. A beasts head hangs up along with tripe. Sheeps heads and feet lie on a table. Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Two men sit beside stall in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba

Two men sit beside stall in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba
Two men sit beside a stall in the market at Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. One man holds out his hands for money and the other checks a note before passing him coins both wear traditional Tunisian

Background imageTunisian Collection: Shoe shine man in a shady spot - Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia

Shoe shine man in a shady spot - Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia
A shoe shine man lies in a shady spot on the pavement in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. Beside him are the tools of his trade - brushes and polish

Background imageTunisian Collection: Old man wearing a djelleba sits on pavement, Tunisia

Old man wearing a djelleba sits on pavement, Tunisia
Old man wearing djelleba sits on a pavement, beside a pale blue door in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. An empty orange plastic basket is beside him. Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Domed roof, Djerba, Tunisia

Domed roof, Djerba, Tunisia
Rusty outdoor lamp, domed roof and deep blue sky, Djerba, tunisia Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Veiled woman and Charlie Chaplin, Tunisia

Veiled woman and Charlie Chaplin, Tunisia
A veiled muslim woman walks past a door with Charlie Chaplin sign on the wall, Nefta, Tunisia Date: 1987

Background imageTunisian Collection: Tozeur, Tunisia - The Railway Station

Tozeur, Tunisia - The Railway Station
Tozeur, south west Tunisia - The Railway Station Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTunisian Collection: Arab Man with fine moustache and turban - Tunisia

Arab Man with fine moustache and turban - Tunisia Date: 1903

Background imageTunisian Collection: Sousse, Tunisia - Maison du Consul de France

Sousse, Tunisia - Maison du Consul de France - sent by Francois Gustave He. Riflemen Regiment stationed at Sousse in June 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageTunisian Collection: Jewish Womans Pantaloons - on washing line - Tunisia

Jewish Womans Pantaloons - on washing line - Tunisia
Jewish Ladys Pantaloons - on washing line - Tunisia. Their magnificence quite clearly warrants the personal guard...! Date: circa 1909

Background imageTunisian Collection: Sousse, Tunisia - Rue Villedon

Sousse, Tunisia - Rue Villedon. Date: circa 1930s



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