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Y304M Journey from East to West Africa 1934
Y304N Congo, Uganda, and Sudan 1935-36
Y304O Morocco, Algeria, Niger
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W. Powell collection on Africa 1930s

Title Morocco, Algeria, Niger
Reference Y304O
Covering Dates 1930–1939 (Presumably dating from the 1930s.)
Extent and Medium 61 images in 1 file
Content and context

A collection of photographs on 7 album sheets. Plate 58 is of Morocco, 11-20, 23-24, 29-51, 54-57, 59-61 are of Algeria, 25-28, 52-53 of unspecified scenes in the Sahara, and 1-10, 21-22 of Niger.

Further information

For additional photographs of Niger see Y304M/399-406.

Indexed

Index Terms
Africa
Algeria
Morocco
Niger
Sahara
RCS/Y304M-O/Y304O contains:
1 [Working at the well]. In the Southern Sahara (Niger).
2 A deep well between Dausa and Tahota in the Southern Sahara. It is possible that the places referred to are Dosso and Tahoua, both of them departments in south-western Niger. The major settlement of each department is called by the same name.
3 Leather bucket. Presumably used for collecting water from a well. In the southern Sahara (Niger).
4 [Working at the well]. In the southern Sahara (Niger).
5 [People of the southern Sahara].
6 [People of the southern Sahara].
7 [People of the southern Sahara].
8 [People of the southern Sahara].
9 [People of the southern Sahara].
10 Sunset at In Gall [i.e. Ingal, Niger].
11 Our camp at In Guezzam. In Algeria, on the border with Nigeria, where Powell camped.
12 Johnstone [illegible] busy. In Algeria, on the border with Nigeria, where Powell camped. A view of a man who appears to be folding up a tarpaulin next to a vehicle.
13 Wireless and hotel at In Guezzam. In Algeria, on the border with Nigeria, where Powell camped. A view of a motor vehicle in the courtyard of a building. A sign next to the entrance reads 'SATT Ligne du Hoggar'.
14 Wireless and hotel at In Guezzam. A view of a building in the desert. In Algeria, on the border with Nigeria, where Powell camped.
15 Tamanrasset [i.e. Tamenghest] in the Hoggar [i.e. Ahaggar] Mountains when it froze at night. A view showing a road and some buildings.
16 Miss Sheridan at Tamanrasset [i.e. Tamenghest] on the roof of Père de Foucauld's Fort where he was shot. In Algeria, the fort where the 19th-century French explorer C.E. de Foucauld was killed.
17 Looking into the fort. In Tamenghest, Algeria, the fort where the 19th-century French explorer C.E. de Foucauld was killed.
18 [View of Tamenghest]. A view showing a number of people by a fortified building.
19 Taureg stick [?] dance. In Tamenghest, Algeria. A view showing a number of people by a fortified building, some of whom are holding sticks aloft. Taureg is most likely an alternative spelling of 'Tuareg', nomadic people of western and central Sahara.
20 [View of Tamenghest]. A view taken through wire fencing showing the side of a building.
21 [Powell's car stuck in the sand]. The handwritten caption below the photograph reads: 'We stuck here well and truly between Tessaoua and Aderbissinat. And spent the night there. Corrugated iron sheets were invaluable for getting out of sand'.
22 [Powell tying down corrugated iron sheets]. The handwritten caption below the photograph reads: 'Self [?]. Tieing the iron sheets wearing an overcoat at midday in the Sahara'. The sheets are used for getting out of the sand and, when not in use, are stored on the car roof.
23 [Mountains between In Salah and Arak, Algeria]. The handwritten caption by the photograph reads: 'Weird [?] mountain ranges - rugged grandeur rise out of flat desert. We might have been in the moon. Between In Salah and Arak'.
24 [Mountains between In Salah and Arak, Algeria]. The handwritten caption by the photograph reads: 'Weird [?] mountain ranges - rugged grandeur rise out of flat desert. We might have been in the moon. Between In Salah and Arak'.
25 Johnstone, lunch in the Sahara. A view showing a man sitting beside a vehicle.
26 [Passers-by in the desert]. A view showing several people walking by the vehicle.
27 [A mummified camel carcass]. The handwritten caption by the photograph reads: 'There is so little moisture in the air that bodies do not decompose but [illegible - naturally ?] mummify - A camel'.
28 Down an escarpment with hundreds of miles of desert ahead of us. View across the desert.
29 Weird and exciting rock formations. In the Arak gorges in Algeria.
30 Weird and exciting rock formations. In the Arak gorges in Algeria.
31 M. Chatelot beside the car at Arak.
32 Writing painted [?] on wall of a cave in the Gorge d'Arak.
33 The Gorge d'Arak in the Sahara. A panoramic view of the gorge comprising 3 joined photographs.
34 Looking down on Arak after a difficult climb. A view between a narrow gap in the rocks down to the valley floor below.
35 Self at Gorge d'Arak. A view showing a man (presumably Powell) standing on a road with hills in the background.
36 [View of the Arak gorges in Algeria].
37 [View of the Arak gorges in Algeria]. The album page is captioned: 'The Arak Gorge in the Sahara'.
38 A camp where we spent five days. In the Arak gorges in Algeria. The album page is captioned: 'The Arak Gorge in the Sahara'.
39 Johnstone in camp. Gorge d'Arak. The album page is captioned: 'The Arak Gorge in the Sahara'.
40 [View of the Arak gorges in Algeria]. The handwritten caption below the photograph reads: 'We actually find a pool and catch small fish, in the middle of the Sahara'. The album page is captioned: 'The Arak Gorge in the Sahara'.
41 [View of the Arak gorges in Algeria].
42 Madame and M. Chatelot who run the Wireless Fort came to lunch. A view showing two men and a woman seated at a table with food laid out. In the Arak gorges in Algeria.
43 [View of the Arak gorges in Algeria].
44 The pampas bush I slept under. In the Arak gorges in Algeria.
45 Self in an incongruous costume. Taureg Trousers and a Polo Sweater. In the Arak gorges in Algeria. Taureg is most likely an alternative spelling of 'Tuareg', nomadic people of western and central Sahara.
46 [Remains of old cliff city at El Golea (?), Algeria]. The album page is captioned 'An old cliff city at El Gollea in the Sahara'.
47 [Remains of old cliff city at El Golea (?), Algeria]. The album page is captioned 'An old cliff city at El Gollea in the Sahara'.
48 [Remains of old cliff city at El Golea (?), Algeria]. The album page is captioned 'An old cliff city at El Gollea in the Sahara'.
49 [Remains of old cliff city at El Golea (?), Algeria]. The album page is captioned 'An old cliff city at El Gollea in the Sahara'.
50 [Remains of old cliff city at El Golea (?), Algeria].
51 [Remains of old cliff city at El Golea (?), Algeria].
52 A camel caravan in the desert. The caption continues: 'Unfortunately taken with an old film'.
53 [A camel caravan]. In the desert.
54 [The car loaded onto a railway wagon]. The handwritten caption below the photograph reads: 'A Connecting rod broke at Tougurt, and we had to rail this car 300 miles to Algiers'.
55 Snow in Algeria.
56 An Algerian peasant girl.
57 An Algerian peasant girl.
58 Self in Morocco. A close-up view of Powell.
59 My camp in Algiers.
60 El Gollea [El Golea ?].
61 The Algerian coast.

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