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Title
Algiers and its people
Alternative Title
The picturesqueness of Oriental dress; the various races of Algiers--the Arab, the Berber, the Kayble, the Moor and the Biskris
Creator
Scripps, Ellen Browning, 1836-1932
Date Created and/or Issued
1882-03-31
Publication Information
The Detroit Evening News
Ella Strong Denison Library; Claremont Colleges Digital Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Ellen Browning Scripps 1836-1932, Journalist, Humanitarian, Educator
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions, please contact Ella Strong Denison Library at http://www.scrippscollege.edu/denison/
Description
Correspondence for the Detroit Evening News. Ellen Browning Scripps writes about her impressions of Algiers, its aqueducts, cuisine, bathing rituals, music, and other local customs. She includes anecdotes about the histories of ethnic groups in the region and their interactions with the French colonial rule.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
ebs00017
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll3/id/129
Language
English
Subject
Aqueducts - Algeria
Islam - Algeria - History - 19th century
Military bands
Clothing and dress - Algeria
French - Colonization - Algeria
Place
Algiers (Algeria)
Atlas Mountains Region
Source
Ellen Browning Scripps Collection, Detroit Evening News Travel Letters 1-20, Drawer 24, Folder 13
Relation
Travel letters
Ellen Browning Scripps 1836-1932, Journalist, Humanitarian, Educator - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll3

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