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Collection of Two Albums with 79 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Casablanca During French Occupation After the Bombardment of Casablanca 1907. Ca. 1907-1908.
rif. PA76abTwo albums. Each Octavo ca. 15 x 20.5 cm or 5 ¾ x 8 in. 24 cardstock leaves 12 each one with four leaves blank. 79 48 31 platinum photographs ca. 8.5 x 6 cm 3 ¼ x 2 ¼ in mounted in windows. All photos with period ink captions in French on mounts. Period brown pebbled cloth albums with gilt-tooled generic title “Kodak Souvenirs” on front cover; gilt edges. Very good albums with lively interesting photos. An attractive collection of well-preserved original gelatin silver photographs showing the aftermath of the Bombardment of Casablanca 1907 during the following French occupation. The bombardment was part of the French conquest of Morocco 1907-1934 and allowed France to establish a western front in addition to the eastern front created earlier in Oujda. The collection was likely compiled by a French officer. The collection contains photographs with general views of Casablanca all post-bombardment including the gate of Marrakesh; Mosquée Ould el-Hamra; the Koubba of Marabout Sidi Beylout; the city’s port; a branch of the State Bank of Morocco; the mellah Jewish quarter; and the neighbourhood of Tnaker. Other photographs include a French field hospital set up in Casablanca; the French camp; and the SS Nive a French transport ship that wrecked near the coast of Casablanca in 1907. There are also snapshots of Moroccan cavaliers prisoners labourers potters merchants and fishers; a nafar a horn player who wakes people up for the pre-dawn meal during Ramadan the Islamic holy month; and scenes from the mellah with Jewish cobblers and children. One photo is of the uncle of Morocco’s sultan either Abdelaziz 1881-1943 or his successor and brother Abd al-Hafid 1875-1937 visiting the French field hospital. Overall a lively collection of photographs from the French occupation of Casablanca after the Bombardment of 1907. hardcover
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