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Boys and girls - Photos d’identité - in colonial French Algeria
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Unidentified photographer, 1870 (ca), Médaillon, Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29451
Image: LL/29451
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Unidentified photographer, 1870 (ca), Boy looking at Algiers harbour [Garçon regardant le port d'Alger], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29452
Image: LL/29452
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C. Portier, 1865-1870, Children in a street in the Casbah, Algiers [Enfants dans une rue de la Casbah d'Alger], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29453
Image: LL/29453
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Alexandre Leroux, 1875 (ca), A group of boys outside [Groupe de garçons en extérieur], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29454
Image: LL/29454
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C. Portier, 1870 (ca), Three young girls outside [Trois jeunes filles sur le pas de la porte], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29455
Image: LL/29455
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Alexandre Leroux, 1875 (ca), Boys playing chess [Garçons jouant aux échecs], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29456
Image: LL/29456
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Unidentified photographer, 1865 (ca), Mauresque boy [Garçon mauresque], Carte de visite, hand-coloured, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29457
Image: LL/29457
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Paul Famin, 1880 (ca), Caid's son [Fils de ca´d], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29458
Image: LL/29458
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Unidentified photographer, 1865 (ca), Arabic doctor of law with his son [Docteur en droit arabe et son fils], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29459
Image: LL/29459
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Charles Leinack, 1865 (ca), Algerian man with a young girl [Homme avec une jeune fille], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29460
Image: LL/29460
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Unidentified photographer, 1870 (ca), Jewish mother and her girl [MÞre de religion juive avec son enfant], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29461
Image: LL/29461
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Joseph Pedra, 1865 (ca), A Family with couscous [Famille autour du couscous], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29462
Image: LL/29462
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Unidentified photographer, 1865 (ca), Young girls preparing couscous in a studio [Jeunes filles préparant le couscous en studio], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29463
Image: LL/29463
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Maison Prod’hom, 1865-1870, Young arab girl preparing couscous in studio [Jeune fille préparant le couscous en studio], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29507
Image: LL/29507
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Maison Prod’hom, 1870 (ca), Young hairdresser [Jeune barbier], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29464
Image: LL/29464
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Alexandre Leroux, 1875 (ca), [Portefaix et cireur], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29465
Image: LL/29465
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A. Bertrand, 1865 (ca), Young black servant [Jeune servante noire], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29466
Image: LL/29466
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Alary & Geiser, 1860 (ca), [Jeune ânier], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29467
Image: LL/29467
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Joseph Pedra, 1865 (ca), Young vagabond on the street [Jeune mendiant dans la rue], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29468
Image: LL/29468
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J. Geiser, 1870 (ca), Young boy with a beggar in studio [Jeune garçon en haillons avec un vieux mendiant], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29469
Image: LL/29469
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Bruneau, 1865 (ca), Dreaming around a beggar [Rêverie autour d'un mendiant], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29470
Image: LL/29470
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Maison Prod’hom, 1870 (ca), Mother with children [Femme en haillons avec ses enfants], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29471
Image: LL/29471
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Unidentified photographer, 1875 (ca), Mother and her baby [MÞre donnant le sein à son bébé], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29472
Image: LL/29472
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Unidentified photographer, 1865 (ca), Three young girls begging in Algiers [Trois petites mendiantes à Alger], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29506
Image: LL/29506
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Mongin, 1865 (ca), Two young girls [Deux jeunes filles], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29473
Image: LL/29473
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C. Portier, 1865 (ca), Two young girls begging in studio [Deux jeunes filles faisant la mendicité en studio], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29474
Image: LL/29474
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C. Portier, 1865 (ca), Two young girls begging in studio [Deux jeunes filles faisant la mendicité en studio], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29475
Image: LL/29475
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, 1865 (ca), Vignetted portrait of a young girl from Kabylie [Portrait en dégradé d'une jeune kabylie}, Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29476
Image: LL/29476
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, 1865 (ca), Vignetted portrait of a young girl from Kabylie [Portrait en dégradé d'une jeune kabylie}, Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29477
Image: LL/29477
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A. Clavier, 1865 (ca), Young Arab girl from the countryside [Petite fille arabe de l'intérieur], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29478
Image: LL/29478
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Unidentified photographer, 1870 (ca), Young girl [Petite fille agenouillée], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29479
Image: LL/29479
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Richan, 1860-1865, Studio portrait of a young girl [Etude: Jeune fille agenouillée], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29480
Image: LL/29480
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Richan, 1860-1865, Study [Etude], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29481
Image: LL/29481
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Richan, 1860-1865, Study [Etude], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29482
Image: LL/29482
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Photographie Saharienne, 1860-1865, Young girl from the region of Biskra [Jeune fille de la région de Biskra], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29483
Image: LL/29483
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Photographie Saharienne, 1860-1865, Young girl from Biskra [Jeune fille de grande tente de Biscara], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29484
Image: LL/29484
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Photographie Saharienne, 1860-1865, Veiled young girl from the south of Algeria [Jeune fille du Sud voilée], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29485
Image: LL/29485
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Richan, 1860 (ca), Young black girl / nude study [Jeune fille noire / étude de nu], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29486
Image: LL/29486
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Charles Leinack, 1860 (ca), Black boy being blessed by a priest [Garçon noir béni par un prêtre], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29487
Image: LL/29487
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Alary & Geiser, 1860-1865, Portrait of a Black boy [Tête de garçon noir], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29488
Image: LL/29488
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J. Geiser, 1870 (ca), Portrait of a smiling young black boy [Tête de jeune garthon noir souriant], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29505
Image: LL/29505
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Bruneau, 1865 (ca), Three young girls [Trois jeunes filles], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29489
Image: LL/29489
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Maison Prod’hom, 1870 (ca), Two young girls in studio [Deux petites filles en studio], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29490
Image: LL/29490
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Maison Prod’hom, 1865 (ca), Vive les noirs, à bas les blancs!, Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29491
Image: LL/29491
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Tousain, 1865 (ca), Young mauresque from Algiers [Jeune mauresque d'Alger], Carte de visite, Private collection of Michel Mégnin, LL/29492
Image: LL/29492
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