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The French Military Hospital in Algiers, Algeria.

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This is the Place du Gouvernement (renamed Place des Martyrs after Algeria's Independence) in 1852. Hyam describes it as a major tourist attraction, due to its possibilities for people watching.

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Kabyle women were fetishized and made available to public consumption by items such as postcards, often with sexual undertones. This undermines the diversity and resilience of Algeria's Kabyle community, which has become a prominent voice for Berber…

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Korbous, located in the French protectorate of Tunisia, was known as the location of several hot springs. French doctors promoted these springs as having the power to heal and revive visitors suffering from a number of ailments, particularly…

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Cook’s Practical Guide to Algeria and Tunisia presents the region as organized, civilized, and well fit for the European traveler. Railroads and steamships are all described with highly detailed timetables. These show a swiss watch of a system…

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The Grand Mosque (Djemaa-El-Kebir), Algiers

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Cook’s Guide plays into the construction of travel as an escape from health risks lurking in crowded European cities. While the Guide includes less description of Tunisia than Algeria, Tunisia's climate is promoted as “one of the healthiest” near the…

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(Note: Cook's captions to photos are included without alteration to demonstrate the depictions of Algerian and Tunisian culture in the Guide, however, it is absolutely essential to read them critically in the modern day).

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Relizane (present Ighil Izan, Algeria), circa 1900.

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1866 oil panting of Emir Abd-el-Kader by Stanislaw Chlebowski

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Al Jadid Mosque on main square of Algiers (circa 1925)

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The image depicts the shores of London and Ghent, advertising to tourists an "international and universal exhibition" for the year 1913.
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